Madrid Book Fair

Since it was first held in 1933 on the Paseo de Recoletos, the Book Fair has not stopped growing and contributing to the cultural mosaic of the city.  This 77th edition will be held from May to June.

The increase in the number of requests to participate from booksellers, publishers and distributors made it necessary to look for a new venue, which is why the Fair moved to the Retiro Park in 1967. Time has proven that this venue was the right choice and it is now closely associated with the annual book and reading event.

Visitors to the fair can take advantage of special discounts. It is also an excellent opportunity to get well-known writers to sign their works as different publishing houses and booksellers have book-signing sessions at their stands every day.

Romania, Guest Country in 2018

Paula Bonet, an author from Valencia has been given the task of designing the poster for the Book Fair 2018 that represents women in literature in a new light, as a universal subject. It is a poster filled with references from poetry of different female authors from different times and locations ranging from Marina Tsvetaieva to Elena Medel.

Under the slogan Read to know, read to imagine the 77^th Madrid Book Fair is designed to create different atmospheres and fun and educational spaces that promote a direct contact with the books.

Romania is the guest country in the 2018 edition. Since Spain is the country where most Romanian literature is translated, the visitors will have the opportunity to get to know in person some of the authors they have most certainly read or know about, like Mircea Cãrtãrescu or Ana Blandiana.