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Liber 2020 will have scheduled conferences to highlight the world of books and reading

Writer Irene Vallejo will present a “Manifesto for Reading” and the General Book Director, María José Gálvez, will explain measures being taken to reactivate the industry

Elia Barceló, National Award for Children and Young Adult Literature 2020

The jury has distinguished the author for her book “El efecto Frankenstein” (The Frankestein Effect), in which she lauds the work of Mary Shelley.

The number of Spanish speakers has risen 30% in the last decade

Last Thursday the Cervantes Institute presented «Anuario 2020: El español en el mundo» (Yearbook 2020: Spanish language around the world.

Delve into science fiction, fantasy by Spanish writers

The Washington Post – Spanish is one of the world’s most-spoken languages, with a long, rich literary history extending all the way back to what many regard as the first modern novel, Miguel de Cervantes’ Don Quixote.

Olga Nove, National Award for Poetry 2020 for her work, «Feliz Idade».

The jury highlights that it is “an ambitious story that celebrates love and existence beyond time."

Poet Yolanda Pantin wins the Premio García Lorca. “I am not an isolated voice, I am what I write.”

In its seventeenth edition, the award, endowed with 20,000 Euros, recognizes the career of the renowned Venezuelan writer, who succeeds Julia Uceda.

Best-selling author Eva García Sáenz de Urturi, wins the Planeta Award with a historical thriller.

Almost all the letters of the alphabet, from A Eva to Z of Sáenz, are included this year in a Planeta award that, in the absence of bells and whistles, has chosen to overflow headlines by handing over its coveted check (601,000 Euros) to -take a deep breath- Eva García Sáenz de Urturi.

Prisa sells Santillana in Spain and agrees to restructure debt for 1,148 million euros

MADRID, Oct 19 (Reuters) – The media group Prisa said on Monday that it has reached an agreement of basic commitments or “lock-up” to restructure syndicated debt for 1,148 million euros with a group of creditors representing 80 % of this liability, while announcing the sale of the Spanish part of its Santillana publishing subsidiary for 465 million euros.

Spanish Publishers Bestsellers

Spanish Publishers, LLC is a consortium formed in the United States by Ediciones Urano, Ediciones Obelisco, Editorial Sirio, and Roca Editorial; the company is also the exclusive distributor of Anagrama, Edaf, Koan, Almuzara, San Pablo, Sélector, Almadía, Diamante y El Grano de Mostaza (E.G.D.M.).

Liber invites 1,300 buyers and international press from 64 countries to virtual business meetings.

Due to international travel restrictions brought on by the pandemic, Liber International Book Fair has reinvented itself and the regular business meetings will be held this year in digital format.

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