Hay Festival Querétaro 2023 – Publishing Talent

The best, the most beautiful, the biggest, the smallest… bookshops are subject to many romantic projections that ignore the difficulties of a trade that needs to be supported and valued appropriately, due to its indispensable role within the book ecosystem. With Rafael Blanco (Mar Adentro bookshop, Veracruz), Lola Larumbe (Rafael Alberti bookshop, Madrid) and Fernando Vera García (Navegui bookshop, Nezahualcóyotl) in conversation with Paco Goyanes.

No profession is neutral and that of bookseller certainly is not, given its place as a curator and intermediary between publishers and the readers who visit bookshops. With their extensive cultural programmes, focussed around the book, bookshops participate decisively in the life of citizens, as a necessary niche in the book ecosystem. Nacho Borraz (La Central, Barcelona-Madrid), Lalo Pessoa (Cafebrería Pessoa, Querétaro) and Verónica Mendoza (Carlos Fuentes bookshop, Guadalajara) in conversation with Francisco Carrillo.