Presentation of the ‘Books from Spain’ platform to promote the translation of Spanish books

This is an initiative created by the Ministry of Culture and Sports, Acción Cultural Española and the Federation of Editors' Guilds of Spain.
Almost a hundred publishers and literary agencies participate in this platform that encourages the translation of Spanish titles in all official languages ​​in order to maximize the Frankfurt Book Fair 2022

The Ministry of Culture and Sports, through the General Directorate for Books and Reading Promotion, Acción Cultural Española (AC / E) and the Federation of Editors 'Guilds of Spain (FGEE), have launched the portal 'Books from Spain', dedicated to promoting the sale of translation rights for Spanish titles in all official languages ​​on the way to the 2022 Frankfurt Book Fair, in which Spain will be the Guest of Honor Country.

The portal begins its journey coinciding with the celebration of the most atypical Book Day, postponed commercially to July 23 due to the pandemic. In its opening ‘Books from Spain’ already has the participation of 97 publishers and literary agencies, small publishers and even large groups, which will show their selection of titles for translation, giving a very complete perspective of the Spanish publishing scene.
 
The general director of the Book and Promotion of Reading, María José Gálvez, highlighted from 'Books from Spain' that “it favors the internationalization of the publishing sector through digital media, allowing its virtual international presence and, therefore, saving all obstacles of the physical assistance in these moments ”.