Literature

Words to the Wind: Bogotá celebrates 20 years of Libro al Viento

As Bogotá celebrates its 486th anniversary, the city’s iconic Libro al Viento program is marking two decades of bringing literature to all corners of the Colombian capital. Launched in 2004 by the District Institute of…

THE CITY PAPER STAFF December 2, 2024

Bogotá International Book Fair (FILBo) hosts Brazil as Guest Nation

Brazil will be honored as Guest Nation at Bogotá International Book Fair (FILBo), showcasing its literary greatness and fostering a cultural exchange on topics such…

RICHARD EMBLIN April 13, 2024

Bogotá International Book Fair (FILBo) hosts Mexico as Guest Nation

Edition 35 of FILBo will also pay tribute to Gabriel García Márquez, the Colombian Nobel Laureate who lived in Mexico until his death in 2014.…

THE CITY PAPER STAFF April 14, 2023

BLAA’s Literature Today series looks to Africa and its acclaimed writers

Seven award-winning African novelists join BLAA's contemporary literature series with interviews hosted by Gilbert Shang Ndi.

RICHARD EMBLIN November 29, 2021

Forging bonds between authors, books and readers with BLAA’s literature series

Director Ana Roda of the Luis Ángel Arango Library (BLAA) talks about the importance of reading as a way of understanding the uncertain times in…

MARíA CLAUDIA PEñA September 6, 2020

Writings from uncertainty: BLAA launches its Literature Today series

What are the common contributions of a diverse generation of writers that make up the Latin American scene is one of the questions Literature Today…

MARíA CLAUDIA PEñA September 1, 2020

Hay Festival streams literary world for its 2020 edition

Live session with authors, essayists and celebrities from the film world join the first Hay Digital from the festival's seat Hay-on-Wye. The event runs until…

LAURA FIELD May 27, 2020

A personal and virtual tribute of sociologist Alfredo Molano by BanRep

Like many cultural events taking place virtually with the lockdown on Sunday, May 3, Banco de la República will tribute the life and works of…

RICHARD EMBLIN April 30, 2020

Vásquez on Man Booker nomination: “Memory in literature is a moral act”

In his 2015 novel The Shape of the Ruins, Juan Gabriel Va?squez delves into the conspiracy theories embedded in Colombia’s past and haunting its present.

CHARLOTTE HARRISON June 25, 2019