UN LIBRO ES... VOL.5

Un libro es… is much more than a fair: it is a meeting point in the south of Mexico City where, every year, the public has the opportunity to converse, celebrate, and share a love for books and printed formats. In 2025, we will gather in our garden to enjoy a welcoming atmosphere where visitors can discover editorial projects, take part in activities, and immerse themselves in the world of editorial art.

For this edition, we have invited neighboring publishers, booksellers, bookstores, and independent editors to share, exhibit, and distribute their work within our space. We have also invited young artists to create new materials and lead workshops, with the aim of preserving and renewing one of our most meaningful legacies: contemporary art is for everyone…

Participating publishers include: Glaciar Libros Helados, MACG, Estudio Nómade, Piedra Ediciones, Young Collectors MX, Mi Valedor, Ate con Queso, Vestalia Ediciones, Ediciones sin Resentimiento, and Arte Abierto.

Over the course of five editions, Un libro es… has established itself within the Mexican editorial scene, strengthening alliances with institutions that, like us, place the book—whether printed or digital—at the center of their cultural work. Each edition opens up a vibrant space for thought, dialogue, and exchange, where the reading and artistic community finds new ways to engage with and imagine art.

PROGRAM

FRI. DEC 19, 2025

Editorial Fair

1–7 PM

Arte Abierto Garden. Free admission

Workshop

This Is Not a Guided Tour

5–6:30 PM

Led by Jonathan Minilla Join us for a workshop that activates imagination through narrative play, short writing, artistic observation, and a playful use of space, culminating in a collective catalog created from the observations and works generated during the walk. Open to all audiences. Limited capacity. Free.

SAT. DEC 20, 2025

Illustration Workshop with Isa A Salmones

1 PM

Open to all audiences. Limited capacity. Free.

Sound System + Visuals

By Astro

7–9 PM

Join us in this celebration of books and reading with a closing sonidero set.

A book is a gathering

A book is a provocation

A book is an emotional map

A book is an embrace you can read

A book is memory, imagination, and future

A book is a small act of rebellion

A book is a crack through which another way of seeing enters

A book is an invitation to think differently

A book is a question that insists

A book is a compass that challenges your direction

A book is a house made of words

A book is a lifeline

A book is an emergency exit

A book is…