Book and Reading Festival Closes in Cuban Province

The Provincial Center for Plastic Arts hosted the closing gala of the literary gathering, an event that over three days turned the Calixto García park complex and its surrounding institutions into the epicenter of book promotion in the eastern region of the Caribbean island.

Representatives from the Government, the Provincial Directorate of Culture, and the Provincial Center for Book and Literature presented the edition's distinctions, endorsed by impact studies from the Book and Reading Observatory.

Among the honorees were the Wifredo Williams bookstore, from the municipality of Mayarí, in the commercial category; the professional space of Ediciones Holguín; and the Abrirse las Constelaciones gathering, from Ediciones La Luz.

Likewise, the children's pavilion Tesoros de Papel, managed by the Palabras al Viento project, and the Lugones Printing House received recognitions for their contributions to the editorial plan and the development of the fair's literary program.

The overall program encompassed more than 30 theoretical spaces, thematic pavilions, and sales areas that facilitated public access to new bibliographic releases and educational materials, reinforcing reading's role as a fundamental pillar for the community's social and intellectual development.