On this May 1st holiday, the Buenos Aires International Book Fair is preparing to welcome the public with a series of very interesting activities for all ages.
Among the notable events are several talks from the 8th International Meeting of Bookfluencers, the beginning of the Dialogues of Writers of Argentina, with the presence of Leila Guerriero. In addition, they will present their books Pedro Saborido, Miguel Rep, Gabriel Rolon, Tamara Tenenbaumwhile there will be dialogues around the muses, women and lovers in the work of Julio Cortazara special table on “The Eternaluta” and the release of “The feminism of María Elena Walsh“, among others.
The largest literary event of the year in Buenos Aires brings together readers, writers, reading fans, students, teachers and visitors in an area of more than 45,000 square meters at the La Rural Fairgrounds, making it the largest assistance in the Spanish-speaking field.
The Fair today opens exceptionally at 1:00 p.m., an hour earlier than normal, and closes at 10:00 p.m. and admission costs $5,000, the same value as on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. On the other hand, from Monday to Friday tickets are sold for $3,500. There is also a three-entry pass option, with a cost of $7,500, allowing entry to the Fair on three different occasions. In addition, there is a space where you can leave vehicles for a cost of $17,000 per day.
13:30 – Narration of the new book by Verónica Álvarez Rivera: “Serapio goes to school”. The author will also narrate her two other books: Serapio Loses a Tooth and Serapio’s Birthday. From 5 to 9 years. Participate: Organize: Editorial El Ateneo. Room: Storytelling – Children’s Zone. Pavilion: Yellow Pavilion.
13:30 – 8th International Meeting of Bookfluencers. Evolution of youth literature. Participating: Guada Casta, Ponja Goya, Male Peña, Ayelén Vegagil Espósito. Presented by: Cris Alemany. Organized by: El Libro Foundation. Room: Victoria Ocampo. Pavilion: White Pavilion.
14:00 – Study at the Balseiro Institute. Dialogue. Come and learn what it is like to study at the Balseiro Institute and work at the Bariloche Atomic Center. You will discover that scholarships are offered so that you can study Physics and Engineering in Telecommunications, Mechanics or Nuclear in a center of international prestige, with excellent career prospects. Participating: Lourdes Torres, Diego Mazzitelli and Patricia Mateos. Organized by: Balseiro Institute- Bariloche Atomic Center- CNEA- UNCUYO. Room: Explora Zone. Pavilion: Yellow Pavilion.
14:00 – 8th International Meeting of Bookfluencers. From networks to books How to publish?. Participating: Belén Sancho, Nini Ríos, Sol Di Giorno, Ella Staffolani. Presented by: Cris Alemany. Organized by: El Libro Foundation. Room: Victoria Ocampo. Pavilion: White Pavilion.
14:30 – 8th International Meeting of Bookfluencers. Tactics and strategies for reviewing. Participating: Malena Hehn, Barbie Sweetbooks, Olivia Regis, Valen PM, Gise Leiva. Presented by: Cris Alemany. Organized by: El Libro Foundation. Room: Victoria Ocampo. Pavilion: White Pavilion.
15:00 – 8th International Meeting of Bookfluencers. Everything beautiful about sapphic books. Participate: Ale Solares. Presented by: Cris Alemany. Organized by: El Libro Foundation. Room: Victoria Ocampo. Pavilion: White Pavilion.
15:00 – ESI as a transformation tool. The civil association Preservate leads this conversation whose main objective is to understand the broad dimension of CSE and the importance of addressing it in the public sphere. Participates: Sofía Macchi. Organized by: Sofía Macchi. Room: Pride and Prejudice: Space for Sexual Diversity and Culture. Pavilion: Ocher Pavilion.
15:00 – Create your own Podcast. With Chaoslavenganza. By Arsenio Lupin. From 9 to 12 years. Participate: Lucas Mejía. Organized by: El Libro Foundation. Room: Storytelling – Children’s Zone. Pavilion: Yellow Pavilion.
15:30 – 8th International Meeting of Bookfluencers. International author talk with Iria & Selene. Participates: Agus Grimm Pitch and Sol Chiara. Presented by: Cris Alemany. Organized by: El Libro Foundation with the support of AC/E. Room: Victoria Ocampo. Pavilion: White Pavilion.
16:00 – Pedro Saborido and Miguel Rep present “A story of love” and “Messi born extraterrestrial”. Participates: Pedro Saborido and Miguel Rep. Organized by: Grupo Planeta. Room: Carlos Gorostiza. Pavilion: Yellow Pavilion.
16:00 – Tamara Tenenbaum presents “The Last Actress”. Participate: Tamara Tenenbaum. Organized by: Grupo Planeta. Room: Rodolfo Walsh. Pavilion: Yellow Pavilion.
16:00 – Gabriel Rolón presents “Happiness, beyond illusion.” Participates: Gabriel Rolón. Presented by: Bernabé Tolosa. Organized by: Grupo Planeta. Room: José Hernández. Pavilion: Red Pavilion.
five pm – All that you DON’T have to do when you create a webcomic. WebCómic Mutante tells what are the good and not so good practices when creating a comic designed for digital platforms. Participate: Mutante Webcomic Collective. Presented by: Martín Ramón. Organized by: Moebius Space. Room: Future Zone. Pavilion: Yellow Pavilion.
five pm – Putiverse: 40 years of queer poetry in democracy. Five poets included in the brand new anthology Putiverse will present their work in a performative way. Putiverse encompasses a selection of queer authors whose productions have been written from 1983 to date. In these 40 years, what images have we queers cultivated for love, sex and struggle? Participating: Pablo Romero, Ferny Kosiak, Fran Bariffi, Wachi Molina, Víctor Aybar, Enzo Cárcano. Presented by: Nicolás Colfer. Organized by: El Libro Foundation. Room: Pride and Prejudice: Space for Sexual Diversity and Culture. Pavilion: Ocher Pavilion.
17:30 – Presentation of the books “Buenos Aires and the Armenians”, “Armenia, discovering treasures and world heritage” and “Armenian cuisine: tasty, diverse and traditional”. Participating: Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia SED Hovhannes Virabyan, Cultural Attaché of the Embassy of Armenia Da. Violeta Arakelyan, Carlos Vetere, CEO of One Minetta Media. They present: Da. Violet Arakelyan. Organized by: Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in the Republic of Argentina. Room: Carlos Gorostiza. Pavilion: Yellow Pavilion.
17:30 – “Muses, women and lovers in the work of Julio Cortázar” It is a dialogue that unites the female characters, the themes of inspiration and the cities of Paris and Buenos Aires in the production of the Argentine author. Participating: Lucía de Leone, Carlos Aletto and Mariana Iglesias. Organized by: El Libro Foundation / Coolturarte. Room: Rodolfo Walsh. Pavilion: Yellow Pavilion.
17:30 – Special table “The Eternaluta”. Participate: Martín Pérez and Martín Oesterheld. Organized by: Grupo Planeta. Room: Alfonsina Storni. Pavilion: White Pavilion.
17:30 – Presentation of the book “The feminism of María Elena Walsh”. Participates: Claudia Piñeiro and Victoria Carreras. Presented by: Graciela Garcia Romero. Organized by: María Elena Walsh Foundation and Penguin Random House. Room: Julio Cortazar. Pavilion: Yellow Pavilion.
18:00 – Dialogues of Writers from Argentina – Opening – Conversation with Leila Guerriero. Leila Guerriero, the implacable gaze. How to tell reality with the resources of literature. Participates: Leila Guerriero. Interview: Verónica Abdala. Organized by: El Libro Foundation. Room: Victoria Ocampo. Pavilion: White Pavilion.
19:00 – Presentation of the book “Los Canto: Estela and Patricio, the enfants terribles of Argentine literature” (Emecé). Participates: Daniel Mecca. Presented by: Flavia Pittella. Organized by: Daniel Mecca. Room: Rodolfo Walsh. Pavilion: Yellow Pavilion.
20:00- The myths of the economy, by the team of feminist economists authors of Madreselva. Participating: Florencia Partenio, Corina Rodríguez Enríquez, Candelaria Botto, Marisa Elizabeth Duarte, María Julia Eliosoff, and Alejandro Javier Gaggero. Presented by: Leo Rodríguez. Organized by: Madreselva Editorial. Room: Future Zone. Pavilion: Yellow Pavilion.
