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OUR BOOK DAY 2023

The Day of the Book commemorations took us the days 21, 22 y 23 of April in Sant Antoni, Santa Eulària and Ibiza. During these conferences, the public made contact with the new publishing firm Melqart Ediciones, which inaugurated its activity last 14 April with the aim of launching publications aimed at readers inside and outside the Pitiüses. This label will accompany Edicions Aïllades and Ibiza Editions in their work to publicize the work of Ibizan authors.

as always happens, The celebrations of the Paseo de Vara de Rey de Vila were the most successful in visitors and billing. de hecho, of all the copies sold, Half had a way out in the capital of the island. With regard to the most wanted titles during the three days, The Ramon Mayol editor states: «The books of ‘black island‘, ‘Ibizan corsairs in Gibraltar‘ And also ‘Shouts sea‘. The latter is poetry in Catalan and is a very good symptom of interest in this genre ».

With respect to the author's titles of the majority of our trajectory, Javier Serapion, The editor indicates: «It's curious that, After nine years, ‘SALT SORES‘ It is still selling so well. THE NEW BOOK OF THE AUTHOR, ‘sea ​​spells‘, has been the most wanted ». Regarding this last collection of stories, Explain: "We have had to leave entire boxes in some bookstores".

Another publication requested throughout the commemorations of the Book Day was the collection of stories set in Ibiza of Mayol himself, ‘Offers inside‘. The editorial expects these positive sensations to have continuity in the coming weeks thanks to the interest that our titles between the public and in some of the most important points of the island have attracted.

One more time, We appreciate the support of the visitors that we have received these three days and that of the organizing institutions. We are waiting for you on Book Day 2024.

José M. Prats Marí and Javier Serapio pose with their books ‘Ibizan Corsairs in Gibraltar’ and ‘sea spells’.

 

Rafael Giménez Perry signs a copy of ‘Isla Negra’.

 

Ramon Mayol with his collection of stories ‘Offers to L’Orner’.

 

The author Iolanda Bonet and the illustrator Rita Bretones together with the poems ‘Crits de Mar’.

 

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