News of books

Book lovers gather for 16th annual antique book fair in Buenos Aires

02-12-2023 13:24 Sixteenth edition of Feria del Libro Antiguo de Buenos Aires draws booksellers, writers, artists and book conservators to capital.

by Montserrat Pagan

Books & Literature

Castle in Concordia evokes enigmatic visit by 'Little Prince' author

13-09-2023 12:44 El Castillo San Carlos, on the banks of the Uruguay River in the city of Concordia, captivated French writer, poet, journalist and pioneering aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944), author of ‘The Little Prince.’

BOOKS & LITERATURE

Relatives of María Kodama declared heirs of Jorge Luis Borges’ legacy

29-06-2023 15:32 Two nephews and three nieces of the late writer María Kodama, the widow of Jorge Luis Borges who died earlier this year, are declared universal heirs of the famous Argentine author’s copyright.

BOOKS & LITERATURE

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

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

BOOKS & LITERATURE

Buenos Aires Book Fair returns with focus on 40 years of democracy

15-04-2023 06:11 Forty-seventh annual Feria Internacional del Libro de Buenos Aires, running from April 27 to May 15, will honour Argentina’s 40th democratic anniversary and acclaimed authors from across Latin America.

by Api Dhadda

BOOKS & LITERATURE

Publisher brings LatAm's best lit to English-speaking audiences

04-02-2023 06:30 Only around three percent of books published each year in the English-speaking world are translations, but some are attempting to rewrite that wrong. Charco Press, a small Argentine-led Edinburgh-based publishing house, wants to make Latin American literature more accessible, and it’s bringing big hitters like Claudia Piñero to shelves in the United States and the United Kingdom.

by Erica Davis

BOOKS & LITERATURE

Buenos Aires Antique Book Fair returns, honours gaucho literature

22-11-2022 22:40 Bibliophiles delight as the 15th edition of beloved antiquarian fair returns to the capital, celebrating the 150th anniversary of the publication of José Hernández’s epic poem ‘El gaucho Martin Fierro.’

by Juliana Guarracino

Detained in Córdoba

United States charges two Russians behind popular Z-Library website

17-11-2022 00:14 Two Russians detained in Córdoba have been charged with copyright piracy and fraud in the United States for running the globally popular Z-Library website, which offered free downloads of millions of books.

LITERATURE

Venezuelan poet Rafael Cadenas wins 2022 Cervantes Prize

10-11-2022 18:45 Venezuelan poet Rafael Cadenas celebrated with most prestigious award in Spanish literature, announced this Thursday in Madrid by Spain’s Minister of Culture, Miquel Iceta.

LITERATURE

Colombian devoted to 'One Hundred Years of Solitude'

27-10-2022 08:29 Colombian Jorge Ivan Salazar has collected copies of "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by compatriot author Gabriel Garcia Marquez for 16 years.

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

LITERATURE & LANGUAGE

Why English audiences have the toughest time with Shakespeare

12-10-2022 14:57 All the world's a stage but the irony is the rest of the globe often has an easier time understanding William Shakespeare than English speakers.

News of books

Book lovers gather for 16th annual antique book fair in Buenos Aires

Castle in Concordia evokes enigmatic visit by 'Little Prince' author

Relatives of María Kodama declared heirs of Jorge Luis Borges’ legacy

Inflation woes reach book publishers as the price of paper surges

Martín Kohan inaugurates 47th BA Book Fair with speech

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

Buenos Aires Book Fair returns with focus on 40 years of democracy

Publisher brings LatAm's best lit to English-speaking audiences

Buenos Aires Antique Book Fair returns, honours gaucho literature

United States charges two Russians behind popular Z-Library website

Venezuelan poet Rafael Cadenas wins 2022 Cervantes Prize

Colombian devoted to 'One Hundred Years of Solitude'

Rain dampens reception for Macri’s new book

Why English audiences have the toughest time with Shakespeare

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