The University’s National Bookfair

Today is Tuesday. Next Monday, we leave Puebla to go home. Our next door neighbours here left to go back to Kalamazoo and our other neighbours are leaving next week too. But Puebla continues to rock on with numerous activities planned for April.

The big event here now is the University’s book fair called FENALI (Feria Nacional del Libro de la Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla).

It is an annual, major cultural event held in Puebla and in its 39th year. Hundreds of publishers, book presentations, musical performances, workshops, and artistic activities focusing on literature, culture and art are taking place from March 20 to 29 in the Carolina Building.

It is surprisingly big with 148 national and international publishing houses taking part that cover a vast array of genres. There are over 400 activities planned including workshops for kids, book launches, musical performances and artistic activities exhibits.

I badly needed a haircut so I walked into the centro and on the way back went into the Carolina Building to check it out. I don’t think I have ever seen as many books in one place as I saw there today. Amazing.Read more