The woman from Malaga, Esther García Llovet, herald of the 55th Book Fair which already has dates set

A new date to mark on the cultural calendar for 2026. The 55th Málaga Book Fair will take place from April 30 to May 10, featuring a program that will bring together authors, publishers, bookstores, and readers at a venue that has become established over the years: Paseo del Parque. Additionally, the opening of the event will feature a local touch with the presence of one of the most unique and influential literary voices in our literature, the writer Esther García Llovet (Málaga, 1963), who will deliver the inaugural speech.

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The author from Málaga of the 'Instant Trilogy of Madrid' has cultivated her own style that mixes sharpness, critical view, and humor, traits she will showcase in her inaugural speech at the 2026 Book Fair. A writer of both stories and novels, Llovet has published 'Coda' (2003), 'Submáquina' (2009), 'Las crudas' (2009), 'Mamut' (2013), 'How to Stop Writing' (2017), 'Sánchez' (2019), 'Fair Fat' (2021); 'Spanish Beauty' (2022) and 'The Handsomes' (2024), her latest book where she delves into science fiction, aliens, and ghosts in a Valencia of magical realism, under two of her hallmark features: the losers and humor.

Structurally, the Book Fair, organized by Málaga's booksellers and publishers, with the support of the city council, the Provincial Council, the Andalusian Regional Government, and the University of Málaga (UMA), strengthens the team led by Manuel García Iborra with the inclusion of the writer and cultural manager Txema Martín as the new content director.

For the third consecutive year, the Book Fair will be held at Málaga Park, a venue that has established itself as the ideal space to host this major literary event. The growing support of the public, with readers from all generations, has contributed to the success of the event, as well as to the increase in the number of booths from bookstores, publishers, and institutions related to reading. According to data from the last edition, around 280,000 people visited the Málaga Book Fair, which registered a very positive growth in the publishing field: about 40,000 copies sold and an approximate turnover of half a million euros.