To celebrate Libraries Day, writer Jorge Carrión was the Master of Ceremonies on a virtual trip that went from Madrid to Barcelona, passing through Santiago de Chile, Seville, Buenos Aires, Mexico, Caracas and Bogotá.

Libraries Day was celebrated on November 13th and, to commemorate such a special date, the writer Jorge Carrión took us on a virtual trip through ten emblematic bookstores in Spain and Latin America. "Around the world in ten bookstores" was the title chosen for this tour, which went from Madrid to Barcelona, ??passing through Santiago de Chile, Seville, Buenos Aires, Mexico, Caracas and Bogotá, and in which the author connected with the booksellers of different establishments that showed us their favorite nooks.

The literary evening, organized by the consulting firm Prodigioso Volcán, began at 10 pm in Cervantes y Compañía, a former bookstore located in Madrid's Malasaña neighborhood, which, in addition to having the latest news and best-selling titles, had out-of-print books. From there they connected with Montse Serrano, Bernat's soul, in Barcelona. Forty years ago, Montse was a recent Information Sciences graduate who had been diagnosed with lymphoma.  Aware of her limitations, she decided to change her future. She found a small place that was moving and thanks to her father's support and by the hand of her best friend, Isabel del Castillo, she became a bookseller.

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