News of book

Ulysses, an Odyssey of 100 years (and counting)

22-06-2023 13:27 This year’s celebrations to mark James Joyce’s masterpiece in Buenos Aires were grander than ever.

by Michael Soltys

Inflation woes reach book publishers as the price of paper surges

27-05-2023 06:31 Small publishers at the Buenos Aires International Book Fair discuss the challenges of coping with runaway inflation; Resistant readers help literary houses to survive crisis.

by Api Dhadda

EDITORIAL

The Book Fair as today’s Aleph

06-05-2023 06:21 There is a case for saying that the Buenos Aires International Book Fair itself is an Aleph of Argentine today.

FERIA DEL LIBRO 2023

Martín Kohan inaugurates 47th BA Book Fair with speech

28-04-2023 17:45 Last night, Writer Martín Kohan opened the 47th Buenos Aires International Book fair – located in La Rural, Buenos Aires – with a dynamic speech that offered listeners advice for their interactions in the coming days.

FERIA DEL LIBRO 2023

Writers, activists, thinkers – seven to see at the BA Book Fair

24-04-2023 06:45 Acclaimed wordsmiths and political strategists – including the likes of Fernando Aramburu Irigoye, Raul Zurita, James Bayley, and Gabriela Cabezón Cámara — will be among those attending the 47th annual Feria Internacional del Libro de Buenos Aires as special guests.

by Api Dhadda

INTERVIEW

The US professor rediscovering the roots of black Argentines

25-02-2023 06:33 For more than two decades, Dr. Erika Edwards has dedicated her career to researching and uncovering the roots of black Argentines. In an exclusive interview, she remembers her first trip to the country, details the conclusions from her research and the whitewashing of Argentina’s national history.

by Sade Collier

FEATURE INTERVIEW

Mauricio Macri: ‘Argentina is on the point of leaving behind decades of populism’

29-10-2022 06:48 Former president Mauricio Macri discusses his ideals, beliefs, Juntos por el Cambio’s chances in the 2023 elections, the last three years of President Alberto Fernández’s government and his four-year spell in office – and what he would do differently in retrospect.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

POLITICS

‘Plan M’: Ratify leadership, promote competition and delay definitions

28-10-2022 14:28 Mauricio Macri has yet to answer whether he intends to run for a return to the presidency, a question he plans to resolve between next March and April. Meanwhile, he will continue encouraging competition while seeking to position himself as the leader insisting on the need to underwrite change.

by Gabriel Ziblat

FORMER PRESIDENT'S NEW BOOK

Macri calls for unity but gives little away at book launch

25-10-2022 15:55 Potential 2023 candidates are the talk of the town as top names from the opposition Juntos por el Cambio coalition turn out in large numbers at La Rural for the launch of former president Mauricio Macri’s new book, ‘Para Qué.’

ANOTHER BOOK, ANOTHER RUN?

Rain dampens reception for Macri’s new book

22-10-2022 06:26 Former president’s latest tome, Para Que, hits shelves across the country – is it the precursor to a presidential candidacy?

by Xander Christou

BOOK REVIEW

The English (non-indicted) witness

21-05-2022 06:00 El Testigo Inglés, Luces y sombras del Buenos Aires Herald (1876-2017), by Sebastián Lacunza; Paidós, 2021, 632 pages.

by Michael Soltys

Feria del Libro

Buenos Aires bids farewell to record-breaking Book Fair with 1.3 million visitors

17-05-2022 12:24 This year's Feria Internacional del Libro de Buenos Aires welcomed 1,324,500 visitors, making it the most successful event in its history. Among the most popular activities were those led by Florencia Bonelli, Camila Sosa Villada, Mario Vargas Llosa, and Javier Milei, among others.

Feria del Libro

Author Mario Vargas Llosa launches short story contest at Buenos Aires Book Fair

09-05-2022 13:42 The Spanish-Peruvian Nobel Prize winner launched a short story contest Friday at the Feria del Libro de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires Book Fair). The first edition of the award will be presented in a year’s time at the next Feria del Libro.

Feria del Libro

Buenos Aires’ famed Book Fair returns after two-year absence

29-04-2022 19:55 Palermo welcomes back its sprawling city of books as patrons flock to this year’s Feria Internacional del Libro de Buenos Aires.

by Hannah Gonzalez

IRISH CULTURE

Emerald Isle meets the Silver River

11-03-2022 10:57 Book review: Irlanda y la Argentina del siglo XX: Diplomacia, diáspora, Iglesia Católica, derechos humanos y la guerra de Malvinas; by Dermot Keogh.

by Michael Soltys

And that reminds me…

Chronicles of a horror retold

12-02-2022 09:47 Never attempting to share the fame won by her husband Robert Cox as the Buenos Aires Herald editor defending human rights against the 1976-1983 military dictatorship, Maud Daverio de Cox has forged her own career as an author.

by Michael Soltys

FOOD & WINE

Malbec: The past, present and future of Argentina’s most-famous grape

21-01-2022 23:22 Laura Catena and Alejandro Vigil, authors of the book ‘Malbec mon amour,’ relate the history and the myths of the grape which identifies Argentina with the world.

by Vicky Guazzone di Passalacqua

News of book

Ulysses, an Odyssey of 100 years (and counting)

Inflation woes reach book publishers as the price of paper surges

The Book Fair as today’s Aleph

Martín Kohan inaugurates 47th BA Book Fair with speech

Writers, activists, thinkers – seven to see at the BA Book Fair

The US professor rediscovering the roots of black Argentines

Mauricio Macri: ‘Argentina is on the point of leaving behind decades of populism’

‘Plan M’: Ratify leadership, promote competition and delay definitions

Macri calls for unity but gives little away at book launch

Rain dampens reception for Macri’s new book

The English (non-indicted) witness

Buenos Aires bids farewell to record-breaking Book Fair with 1.3 million visitors

Author Mario Vargas Llosa launches short story contest at Buenos Aires Book Fair

Buenos Aires’ famed Book Fair returns after two-year absence

Emerald Isle meets the Silver River

Chronicles of a horror retold

Malbec: The past, present and future of Argentina’s most-famous grape

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and Victoria Villarruel hold ‘historic’ transition meeting

Karina Milei: How the most important member of Argentina’s next government thinks

Attack on fans overshadows Argentina historic win over Brazil

Who will be in Javier Milei’s Cabinet? The ministers and secretaries confirmed so far

Victoria Villarruel, the first vice-president to play down dictatorship’s crimes

El destino del PAMI en la era Milei, en manos del PRO

Gabinete de Javier Milei: ya se confirmaron los nombres de seis ministros y seis secretarios

Aguinaldo: ¿Javier Milei puede decidir que no se pague?

Habló David Nalbandian tras ser acusado por acoso sexual y hostigamiento a su ex pareja

Malena Galmarini salió a responderle a Javier Milei por la privatización de AySA