Book Fair 2025: Today's Recommended Books, April 30

The month ends with dozens of activities to bid farewell to April and welcome May at the 49th Buenos Aires International Book Fair. This Wednesday, science holds no secrets thanks to the talks and workshops offered by the legendary Balseiro Institute of the Bariloche Atomic Center, a world reference. Also on hand are Felipe Pigna, Marcelo Gioffré, Pedro Mairal, and Federico Lorenz. At the Clarín Ñ Cultural Space at 4:30 p.m., writer Pacho O'Donell will be interviewed by Mariana Mactas, and at 6 p.m., trans actress and writer Camila Sosa Villada will be interviewed.

At 2:00 PM, there are several activities organized by the Balseiro Institute of the Bariloche Atomic Center , which brings the cutting-edge knowledge of its researchers to the general public in a way that allows them to discover the secrets that science has to reveal in everyday life. This will be the case with the talk "Radiation in Everyday Life ," which aims to answer the question: Is radiation and radioactivity everywhere? "We're going to measure the radiation emitted by a dinosaur bone and a uranium rock, and also see if certain foods or materials present in everyday life emit radiation. And after all this research, we hope you've found the answer—and also, new questions!" they invite. It will be held in the Zona Explora room.

And at the same time, there are other proposals: Homemade Spectroscope or How to Know What Stars Are Made Of invites: "Practically everything we know about the universe we know thanks to the light that reaches us from outer space. All by looking at it from afar through spectroscopes. Come see what the lights that surround us are made of through homemade CD spectroscopes and take away ideas to make one yourself."

At 4 p.m., it will be the turn of pioneering authors of Argentine literature: Las Antiguas Collection. First Argentine Women Writers . A collection dedicated to rescuing works by 19th-century Argentine writers, it will be presented by Mariana Docampo, director of the collection. Daniela Auliffe, director of Editorial Buena Vista, will be present in the Rodolfo Walsh Room.

At 5:30 p.m., writer Pacho O'Donnell and historian Felipe Pigna will discuss the book El ADN argentino in the Julio Cortázar room, while the Rodolfo Walsh room will commemorate philosopher and sociologist Juan José Sebreli with participation from Carlos Cámpora, Fernando Iglesias, and Marcelo Gioffré.

When 7 p.m. rolls around, several interesting activities are on offer, and it's hard to choose. In the Children's Area, "Rain, Umbrellas, and Trash" is a workshop where, through the umbrella object, climate change, urban waste management , and how super-recycling and message-making can give new life to everyday objects are discussed. Designed for children ages 9 to 12.

In the same area of ​​the Fair and at the same time, Hip-Hop can be literary in an introductory workshop on Hip-Hop culture with a short video about its beginnings in New York, followed by a talk about writers from their early days in our country, along with an improvised rap exhibition and a graffiti workshop to strengthen children's self-esteem and identity. Also available for children and teens.

In the Pride and Prejudice room, "It's True": Memories of the Travesti Cabaret in the 1970s will take place. Lucía Cytryn (Untref) will interview Bárbara di Rocco in a discussion exploring the world of cabaret and revue theater in the 1970s.

And at the same time, the Argentine Writers' Dialogue , organized by journalist Verónica Abdala, will begin. The opening session will feature an unmissable dialogue between writers Pedro Mairal and Mauro Libertella in the Victoria Ocampo Room.

Always at 7 pm, in the Rodolfo Walsh room, the dream team of Argentine paleontologists will meet : Santiago Reuil, Federico Agnolín, Diego Pol, Martín Ezcurra, Sebastián Rozadilla, Matias Motta and Gabriel Lio, who will build an “Encyclopedia of Argentine Dinosaurs” Exploring the history of the discovery and study of dinosaurs, with a special focus on the findings made in Argentina.

At the same time, in the Ernesto Sabato room, historian and Conicet researcher Federico Lorenz will discuss the history of the Falkland Islands , and in the José Hernández room, businessman Alejandro G. Rommers will present his novel The Mystery of the Last Stradivarius.

To close the day, at 8:30 p.m., Juan Sasturain's book Tinta china will be presented, in dialogue with Patricio Zunini in the Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Room. Uruguayan author Pablo Cohen will present Los indomables. Topolansky – Mujica in the Alejandra Pizarnik Room.