Spain is the Guest Country at the Frankfurt Book Fair

More than 250 Spanish publishers will participate

From October 18 to 23, a meeting point will take place, a global reference for the purchase and sale of translation rights, which will be attended by 8000 exhibitors.

Spain will be the guest country and the inauguration will be attended by the Kings. More than 250 Spanish publishers will participate. It's about the Frankfurt Book Fair.

There ICEX Spain Export and Investment will give information about New Spanish Books, the platforms created to facilitate the sale of Spanish book rights in Germany, Brazil, United States, France, Japan and United Kingdom and a compilation publication will be distributed both in paper and electronic format with the information on the books chosen for the six markets.

In 2022, on the occasion of the election of Spain as the guest of honor country at the fair, the portal has been strengthened. Germany, selecting a total of 25-30 books in two different panels: novel and non-fiction (essay, leisure and gastronomy on the one hand, and children's/youth and comics on the other.

According to Publishers Association of Madrid, the main business of the Frankfurt Fair consists of the buying and selling of book rights not only for publication or translation into foreign languages ​​but also for cinema and merchandising. Additionally, attendees meet to negotiate business deals and spot the latest trends.

What is New Spanish Books?

Every year ICEX launches a call with which it invites Spanish agents and editors to be part of New Spanish Books. This project collects the participating books, with an information sheet, and also publishes, for each of the countries it addresses, a selection of the 10-20 titles that have been considered most suitable for the market in question by experts. independent (translators, booksellers, editors and critics of recognized prestige) coordinated by the corresponding economic and commercial office of Spain abroad. Accepts books in any of the official languages ​​of Spain.

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