Catalonia celebrates Sant Jordi - live updates
Festival of books and roses, held amid Covid safety measures, offers glimpse of pre-pandemic joy
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Catalan literature's international reach grows with boom in English translations
Institut Ramon Llull director Iolanda Batallé Prats on literary diversity, the London Book Fair and the joy of picture books
Guide to celebrating Sant Jordi across the globe
Check out main events organized by Catalan communities abroad, foreign ministry or DIPLOCAT
In ‘Learning to talk to plants’, grief and loss are anything but grandiloquent
Marta Orriols on her widely acclaimed novel, representing Catalan literature abroad, and book recommendations for Sant Jordi
Centuries-old rarities on offer at 69th Old and Modern Second-Hand Book Fair
Collector’s items and bargains to be found at free event on Barcelona’s Passeig de Gràcia
Catalan Book Week kicks off for 38th and ‘most necessary’ edition
Fair at Moll de la Fusta celebrates the richness and diversity of literature in the Catalan language
Atypical Sant Jordi with not much atmosphere in areas with Covid-19 outbreaks
Books and roses day with fewer customers and stands but tight safety measures
Uncertainty ahead of July 23 summer Sant Jordi
Some book and rose stands expected on alternative date set due to Covid lockdown in April
What to do in ‘new normality’ in July
Out of lockdown, with culture on offer again, here’s our pick of some of the best activities this month
Delayed Sant Jordi on July 23: authors signing books by appointment
Stalls will be reduced to a fourth in Barcelona and will be allowed to open until midnight
Ona Llibres: a brand-new Barcelona bookshop opens during the pandemic
1,000 sqm shop devoted exclusively to Catalan language titles opens in Eixample
Half a million roses sold for Sant Jordi despite health crisis
Booksellers report fewer sales compared to a normal April 23, but look forward to alternative July 23 festivities
Catalan government foreign offices help promote Sant Jordi abroad
Projects with a variety of organizations in Europe and US aim to spread Catalonia's day of books and roses to an international audience
No books, no roses, no crowds on Sant Jordi's Day 2020
Catalonia's streets were unusually quiet on April 23 as health restrictions forced people to celebrate the country's saint's day from home
Online meetings and downloadable signatures: writers’ alternative Sant Jordi
April 23 normally sees huge book sales and many in-person events, but authors are forced into creative different plans due to the lockdown