Overview
- Barcelona’s pavilion expanded to 110 Catalan publishers, a 71% year-over-year increase that signaled a stepped-up editorial presence.
- Institut Ramon Llull reported a major translation drive for the delegation’s authors, with new projects promoted at roughly 74% and a seminar training translators for Latin American Spanish variants.
- The pavilion bookstore offered more than 10,000 titles in Catalan and Spanish, with sales highlighting strong interest in women authors such as Montserrat Roig and Mercè Rodoreda.
- High-profile sessions featuring figures like Eduardo Mendoza, Javier Cercas and Leonardo Padura drew packed audiences, reinforcing the outreach to Mexican readers and global professionals.
- Coverage noted persistent distribution hurdles from rights sold by language rather than territory, even as organizers defended the initiative’s international focus and flagged new links being built, including a reported direct air route starting in March.