FIL Literature

The Pleasure of Reading Galas

Through The Pleasure of Reading Galas, the Guadalajara International Book Fair offers a space designed to bring together those who read and those who write, with the purpose of reflecting on the reading experience from different perspectives.

In each edition, writers and intellectuals engage in conversation with the audience about the books that have accompanied them throughout their lives, the habits that have shaped their relationship with reading, and the works that have defined their careers. These sessions foster close dialogue, allowing participants to share literary affinities and rediscover the value of reading.

The Pleasure of Reading Galas has become a reading promotion program that encourages a love of books among the people who gather each year at FIL Guadalajara. Since its creation in 2001, it has brought together prominent literary voices around a shared celebration: the pleasure of reading.