Category: Literary travel

  • Guadalajara as UNESCO World Book Capital 2022: how books contribute to peace

    Guadalajara as UNESCO World Book Capital 2022: how books contribute to peace

    Guadalajara was named UNESCO World Book Capital in 2022. Its theme was how books contribute to peace. Guadalajara as a city When I arrived in Guadalajara, it did not seem like a place which would focus on something as peaceful as books. This is simply because it’s not a peaceful…

  • Montevideo as a UNESCO Creative City of Literature

    Montevideo as a UNESCO Creative City of Literature

    Montevideo at first may seem like a surprising inclusion on the list of UNESCO Creative Cities of Literature. But look around and you will see that it is filled with books: grand libraries with carved stone exteriors and ornate wooden doors; bookshops with cool marble interiors, shelves stacked with books…