Buenos Aires is gearing up to host the 2025 edition of the Publishers’ Fair (FED), bringing together over 330 publishing houses from Latin America and Spain. Set to run from August 7 to 10 at the C Complejo Art Media center.
Since its launch in 2013, the fair has grown into one of the city’s leading literary events, known for encouraging dialogue between readers and publishers through book launches, debates, and public discussions. Last year, it drew more than 24,000 attendees over a single weekend.
This year’s edition comes at a critical moment for the Argentine publishing industry. According to the latest report by the Argentine Book Chamber, book sales dropped sharply in 2024, with 80% of publishers reporting declining revenues. The sector, the report notes, is “drifting between uncertainty and acceptance, searching for new paths in complex times.”
Despite these challenges, the fair will showcase a wide range of new and backlist titles spanning fiction, poetry, essays, graphic novels, children’s books, and the arts. Participating publishers hail from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Spain.
The program will feature 13 public talks led by local and international writers, exploring themes such as writing through pain, feminism in the age of the far-right, the impact of video games, and the role of music in Latin American storytelling.
Among the international guests are Lithuanian-British author Marijam Didžgalvytė, Mexican writer Socorro Venegas, and Brazilian poet and singer-songwriter Tatiana Nascimento. Acclaimed Argentine authors including Dolores Reyes (author of Eartheater), María Sonia Cristoff, Pablo Semán, Verónica Gago, Edgardo Scott, Juan Mattio, and Paula Puebla will also take part in the event.
More than just a showcase for books, the fair aims to spark conversation and chart new directions for a publishing industry in search of renewal.