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Book Fair 2026: More Titles Are Published, but the Number of Printed Copies Falls Sharply

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Today begins the 50th edition of the International Book Fair of Buenos Aires that will extend until May 11 in La Rural.

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The International Book Fair of Buenos Aires opened its 50th edition this Thursday and did so respecting the motto that it chose for this year: “The fair always, as you never saw it.” Thus, against all tradition, the opening act began with a surprise recital, by musician Fito Páez and a grand piano. Then, instead of the usual speech delivered by a renowned writer, for the first time the opening consisted of a dialogue between three writers: the A…

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With an hour of delay, waiting for the arrival to the tent installed in the central track of La Rural de Fito Páez, which paid tribute to the fiftyth edition of the International Book Fair of Buenos Aires with a minirecital with seven songs, own and of the Argentine popular repertoire, the opening act of the most important cultural event of the country repeated its hits: during the speeches there were boobies and whistles, mainly, to the Secreta…

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Today begins the 50th edition of the International Book Fair of Buenos Aires that will extend until May 11 in La Rural.

The 50th edition of the International Book Fair of Buenos Aires was inaugurated in La Rural in a night crossed by political tension, public gestures and an explicit defense of reading as a right. The event, which celebrated the half century of the country's most convoked cultural event, combined music, speeches and an unusual format: instead of a single inaugural voice, three writers —Leila Guerriero, Selva Almada and Gabriela Cabezón Cámara — s…

This Thursday, during the inauguration of the International Book Fair in Buenos Aires, the Secretary of Culture of the Nation, Leonardo Cifelli, spoke of "Jorge Luis Bórges" in reference to the author of Ficciones and El Aleph. And, in addition, he dedicated part of his speech to pouring praise to President Javier Milei and his sister Karina. The result: booing and whistling from the audience. The "Bórgeres" was not the only moment of laughter. …

The ordinary citizens who attended the inauguration of the 50th edition of the International Book Fair of Buenos Aires made clear their dissatisfaction with the national management of President Javier Milei in matters of culture. Abucheos and whistles tinker the day. The demonstrations happened during the speech of the Secretary of Culture of the Nation, Leonardo Cifelli, specifically when the official mentioned the libertarian ...

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Gustavo Sylvestre broke the news on Thursday, April 23, 2026.
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