The Embassy of the United Sates will be present once more at the 41th Buenos Aires International Book Fair. This year our booth will invite visitors to tour US cities through books and images. Visitors can learn about American cities, take a selfie in their favorite city and test their knowledge with an interactive game.
For the younger audience, the booth will feature a special section for young adults’s literature, with books by the best American writers of today and informal talks by well-known bloggers and booktubers.
The U.S. Embassy booth (no. 1815/1914) will be located at the Yellow Pavilion, street 35, between streets 12 and 14.
Activities at the Fair
This year, the U.S. Embassy will be offering a rich program of activities at the Fair.
The Day of the United States will be celebrated at the Fair on Saturday May 2 at 8 pm, with the performance of the Argentina Gospel Choir in Room José Hernández at the Red Pavillion.
Dan Wells will be the Embassy’s guest writer at the Fair. The author of the Partials saga will dialogue with his readers on Saturday, May 9 at 6:30 pm in Room J.L. Borges, Frers Pavilion, and then sign books at V & R Publishers stand (1508) in the Yellow Pavilion.
On weekends, we will host a series of talks on young adults literature by a group of well-known bloggers and booktubers, who will talk about genres, film adaptations, the role of social networks, recommendations, and more.
There will also be presentations by Embassy officials about visas and travel to the US, academic advisers, and participants of exchange programs and specialists in American literature.
Come and visit us!
