Javier Luque, owner of Librería Luque: "I am convinced that books on paper have a future."

Between 2017 and the end of 2022, Javier Celaya says, the field of Spanish-language audio providers has grown from 15 to more than 60.

The Cálamo Book of the Year 2022 Award goes to “Ceniza en la boca” (Sexto Piso Publishing) by the young Mexican author Brenda Navarro.

The compilation of this book was made by Eduardo Cerdán and presented by Ramses LV. It brings together 38 women and 17 men readers who come from various countries such as: Mexico, Spain, El Salvador, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, Argentina, Chile and the United States.

You can also enjoy the chapter dedicated to the writer Antonio Muñoz Molina in the first season of CREADORES available on Prime Video, Caixaforum+ and Audible.

171 originals participate in this edition in the children's category and 118 in the young adult category. The winner of the XXXI Edebé Award will be announced on January 26.

The Peruvian writer Gustavo Rodríguez has been awarded the 2023 Alfaguara Novel Prize, endowed with $175,000 dollars (approximately 162,000 euros) and a sculpture by Martín Chirino, for the work “Cien Cuyes,” presented under the title “Largo viaje hacia el adios.”

If there is something in common among these poets, which include Luz Pichel, Anne Carson, Ryszard Krynicki, and Carlos Peinado Eliot, is that in their lyrical voice, each in their own way, reinterprets reality, making it understandable through words.

Past and future practically intertwined come together in our selection of the best essays of the year.

From February to November 2023, a total of eight libraries will host the exhibition.