The flowers and books They will be the protagonists for another year. this saturday is Sant Jordi, in which a tradition that began in the fifteenth century is fulfilled. That of the rose fairs in which boyfriends, fiancés and young married couples came to give flowers. But in the 1920s, a new component was added: books. The writer Vicent Clavel i Andrés, director of the Cervantes publishing house, proposed to the Official Book Chamber of Barcelona and the Publishers and Booksellers Guild to organize a party to promote books in Catalonia. The date chosen was October 7, 1927.

Two years later, the booksellers decided to organize themselves and took to the streets to set up beach bars to present new products and encourage reading. The great reception that the idea aroused caused the date of the party to be changed. He April 23rd was set as Day of the book, the day Cervantes and Shakespeare died. The event has been growing to promote Catalan publishing production and still retains this essence today. But it is also true that Book Day has become a meeting point between writers and readers. Hence the known book signings that arouse so much interest and of which it is essential to know their schedules, collected by the ‘Casa del Llibre’.

Passeig de Gràcia 1 (between Carrer de la Diputació and Carrer del Consell de Cent)

  • 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.: Alice Kellen / Care Santos / Cristina Martínez / Maria Nicolau / Marta Orriols / Vicenç Lozano
  • 11 to 12: Agnès Busquets / Alice Kellen / Cristina Campos / Javier Cercas / Marian Rojas Estapé / Santiago Lorenzo
  • 12 to 1 pm: Alice Kellen / Curro Cañete / Luis García Montero / Luis Landero / Marian Rojas Estapé / Xesco Reverter
  • 1 to 2 pm: Alice Kellen / Juan Gómez-Jurado / Mónica Carrillo / Rosa Montero / Sandra Barneda / Víctor Amela
  • 4 to 5 pm: Ana Punset / Camilla Läckberg and Henrik Fexeus / Ferran Torrent / Guàrdia Philologist / Maria Barbal / Pablo Rivero
  • 5 to 6 pm: Camilla Läckberg and Henrik Fexeus / Eva Piquer / Iván Ferreiro / Jordi Graupera / Juan José Millás / Melcior Comes
  • 6 to 7pm: Ana Polo / Elisenda Roca / Julia Navarro / Paco Mir / Pep Coll
  • 7 to 8 pm: Carme Chaparro / Joan Anton Català / Jordi Molist / Raul Balam and Carme Gasull / Risto Mejide / Vanesa Freixa
  • 8 to 9 pm: Lluís Anton Baulenas / María Solar / Paloma Sánchez-Garnica / Pedro Baños / Pilar Eyre / Teodor de Mas Valls

Passeig de Gràcia 2 (between Carrer d’Aragó and Carrer de València)

  • 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.: Andreu Claret / Eva García Saenz de Urturi / Màrius Serra / Marta Lloret / Martí Gironell / Xavier Aldekoa
  • 11 to 12: Borja Vilaseca / Cristina Martín Jiménez / Fernando Aramburu / Gemma Ruiz / Xavier Bosch
  • 12 to 1 pm: Albert Espinosa / Alex Raco / Enrique Dans / Martí Domínguez / Mikel Santiago / Pilar Urbano
  • 1 to 2 pm: Luz Gabás / Manuel Vilas / Meritxell Falgueras / Rafael Tarradas Bultó / Sebastià Portell / Toni Aira
  • 4 to 5 pm: Arnau Paris / Dolores Redondo / Gaspar Hernàndez / Ignacio Martínez de Pisón / La Sotana / Núria Coll
  • 5 to 6 pm: Guillem Albà / Jair Domínguez / John Boyne / La Sotana / Luis García-Rey / Marta Robles
  • 6 to 7pm: Carlos Del Amor / Carme Elias / Gemma Ventura / La Sotana / Vicente Vallés / Xavier Graset
  • 7 to 8 pm: Coia Valls / Jordi Puntí / Laia Perearnau / Maria de la Pau Janer / Máximo Huerta / Rayden
  • 8 to 9 pm: Alejandro Palomas / Francesc Miralles / Gisela Pou / Jaime Bayly / Txell Feixas / Víctor del Árbol

Passeig Sant Joan (between Carrer d’Àusias Marc and Carrer de Casp)

  • 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.: Carla Zaplana / Myriam M. Lejardi / Pedro Mañas and David Sierra / Sari Arponen
  • 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.: Claudio Stassi / Ilu Ros / Lidia Ciprés / María Martínez / Marta Bustos
  • 12 to 1: 72 Kilos / Alejandro Gª Calvo / Andrea Longarela / Javi Rey / Júlia Blum and Kim Amate / Míriam Bonastre
  • 1 to 2 pm: Aniol Florensa / Carla Galeote / Carmen G. de la Cueva and Ana Jarén / Míriam Bonastre / Roberto Santiago / Santi Casas
  • 4 to 5 pm: Elena Armas / Ester Gili and Gemma Camblor / Inés Macpherson / Lady Desidia and Ana Bernal-Triviño / Valeria Vegas
  • 5 to 6 pm: Lucía Galán Bertrand / Manu Guix / Marta León / Oswal Aulèstia i Neus Casablanca / Quique Palomo
  • 6 to 7 pm: Alejandra G. Remón / Bego La Ordenatriz / Defreds / Marc Casanovas / Maria Hesse / Octavi Pujades
  • 7 to 8 pm: Aitor Sánchez / Daniel Vázquez Sallés / Guillem Balagué / Joel Joan and Xavier Piñas / Pau Vidal / Sara Búho
  • 8 to 9 pm: Alexandra Roma / Jordi Novell / Manel Alias ​​/ Manel Loureiro / Pere Cullell and Enrique Figueredo