Conferences, book presentations, book discounts, cake and even piñatas there will be during the Fondo de Cultura Económica (FCE) Night Sale, which will be held on August 29 and 30 which in 2024 take on a special character, as the publishing house celebrates 90 years since its founding.
Participating stores They will offer discounts of 30 percent off the entire FCE catalogexcept for new releases and its “Vientos del Pueblo” collection. Other publishers such as Almadía, Colofón, Sexto Piso and more will join the bookstore.which will also offer discounts and promotions of 20 to 50 percent.
As is customary, in The main FCE storesas they are Rosario Castellanos, Elena Garro, Daniel Cosío, Juan José Arreola and Octavio Paz, there will be a raffle of products, You can participate in this contest if your purchase exceeds 200 pesos. Prizes include a bicycle and special book packages.
In addition to the face-to-face modality, the virtual store from the FCE will also have these discounts, with free shipping on purchases over 500 pesos and with a commemorative t-shirt if the purchase exceeds one thousand pesos. Book promotions will also be available in Educal bookstores, but will only be limited to those produced by the FCE.
SIGNINGS, CONFERENCES AND MORE
For the special occasion, the Fondo de Cultura Económica prepared a series of activities, including meetings between readers and prominent writers, such as Elena Poniatowska, Juan Villoro, Oscar de la Borbolla, Bernardo Esquinca, Francisco Hinojosa, Natalia Toledo and more.
They are scheduled Conferences like the one that the archaeologist will teach Eduardo Matos Moctezuma: Ancient Civilizations: Three Cities, Tlatelolco, Tenochtitlan and Teotihuacan; talks with artists, such as Humberto Musacchio, who will speak at the Popular Graphic Workshopr, in addition to musical performances and other activities for the general public
CELEBRATE 90 YEARS WITH DISCOUNTS
The discounts of August 29 and 30 will be activated again on September 3, the official date that the Fondo de Cultura Económica will celebrate its anniversary. That day the inauguration will take place the exhibition “In the Background, Not Everything is Letters”, at the Luis Cardoza y Aragón gallery, Bella Época Cultural Centerwhich is a Graphic sample of the work that various artists have done for FCE books, such as Vicente Rojo, Francisco Toledo, Antonio Helguera and Rafael López Castro.
On September 4th, the Colloquium “90 years of book history in the FCE Library” will also be heldat the Gonzalo Robles Library, in the FCE general offices. An event that will feature the participation of personalities such as Cristóbal Henestrosa, Joel Guzmán, Freja Cervantes and the FCE librarian Rosario Martínez.
As part of the closing celebrations on September 5, talks will be held, including “The Second Foundation of the FCE,” which will be given by Javier García Diego, a member of El Colegio Nacional, who will perform at the Rosario Castellanos bookstore.
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To review the entire program of activities for the 90th anniversary of the FCE, you can consult the website of said publishing house: www.elfondoenlinea.com