VALENCIA. The Fira del Llibre de València is not the only one that takes out the literature to the street. Different municipalities in the province make their own book fairs. An example is Manises, which is prepared for IX Week of Letters with different literary activities for all audiences. Readings, concerts, book presentations, literary workshops and the Book Fair will be part of the literary programming in this ninth edition, which will be held from May 5 to 11.
The Councilor for Culture at the City of Manises, Xavier Morant, said that “in this new edition, the activities are very varied, in addition to being very attractive, with the intention of participating people of all ages.” “The interaction with authors and authors, as well as participation in workshops and playful activities, is a good tool to promote reading, especially between boys and girls,” Morant added.
This great cultural week will begin with the presentation of the book Our Odysseythat commemorates the ten years of the duo of urban artists PichiAvoof great international recognition. With this act, Pichiav will give the departure pistol to the IX Week of Manises letters on Monday, May 5, at 7 pm, in the Casa de Cultura Cloister.
In addition, the artistic duo Pichiavo illustrates this year the poster of the IX week of the letters of Manises, with an image of Athena, Greek goddess of wisdom. Their designs have traveled in many countries and are characterized by referring to the fusion of classical art with contemporary urban art. This is not the first time that Pichiavo leaves its mark on Manises, since a few years ago they decorated the floats of the ceramic ride with their well -known graffiti.
The programming of the IX Week of Manises letters will continue on Tuesday 6, when the book will be presented Manises and phraseology and phraseologyby the manisero author José María Cataláat the Casa de Cultura cloister at 7:00 p.m., and on Wednesday 7, at the same time, the biographical book will be presented Vicent Andrés Estellés. The voice of a villageof the artist Pau praisewho will also perform the didactic concert Estellés in earring. The next day, on Thursday, May 8, at the same time and in the same location, readers and readers of romantic literature will have the opportunity to participate in a meeting with different authors and authors of this genre, very popular in recent times.
Cultural acts will continue with public reading, which celebrates this year the XXIII edition. On Friday, May 9, at 5:30 p.m. Llorenç Giménez. Next, at 6:30 p.m., reading in Valencian The Jo who does not morof Ferran Torrentand at 7:30 pm, the readings in Spanish, of the work Between curtainsby the author Carmen Martín Gaite. On the other hand, on Saturday 10, at 10 am, the drawing workshop is scheduled Character design con Iván Alfaroalso in the cloister of Casa de Cultura de Manises.
On Sunday, May 11, the inauguration of the XXI Book Fair will take place in Rafael Atard de Manises Square and throughout the day there will be different activities. In the morning, around 12 noon, the little ones in the house can enjoy the show Vila Legends con Eva Andújar And in the afternoon, at 6 pm, the company Tyd will stage the show Alicia in the country of wonders. The parades. At 7.30 pm, it will be completed with a lot of three lots of books in the house of the Municipal Public Library.
This edition of the Fair will count, among other authors, with the signing of books by the writers Carmen Amoraga, Monsor’s monsor y Sonia Valiente. The Manises Book Fair will be from 10 am to 2 pm and from 5 pm to 8 pm.
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Rocafort is also filled with books. Plant PàginTo bring together an exquisite selection of small publishers, beautiful books, of which they are played and smelled, illustrated books, novel, poetry, essay … books for all audiences.
A selection of more than 15 projects from Madrid, Barcelona, León, Belgium and Valencia will meet next Saturday, May 10 in the Plaza de Sant Sebastià de Rocafort in order to celebrate Book Day. Recognized editorials and bookstores such as Fremok editions, The outskirts, Mengant editions, Half cow, Modern Editions The funnel, Litera, Savanna Books, Trapsonda books, Bartleby bookstore, Paper glue, Mice house, Editions tool, Trampoline y Moist.
During the course of the fair, two creative workshops will be held for the children’s public, taught by Milimbo and Trampoline, in addition to presentations and book signatures. A full day to enjoy books, creativity and much more.
As a novelty on Saturday afternoon we will have a group concert Third Sun that will liven up and will be the colophon of the day. Third Sun is a Valencian band formed in 2013, known for its sound that fuses dark psychedelia, noise pop and post-punk. Throughout their career, they have published two albums: far (2019) and feeling (2023), the latter standing out for greater sound clarity and more direct compositions. Currently, the formation includes Almirante (voice and guitar), María English (bass), Darío Satorres (guitar) and Toni Blanes (drums). At the beginning of 2025, the band launched the single ball bug as an advance of its next album the reflected city, which is currently in full promotion. At the moment, they are touring Spain presenting their new work, where they maintain their characteristic dark and sentimental pop style.
