News of literature

French National Library honours Argentine writer Alberto Manguel

29-09-2026 09:48 French institution annual prise to Argentine writer and renowned bibliophile Alberto Manguel, a former head of the National Library.

BOOKS & LITERATURE

Argentina’s interior voice – an interview with author Selva Almada

30-05-2026 05:21 Between echoes returning from the past and a language that breathes the brush and the river, Selva Almada’s new novel 'Una casa sola' (Random House) creates a universe in which memory, violence and poetry intertwine in a richly layered narrative. In this interview, the author traces the novel’s fragmentary origins, its connection to poetry and the gauchesca tradition, so-called ‘provincial’ literature and why writing is a living organism rather than just technique.

FERIA DEL LIBRO 2026

Milei's culture secretary heckled at opening of 50th BA book fair

24-04-2026 15:49 Culture Secretary Leanardo Cifelli heckled and jeered during speech at inauguration of Buenos Aires International Book Fair; Protesters criticise government, boo and whistle president's name.

BOOKS & LITERATURE

Author Samanta Schweblin wins one-million-euro literary prize

09-04-2026 00:56 Argentine author takes inaugural €1m award for 'El buen mal'; Controversy surrounds state-backed Aena’s entry into the literary sphere with Premio Aena de Narrativa Hispanoamericana prize.

LITERATURE

Argentine and Brazilian writers among finalists for International Booker Prize

25-02-2026 11:53 Gabriela Cabezón Cámara’s 'Las niñas del naranjel' (“We Are Green and Trembling”) nominated for slot on the 2026 shortlist; Chaco-based novel revisits colonial history through a bold and unsettling lens.

LITERATURE

Leila Guerriero’s tragic chronicle of 1990s Patagonia suicides republished

13-02-2026 19:03 Anagrama republishes Guerriero’s contemporary classic; Two decades on, 'Los suicidas del fin del mundo' returns in a new edition that renews its stark portrait of despair of an oil town undone by economic upheaval.

Diplomatic beat

British Embassy hails Jane Austen’s enduring legacy on anniversary

20-12-2025 08:43 UK Ambassador David Cairns leads event celebrating 250 years since the birth of beloved author.

BOOKS & LITERATURE

Mariana Enríquez: Algorithms and AI are good breeding ground for literature

17-10-2025 18:06 Argentine author and journalist argues that artificial intelligence has the potential to reshape literature by expressing social inequalities and hidden fears.

BOOKS & LITERATURE

Figures hint at deepening crisis for Argentina’s publishing market

26-05-2025 16:23 Annual report by Cámara Argentina del Libro – which represents more than 500 national publishers, bookshops, and distributors – reveals a decline both in the number of new titles and in print runs; Around three-quarters of publications are produced in and around Buenos Aires.

by Omar Genovese

FERIA DEL LIBRO 2025

Milei phenomenon dominates 49th edition of Buenos Aires book fair

09-05-2025 08:47 The 49th edition of Feria Internacional del Libro de Buenos Aires has been – as was the case last year – dominated by President Javier Milei and his impact.

OBITUARY

Mario Vargas Llosa: Peruvian Nobel-winning novelist

13-04-2025 23:25 As one of Latin America’s foremost writers and intellectuals, Mario Vargas Llosa defended individual liberty, democracy and the free market, which often put him at odds with his peers and political leaders in the region.

LITERARY LEGEND DIES

Mario Vargas Llosa, Latin American literary heavyweight, dies at 89

13-04-2025 23:15 Mario Vargas Llosa has died in Lima at the age of 89, confirms family; Nobel literature laureate is considered to be one of the greats of Latin America's literary "boom" of the 1960s and 1970s.

FILM & LITERATURE

Latin American classics get the streaming treatment

25-02-2025 10:54 Decades on from the Latin American literary boom that took magical realism to the wider world, several notable artworks and comic books – including ‘Mafalda’ and ‘El Eternauta’ – are being given a new lease of life on streaming platforms.