Escritores en el objetivo de Daniel Mordzinski

Universidad Anáhuac, Aula Magna Edificio C.

Time: 13:00 - 14:00.

Elena Poniatowska in conversation with Xavier Ayén

 The winner of the 2013 Miguel de Cervantes Prize for Spanish Language Literature was also the first women in Mexico to receive the National Journalism Prize: novelist, journalist and poet, Elena Poniatowska is probably the country’s best-known writer, author of books such as Massacre in Mexico, Leonora and Dos veces única, among many others. She will talk to the writer and journalist Xavier Ayén about her career and her latest works.

Teatro de la Ciudad.

Time: 17:00 - 18:00.

Carlos Franz and Gastón García Marinozzi in conversation with Pablo Duarte

The Chilean writer Carlos Franz has won the 2nd Mario Vargas Llosa Biennial Novel Award for his novel Si te vieras con mis ojos, a novel that tells the story of a love triangle in Chile at the end of the 19th century, with some very curious characters based on real figures. Franz is the author of another three novels, non-fiction books and short stories and is also a member of the Chilean Language Academy. The writer and journalist Gastón García Marinozzi (Argentina) has recently released his first novel, Viaje al fin de la memoria, a peculiar road trip about investigative journalists. In conversation with the writer and literary critic Pablo Duarte.

Cineteatro Rosalío Solano.

Time: 17:00 - 18:00.

On novels. Carolina Sanín and Emiliano Monge in conversation with Yael Weiss

Emiliano Monge is one of the most celebrated Mexican writers. His striking novel, Las tierras arrasadas, which portrays the terror and poverty experienced by migrants in Mexico today, was published in 2015 to critical success; he is also the author of a book of short stories and another two novels. The writer Carolina Sanín (Colombia) has been a columnist for the most prominent Colombian media publications (El Espectador, Semana, La Silla Vacía); her latest novel, Los niños, tells the unusual and disturbing story of the relationship between a boy and a woman.

With the support of the Colombian Embassy

Museo Regional.

Time: 17:00 - 18:00.

El show de Gary. Monólogo de Nell Leyshon

Universidad ITESM, Campus Querétaro.

Time: 18:00 - 19:00.

Jorge Perugorría in conversation with Mariana H

Jorge Perugorría (Havana, Cuba) is well known for his unforgettable performances in films such as Strawberry and Chocolate (directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea and Juan Carlos Tabío), Derecho de asilo, by Octavio Cortázar and Che, by Steven Soderbergh. Most recently he has played the police chief and protagonist of the novels of Leonardo Padura, Mario Conde. Actor, painter, sculptor and director of documentaries, Jorge will talk to the writer and film critic Mariana H about his extraordinary career, from its beginnings in theatre to his well-known international films.

Teatro de la Ciudad.

Time: 19:00 - 20:00.

Screening of My Nazi Legacy

The lawyer and human rights activist Philippe Sands analyses our relationship with history, guilt and family legacies through a documentary in which he interviews the elderly children of two civil servants who worked for the Nazi government. The fathers of those interviewed were responsible for thousands of deaths, including the members of the Sands family. An unsettling documentary that lets us reflect on the past’s impact on the present. Followed by a discussion with Philippe Sands and the Mexican lawyer Alberto Székely.
Duration: 92 minutes
English with subtitles in Spanish
With the support of the British Council

Cineteatro Rosalío Solano.

Time: 19:00 - 20:30.

The Suffers in concert

Plaza Fundadores.

Time: 20:00 - 21:00.

Alberto Székely: derecho y medioambiente

Universidad UCQ, Auditorio Héroes de la Patria.

Time: 09:00 - 10:00.

Cómo mejorar tu cerebro. Conferencia de Pere Estupinyà

UVM, Gimnasio Auditorio del Campus Querétaro.

Time: 09:00 - 10:00.

Periodismo: el modelo de la BBC Mundo. Con Juan Carlos Pérez y Hernando Álvarez

Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Centro Integral de Medios de la Facultad de Ciencias Política y Sociales.

Time: 10:00 - 11:00.

Cees Nooteboom in conversation with Xavier Ayén

Cees Nooteboom is probably the most famous Dutch writer on the international scene. A poet, writer and journalist, Cees is the author of an extensive body of poetry and well-known works such as Roads to Santiago, considered to be a masterpiece of travel writing, in which he writes about 20 years of travelling in Spain. He will talk about his bibliography, particularly his latest book, Een duister voorgevoel, published this year, on the five hundredth anniversary of the death of the great Hieronymus Bosch, the subject of the book. In conversation with Xavi Ayén.
With the support of the Dutch Literature Foundation

Teatro de la Ciudad.

Time: 11:00 - 12:00.

Indigenous literature in the Americas. Taiaiake Alfred and Pergentino José Ruiz in conversation with Ingrid Bejerman

The Mohawk writer Gerald Taiaiake Alfred lectures in the Politics Department at the University of Victoria, Canada. In 2010 the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association named his book, Wasáse: Indigenous Pathways of Action and Freedom, as one of the most influential works in Native American studies. The Zapotec writer Pergentino José Ruiz (Mexico) has a Master’s Degree in Hispano-American Literature from the Universidad Austral in Chile. His most recently published works include the book of short stories Hormigas rojas (Almadía, 2012) and the poetry collection Lenguaje de pájaros (Ediciones Avispero, 2014) in a trilingual edition: Zapotec, Spanish and English. His work has been included in Mexico 20, a compilation of the best Mexican writers aged under 40, published by Malpaso. They will be interviewed by Ingrid Bejerman, coordinator of the Canada in the Americas (CITA) initiative, run by the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada.
Simultaneous translation from English to Spanish available
This event is part of the Indigenous Literatures in the Americas series co-organized with McGill University’s Canada in the Americas initiative

Cineteatro Rosalío Solano.

Time: 11:00 - 12:00.

Off the Road. Andy Robinson and Paco Inclán in conversation with Felipe Rosete

A graduate of the London School of Economics, the British journalist Andy Robinson began his career after moving to Spain at the end of the 1980s. La Vanguardia correspondent in New York between 2001 and 2008, he now works as an “itinerant correspondent” for the same newspaper. He is the author of the blog Diario itinerante and of the books Un reportero en la montaña mágica and Off the Road, and he will present the second of these on this occasion. This publication looks at the terrible consequences of the 2008 global crisis in the United States.  Paco Inclán (Spain) is a writer, publisher and journalist; editor since 2008 of the arts and critical thought magazine, Bostezo, he is the author of Tantas mentiras and the short story collection Incertidumbre, which, although it appears to be a journalistic work, actually plays on the limits between reality and fiction. In conversation with the publisher and writer Felipe Rosete.

Museo Regional.

Time: 11:00 - 12:00.

Fathers and books. Marcos Giralt Torrente, Ignacio Padilla and Arnoldo Kraus in conversation with Yael Weiss

Two outstanding Mexican writers and one Spanish one talk to the publisher Yael Weiss about literature that investigates and reflects on the figure of the father, a fascinating subject that is close to everyone’s heart. With Marcos Giralt Torrente (Spain), author of Father and Son, Ignacio Padilla, who has dealt with father figures in a number of his stories and Arnoldo Kraus, author of Quizá en otro lugar.

Patio Delegación Centro Histórico .

Time: 11:00 - 12:00.

Claudia Piñeiro in conversation with Irma Gallo

Claudia Piñeiro (Argentina) is a writer, scriptwriter, playwright and storyteller from Buenos Aires. Her works have been translated into several languages and she has worked in costume design for a number of plays. She will talk to the journalist Irma Gallo about her latest published work, Una suerte pequeña (2015), which tells the story of a woman who returns to her native Argentina after thirty years away.

Teatro de la Ciudad .

Time: 13:00 - 14:00.

Memoirs of a Dipper. Monologue by Nell Leyshon

The playwright and novelist Nell Leyshon (UK) is the author of the celebrated novel The Colour of Milk, winner of the Madrid Booksellers’ Guild Book of the Year (2014). The author of a number of plays, one of which was the first commission from a playwright by the Shakespeare Globe in London, presents her new novel, Memoirs of a Dipper, in a monologue. The novel, narrated in first person, tells of the troubled and frenetic life of a charming character who lives on the fringes of conventional, legal life.
Simultaneous translation from English to Spanish available
With the support of the British Council

Cineteatro Rosalío Solano.

Time: 13:00 - 14:00.

Jonathan Shaw in conversation with Diego Rabasa

Jonathan Shaw (United States) was born from the relationship between the jazz legend Artie Shaw and the Hollywood star Doris Dowling. During his teenage years, he met Charles Bukowski, became addicted to heroin and entered into a spiral of youth crime. Aged 19 he travelled in Central and South America, where he lived for several years. In 2008 he published his first novel, Narcisa, which soon became a cult book with fans including Johnny Depp, Iggy Pop and Jim Jarmusch. Recently published in Mexico, the novel tells the passionate love story of Cigano, a former addict, and Narcisa, a prostitute addicted to heroin. Shaw will talk to the publisher and writer Diego Rabasa.

Museo Regional.

Time: 13:00 - 14:00.

Felipe Restrepo Pombo in conversation with Rosa Beltrán

The writer Felipe Restrepo Pombo (Colombia) is also the editor of Gatopardo magazine. Author, among other works, of the book of interviews Nunca es fácil ser una celebridad, here he presents his first novel, Formas de evasión, which tells the story of a man who decides to disappear; it explores matters such as subjectivity, the limits of identity and the fascination that people experience with other humans. In conversation with the writer Rosa Beltrán.

Patio Delegación Centro Histórico.

Time: 13:00 - 14:00.

Periodismo: el modelo de la BBC Mundo. Con Juan Carlos Pérez y Hernando Álvarez

ITESM Foro de Televisión del Centro de Medios Tec de Monterrey Campus Querétaro.

Time: 13:00 - 14:00.

El escritor y educador Ryan Gattis

Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Biblioteca del Campus Aeropuerto.

Time: 13:00 - 14:00.

JMG Le Clézio in conversation with Carmen Boullosa

JMG Le Clézio (France) is a novelist, travel writer and the author, among many other works, of a study of colonial Mexico. Winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize for Literature, he talks to the writer Carmen Boullosa about his literary and artistic concerns.

Teatro de la Ciudad.

Time: 17:00 - 18:00.

Ryan Gattis in conversation with Gaby Wood

The writer and educator Ryan Gattis (United States) has written the novel All Involved, about the famous race riots in Los Angeles in 1992; after the trial of white LA police officers for violence against Rodney King, an unarmed black man, rioting and violence exploded like gunpowder. Gattis will talk to Gaby Wood about this episode and about the assessments and reflections more than twenty years after an event whose impact on US society can still be felt today.
Simultaneous translation from English to Spanish available
With the support of the Embassy of the United States of America

Cineteatro Rosalío Solano.

Time: 17:00 - 18:00.

Martín Kohan and Álvaro Enrigue in conversation with Ricardo García Mainou

The Argentinean writer Martín Kohan is the author of works such as Bahía Blanca, El país de la guerra and the recent Fuera de lugar. The Mexican Álvaro Enrigue is the author of a book of short stories and a number of fine novels, including the winner of the 2013 Herralde Prize: Sudden Death, an award that Kohan received in 2007 for Ciencias morales. Both writers will talk to Ricardo García Mainou, the Mexican cultural critic and columnist for the El Economista newspaper.

Museo Regional.

Time: 17:00 - 18:00.

Xavier Ayén in conversation with Juan Carlos Pérez

The Spanish journalist and writer Xavier Ayén will talk about his book Aquellos años del boom, winner of the 2013 Gaziel Prize for Biography and Memoir. This work deals with the literary movement of the 1960s and 70s that made Latin American literature world famous.

Patio Delegación Centro Histórico.

Time: 17:00 - 18:00.

Taller de monstruos con Juan Gedovius

El narrador e ilustrador mexicano Gedovius ha centrado la mayor parte de su trabajo en la ilustración de literatura infantil y juvenil, lo que le ha valido varios premios y reconocimientos. Ha publicado, entre otros, Encimosaurio y La pájara pinta en Ediciones SM. Su último libro es Un rectángulo dormido.
Para niños de entre 7 y 10 años

Para reservas, por favor llame directamente al Museo de la Ciudad  a este número 4421282630

Biblioteca infantil del Museo de la Ciudad.

Time: 17:00 - 18:00.

Gerardo Herrera Corral: Universo. La historia más grande jamás contada.

UNAM – Juriquilla, Teatro Auditorio Flavio M. Mena Jara.

Time: 17:00 - 18:00.

Juan José Millás in conversation with Irma Gallo

Juan José Millás, one of the Spanish writers with the most extensive careers, has published more than 20 books and has been translated into 23 languages. He is also a journalist and a regular contribute to publications such as El País. Millás has won major prizes such as the 2007 Planeta Prize and the 2008 National Fiction Prize (Spain). He talks to the cultural journalist Irma Gallo about his latest novel, Desde la sombra.
With the support of Acción Cultural Española

Teatro de la Ciudad.

Time: 19:00 - 20:00.

Susan Abulhawa in conversation with Elvira Liceaga

Susan Abulhawa is a US writer, activist and journalist of Palestinian origin, author of the books Mornings in Jenin and The Blue Between Sky and Water, the novel that she presents on this occasion. It explores a family and cultural inheritance by means of stories that link family life in Palestine in the 1940s, just after the occupation, with the current Palestinian community in exile. In conversation with the writer and broadcaster Elvira Liceaga.
Simultaneous translation from English to Spanish available

Cineteatro Rosalío Solano .

Time: 19:00 - 20:00.

On short stories. Mariana Enríquez and Gabriela Jauregui in conversation with Magali Velasco

Two well-known writers will talk to the author and academic, Magali Velasco, about their latest story collections. Mariana Enríquez, an Argentinean writer whose latest short story collection, Things We Lost in the Fire, has been translated into more than twenty languages, is also a journalist and publisher. Gabriela Jauregui (Mexico), author of La memoria de las cosas, a short story collection published in 2015, writes art criticism and also works as a publisher.

Museo Regional.

Time: 19:00 - 20:00.

Anonymous writers compete

Masked writers compete to create the best story, in real time. Both the unpolished and the expert will have the chance to demonstrate why their prose deserves the audience’s applause. An interactive event that celebrates literature and allows the public to find out about the creative literary process at first hand. We discover, at the end of the competition, who is hidden behind the masks.

Museo de la Ciudad (Foro de Usos Múltiples).

Time: 19:00 - 20:00.

Slim. Diego Enrique Osorno in conversation with Hernando Álvarez

Diego Enrique Osorno, Mexican reporter and writer, has witnessed and written about the major Latin American conflicts of the 21st century. Maker of the successful documentary El alcalde, and author of books such as La guerra de los Zetas, he will talk about Slim. Biografía política del mexicano más rico del mundo, with the BBC journalist Hernando Álvarez.

Patio Delegación Centro Histórico.

Time: 19:00 - 20:00.

Philippe Sands in conversation with Luis Moreno Ocampo

Philippe Sands, writer, lawyer and human rights activist, will talk about his latest book, East West Street, On the Origins of “Genocide” and “Crimes Against Humanity”, with the Argentinean Luis Moreno Ocampo, former public prosecutor for the International Criminal Court and also a human rights activist, well-known for his investigations into crimes against humanity and the prosecution and accusation before the court of those who committed them.
Simultaneous translation from English to Spanish available
With the support of the British Council

Teatro de la Ciudad.

Time: 11:00 - 12:00.

Frédéric Martel and Guillermo Osorno in conversation with Mariana H

Two writers will talk to the journalist Mariana about the gay movement: Frédéric Martel (France), academic researcher and author, among other works, of Mainstream and Global Gay; and Guillermo Osorno, journalist, writer and author of Tengo que morir todas las noches, an investigation into the gay scene in Mexico City in the 1980s.

Simultaneous translation from French to Spanish available

Cineteatro Rosalío Solano.

Time: 11:00 - 12:00.

William Shakespeare and Miguel de Cervantes. Nell Leyshon, Valeria Luiselli and Marcos Giralt Torrente in conversation with Sophie Hughes

To commemorate the anniversary of the death of two of the great universal writers, Shakespeare and Cervantes, three writers talk to the translator Sophie Hughes about the influence that the writings of these geniuses have had on their own literary work. The event also celebrates the publication of the anthology Lunatics, Lovers and Poets, a project run by Hay Festival, Acción Cultural Española and the British Council, which presents twelve stories written by English-speaking and Spanish-speaking writers inspired by the works of Cervantes and Shakespeare.
With Mexican Sign Language (LSM) interpretation
With the support of the British Council and Acción Cultural Española

Patio Delegación Centro Histórico.

Time: 11:00 - 12:00.

Northeners. María de Alva Levy, Felipe Montes and Hugo Valdés in conversation with Mauricio Montiel Figueiras

Noir and detective fiction is a genre that fascinates the public and has recently been a vein worked by writers from northern Mexico. Three recently published novelists talk to Mauricio Montiel Figueiras about their latest works: Felipe Montes (Barrio de Catedral), María de Alva (Lo que guarda el río) and Hugo Valdés (El asesinato de Paulina Lee).

Museo de la Ciudad (Sala Christo).

Time: 11:00 - 12:00.

Pedro Daniel González sobre Las crónicas de Nenete y su palomilla.

Actividad organizada junto con el museo, que trabaja con grupos de niños y niñas en sus actividades en la biblioteca. 
Edades de 4 a 11 años

Para reservas, por favor llame directamente al Museo de la Ciudad a este número 4421282630

Biblioteca infantil del Museo de la Ciudad.

Time: 11:00 - 12:00.

Y tú, ¿qué piensas? Recital de filosofía visual

Un recital filosófico de entre 30 y 40 minutos de duración para niños y familias (también para adultos) que propone un recorrido por algunas imágenes de libros de Wonder Ponder, acompañadas por un texto que invita a los presentes a reflexionar.
De 8 años en adelante
Con el apoyo de Acción Cultural Española

Jardín Guerrero.

Time: 11:00 - 12:00.

Internet(s): a study. Frédéric Martel lecture

Frédéric Martel (France) is the author of Mainstream and Global gay. Writer, journalist, researcher and with experience in cultural management and consultancy, Martel, in his book Smart. Enquêts sur les internets, studies the different uses of the Internet and the social media in different countries, analysing the impact of the web in different socioeconomic contexts and imagining a multiple Internet, with many varieties.

Simultaneous translation from French to Spanish available

Teatro de la Ciudad.

Time: 13:00 - 14:00.

Docu-web. David Dufresne in conversation with Raphaël Meltz

The journalist and documentary maker David Dufresne (France) talks to the writer Raphaël Meltz about his beginnings, working on punk fanzines and his time at the important newspaper, Libération, his incursion into the new world of web documentaries, a new way of understanding documentary work, and his work at institutions such as MIT.
Simultaneous translation from French to Spanish available

With the support of the French Embassy

Cineteatro Rosalío Solano.

Time: 13:00 - 14:00.

Valeria Luiselli in conversation with Pablo Duarte

The Mexican writer Valeria Luiselli, author of the books Sidewalks, Faces in the Crowd and The Story of My Teeth, all translated into English and other languages, talks about these books, and particularly about her latest work: Odisea de los niños perdidos. Un ensayo en cuarenta preguntas. This is an intelligent and reflective work of non-fiction about the experience of child migrants in the United States; in it the author, through her experience as a translator for child migrants, deals with matters such as migration, the great impact that these experiences have on the very young and the complex situations in their countries of origin. In conversation with the journalist and writer Pablo Duarte.

Patio Delegación Centro Histórico.

Time: 13:00 - 14:00.

Eduardo Sacheri in conversation with Mariana H

The Argentinean, Eduardo Sacheri, 2016 Alfaguara Novel Prize, talks to the cultural journalist Mariana about his award-winning book La noche de la Usina, which uses a thriller-type approach to deal with Argentinean life in the years of the corralito and the economic crisis. Sacheri has written four other novels, including the famous The Secret in Their Eyes, which was made into the Oscar-winning film Secret in Their Eyes, by Juan José Campanella.

Museo de la Ciudad (Sala Christo).

Time: 13:00 - 14:00.

Booktubers y novelistas. Javier Ruescas y Benito Taibo en conversación con Magali Velasco

El escritor, comunicador y docente Benito Taibo (México) es muy conocido por su trabajo de difusión de la literatura así como por su labor como escritor; su libro Cómplices es una invitación a descubrir el placer de la lectura. Javier Ruescas (España) es probablemente uno de los booktubers más conocidos en el mundo hispano, ofreciendo crítica literaria online; es además autor, entre otras, de las novelas PLAY y Pulsaciones. Conversarán con Magali Velasco sobre la interesante combinación entre medios aparentemente tan diferentes como la literatura tradicional y las redes sociales.
Para niños a partir de 12 años

Jardín Guerrero.

Time: 13:00 - 14:00.

Immigration. Ahmed Galai lecture

Ahmed ben Tahar Galai is the vice-president of the Tunisian Human Rights League, an organization that belongs to the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet, which was awarded the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize. This association fights for the recognition of rights, and to make Tunisia after the 2011 Jasmine Revolution a de facto, free and transparent democracy. Ahmed will talk about immigration, an unstoppable phenomenon whose impact and extent affect everyone.
Simultaneous translation from French to Spanish available

Teatro de la Ciudad.

Time: 17:00 - 18:00.

Sven Beckert in conversation with Gaby Wood

Sven Beckert, lecturer in American History at Harvard University, will talk to the journalist Gaby Wood, about his latest book, Empire of Cotton, a study of the formation of modern capitalism through the history of cotton. Beckert has received the Guggenheim Fellowship in the Humanities and was shortlisted for the 2015 Pulitzer History Prize.
Simultaneous translation from English to Spanish available

Cineteatro Rosalío Solano.

Time: 17:00 - 18:00.

The challenge of online journalism in Latin America. Elías López, Hernando Álvarez, Laura Woldenberg and Sanjuana Martínez in conversation with Guillermo Osorno

The importance and extent of the news, reports and opinion columns published online now rival those of the printed press. Many media have changed the way they present their information online, reaching more readers in more countries, but also changing the way they approach journalism, create formats and processes for validating information. Journalists from media that have a major presence in Latin America talk to the journalist and writer Guillermo Osorno about these challenges. With Elías López (The New York Times), Hernando Álvarez (BBC), Laura Woldenberg (Vice Mexico) and  Sanjuana Martínez (Proceso, sinembargo.mx).

Patio Delegación Centro Histórico.

Time: 17:00 - 18:00.

Juan Cárdenas and Guadalupe Nettel in conversation with Eduardo Rabasa

Two exciting Latin American authors talk to the publisher and writer Eduardo Rabasa about their latest work. With Juan Cárdenas (Colombia), author of the novels Los estratos (2014 Otras Voces, Otros Ámbitos award) and Ornamento; and Guadalupe Nettel (Mexico), author of books such as The Body Where I Was Born, Después del invierno (2014 Herralde Novel Prize) and El matrimonio de los peces rojos.

With the support of the Colombian Embassy

Museo de la Ciudad (Sala Christo).

Time: 17:00 - 18:00.

Booktubeando. Valeria Hernández y Alberto Villarreal en conversación con Benito Taibo

El aparentemente analógico mundo de la literatura es también un tema tratado por los youtubers, que en el caso de nuestros invitados demuestran ser no sólo apasionados lectores sino también apasionados críticos literarios. Conversan con Benito Taibo sobre lo que les gusta leer, sus libros favoritos y cómo es hablar sobre libros a través de la red.
Para niños a partir de 14 años

Jardín Guerrero.

Time: 17:00 - 18:00.

Gatopardo event. Carmen Aristegui in conversation with Felipe Restrepo Pombo

Probably the country’s most respected journalist, Carmen Aristegui is admired for her professional rigour, the accuracy of her investigative reports and the bravery of her work. She talks to Felipe Restrepo Pombo, editor of the magazine Gatopardo, about how she sees her profession at such a difficult time for the Mexican press.

Teatro de la Ciudad.

Time: 19:00 - 20:00.

Enzo Cormann in conversation with Raphaël Meltz

The French playwright, actor, poet and writer, Enzo Cormann is an outstanding example of someone who works in a long theatrical tradition of seeking the poetic and the dramatic of the moment represented, by means of montages in which a complicity between actors and the audience defines what occurs. Director of the Department of Dramatic Writing at the prestigious Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Arts et Techniques du Théâtre (Lyon), he has published several plays and a number of novels. In conversation with Raphaël Meltz.
Translation from French to Spanish available
With the support of the French Embassy

Cineteatro Rosalío Solano.

Time: 19:00 - 20:00.

How to improve your mind. Pere Estupinyà lecture

Do you want to improve your cognitive skills? Do you want to understand your emotions better without letting them take over? Who is the cleverest: cancer, scientists or your immune system? Our guest will answer all these questions and many more. Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT, Pere Estupinyà has worked at the National Institutes of Health in the United States and as an editor for the TVE programme Redes. With his latest book, Estupinyà reminds us that a willingness to learn, reflect and absorb new ideas makes us more intelligent as a society and as individuals; critical thought is fundamental for our lives and science is its best expression.
With Mexican Sign Language (LSM) interpreting

Patio Delegacion Centro Historico.

Time: 19:00 - 20:00.

Carmen Boullosa  in conversation with Xavier Ayén

 The journalist and writer Xavier Ayén talks to one  prominent writer  who have tackled the drugs problem from interesting perspectives: the Mexican Carmen Boullosa, whose work, translated into ten languages, includes 17 novels (the most recent is Texas, 2013), poetry and non-fiction, the genre of her latest work, A Narco History, written together with Mike Wallace.

Museo de la Ciudad (Sala Christo).

Time: 19:00 - 20:00.

Cartoonists’ jam with Jis and Trino

The best-loved cartoonists in Guadalajara city (and the whole republic!) come to Querétaro with their spectacular Jam de moneros, an audio-visual experience that will take the audience by storm.

Jardin Guerrero.

Time: 20:00 - 21:00.

Martín Caparrós in conversation with Alberto Arce

After travelling in countries such as India, Bangladesh, Niger, Kenya, Sudan, Madagascar, Argentina, the United States and Spain, the Argentinean writer and journalist Martín Caparrós published his book El hambre, in which he analyses the brutal and cruel phenomenon of hunger, irreversibly linked to economic policies, geopolitical circumstances and market models at a given moment. Caparrós is also a journalist and a novelist, author of several books, one of which, Los Living, won the 2011 Herralde Novel Prize. He will talk to the journalist Alberto Arce.

Patio Delegación Centro Histórico.

Time: 20:00 - 21:00.

The Middle East and ISIS. Luis Moreno Ocampo and Ahmed Galai in conversation with Philippe Sands

The Argentinean lawyer Luis Moreno Ocampo, human rights activist and former public prosecutor for the International Criminal Court, and Ahmed Galai, vice-president of the Tunisian Human Rights League, an organization that belongs to the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet, which was awarded the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize, talk to the lawyer Philippe Sands about the complex situation in the Middle East, with the rise of Islamic State (ISIS) and numerous situations of humanitarian emergency with implications that go beyond the region.
Simultaneous translation from English and French to Spanish available

Cineteatro Rosalío Solan.

Time: 20:30 - 21:30.

The territory of power. Dramatized reading with music by Leonardo Sbaraglia, Marcela Roggeri and Fernando Tarrés

Through the simultaneous use of different artistic languages –theatre, music, film, reading, poetry and video– the actor Leonardo Sbaraglia, the pianist Marcela Roggeri and the composer and guitarist Fernando Tarrés bring down linguistic barriers to reflect on the mechanisms of power than oppress human beings and find tools to disobey this inhuman order that we have provided with legitimacy and sometimes sought to repeat.

Teatro de la Ciudad.

Time: 21:00 - 22:00.

Remembering the greats: Shakespeare, Cervantes and the Inca Garcilaso. JMG Le Clézio, Margo Glantz and Cees Nooteboom in conversation with Gaby Wood

2016 is a year full of anniversaries that are important in terms of literature, with the commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the death of three of the greats of universal literature: Miguel de Cervantes (Spain), William Shakespeare (England) and the Inca Garcilaso (Peru). The journalist Gaby Wood talks to a number of our famous guests about the impact and inspiration of these authors in their own work.

Teatro de la Ciudad.

Time: 11:00 - 12:00.

The Sorrows of Mexico. Diego Enrique Osorno and Sergio González Rodríguez con Felipe Restrepo Pombo

A compilation of essays, due to be published soon, includes the writers and journalists Lydia Cacho, Anabel Hernández, Juan Villoro, Diego Enrique Osorno, Emiliano Ruiz Parra, Sergio González Rodríguez and Marcela Turati, who reflect on, analyse and denounce, in their respective essays, the situation of extreme violence and impunity that has overtaken the country since the beginning of the so-called War on Drugs. This compilation also serves to name those killed or kidnapped for writing journalism in Mexico. With the presence of Diego Enrique Osorno and Sergio González Rodríguez, in conversation with Felipe Restrepo Pombo.

Cineteatro Rosalío Solano.

Time: 11:00 - 12:00.

Women, Mexico and gender violence. Las Hijas de Violencia and Sanjuana Martínez in conversation with Juan Carlos Pérez

The feminist movement in Mexico is constantly struggling against a sexist and unequal society in which being a woman brings many disadvantages, and often risks such as kidnapping or murder. Groups like Las Hijas de Violencia and journalists such as Sanjuana Martínez give voice to the concerns and demands of Mexican women of all ages, who fights for a more equal, safer society, in which people, regardless of their gender or sexual preference, can live freely and exercise their rights. In conversation with the BBC journalist Juan Carlos Pérez.
This event is a prelude to the BBC event 100 Mujeres, which will be held in October 2016 in Mexico City

Patio Delegación Centro Histórico .

Time: 11:00 - 12:00.

Political caricature. Xavier Bonilla “Bonil” and José Hernández in conversation with Diego Rabasa

Do humour, irony and politics go together? To analyse the political caricature, we bring together the caricaturist Bonil (Ecuador), winner of awards such as the World Language Contest, and the caricaturist and illustrator José Hernández (Mexico), one of the founders of the satirical magazine El Chamuco, daily caricaturist for the La Jornada newspaper and author of the graphic novel Che: una vida revolucionaria. In conversation with Diego Rabasa, publisher and writer.

Museo de la Ciudad (Sala Christo).

Time: 11:00 - 12:00.

Taller de monstruos con Juan Gedovius

El narrador e ilustrador mexicano Gedovius ha centrado la mayor parte de su trabajo en la ilustración de literatura infantil y juvenil, lo que le ha valido varios premios y reconocimientos. Ha publicado, entre otros, Encimosaurio y La pájara pinta en Ediciones SM. Su último libro es Un rectángulo dormido.
Para niños de 7-10 años

Jardín Guerrero.

Time: 11:00 - 12:00.

Human rights in Latin America. Luis Moreno Ocampo in conversation with Javier Solórzano

The Argentinean lawyer Luis Moreno Ocampo was the first public prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, where he was responsible for investigating crimes against humanity and prosecuting and accusing, in the court, those who had committed them. Ocampo will be interviewed by the Mexican journalist Javier Solórzano to talk about the human rights situation in Latin America.

Teatro de la Ciudad.

Time: 13:00 - 14:00.

After Ayotzinapa. Sanjuana Martínez, Sergio González Rodríguez, Carmen Boullosa and John Gibler in conversation with Juan Carlos Pérez

The terrible events in Ayotzinapa, during which forty-three students from the Escuela Normal Rural disappeared, are a watershed in the response to the endemic violence that has afflicted the country in recent years. We ask four writers about the impact of this episode and the reflections and actions it has triggered. Moderated by  Juan Carlos Pérez.

Cineteatro Rosalío Solano.

Time: 13:00 - 14:00.

Rodrigo Blanco Calderón in conversation with Guillermo Núñez

Rodrigo Blanco Calderón (Venezuela) is the author of three books of short stories: Una larga fila de hombres, Los invencibles and Las rayas. In 2007 he was chosen as one of the Bogotá39 group, which named the best 39 Latin American writers under 39. Rodrigo has recently published The Night, a work set in turbulent contemporary Venezuela that many describe as one of the best descriptions of the country’s situation. The novel won the prestigious French Rive Gauche award this year, and has been translated into several languages. In conversation with the publisher Guillermo Núñez.

Museo de la Ciudad (Sala Christo).

Time: 13:00 - 14:00.

Gerardo Herrera Corral: Fisica mas alla de la imaginacion

La ciencia es la nave y el astrolabio que nos permiten realizar este viaje al origen y descubrir la sutil sinfonía de azares que culmina en el contacto de una neurona con otra. La historia de todas las cosas y de todos nosotros es la historia más grande jamás contada. Gerardo Herrera Corral es doctor en Física por la Universidad de Dortmund, Alemania, y actualmente profesor titular del Departamento de Física del Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (CINVESTAV). Ha publicado más de 320 artículos en revistas internacionales especializadas en el área de física de partículas y es autor, entre otros, de los libros Entre quarks y gluones. México en el CERN (2011), El Higgs, el universo líquido y el Gran Colisionador de Hadrones (2014) y el recientemente publicado Universo. La historia más grande jamás contada.
A partir de 14 años

Jardín Guerrero.

Time: 13:00 - 14:00.

Mario Bellatin and Margo Glantz in conversation with Gabriela Jauregui

Mario Bellatin is a prolific writer with a considerable international reputation; he has published more than forty books, including Beauty Salon (considered to be a cult novel), Flores, The Large Glass and the more recent El libro uruguayo de los muertos and El hombre dinero. The writer Margo Glantz has worked as an educator and literary critic and is a member of the Mexican Academy of the Language; she is the author, among other works, of The Family Tree, Coronada de moscas, Yo también me acuerdo and the recently published Incisivos. Both authors will talk to the writer and publisher Gabriela Jauregui about their latest work.

Teatro de la Ciudad.

Time: 17:00 - 18:00.

Rosa Beltrán in conversation with Irma Gallo

Two writers with international profiles and extensive careers talk to the cultural journalist Irma Gallo about their latest work. During her career, the writer, translator and academic Rosa Beltrán (Mexico) has received awards such as the 1995 Planeta Prize for her novel La corte de los ilusos and UNAM’s 2011 Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz award. Her latest book is El cuerpo expuesto (2013). The filmmaker and writer Edgardo Cozarinsky (Argentina) is the author of six novels, including the recent Dark, and has directed a number of films in which the borders between fiction and the documentary are blurred.

Cineteatro Rosalío Solano.

Time: 17:00 - 18:00.

Rock histories. Jacobo Celnik in conversation with Mariana H

The journalist and music writer Jacobo Celnik will talk to the well-known cultural journalist Mariana about the history of rock. His latest book, Satisfaction, discusses 50 years of rock history, through the voices of some of its outstanding figures. Divided into five chapters, this anthology includes 30 profiles of and interviews with managers, producers, singers, songwriters and musicians that Celnik compiled over the course of a decade.

With the support of the Colombian Embassy

Museo de la Ciudad (Sala Christo).

Time: 17:00 - 18:00.

Gabriela Ybarra and Maruan Soto Antaki in conversation with Yael Weiss

Two authors reflect on situations of conflict in very different socio-political contexts, but sharing a personal and subjective point of view. With Maruan Soto Antaki (Mexico), author de Pensar Medio Oriente, a book that reflects on the reality in the Middle East, to which he is connected by family links; and Gabriela Ybarra (Spain), author of the autobiographical novel El comensal, which is a fictionalized version of the killing of her grandfather by the terrorist group ETA, and the later death of her mother through illness. In conversation with the publisher and writer Yael Weiss.
With the support of Acción Cultural Española

Patio Delegación Centro Histórico.

Time: 17:00 - 18:00.

Screening of the film Regreso a Ítaca

Directed by Laurent Cantet and based on the book La novela de mi vida, by the Cuban writer Leonardo Padura, Regreso a Ítaca tells the story of a reunion of a group of old friends one afternoon in Havana to celebrate the return of Amadeo after seventeen years in self-exile. What follows is a long night of reflection, memories and disillusionment. Jorge Perugorría is a one of the cast.
Language: Spanish
Duration: 95 minutes

Cineteatro Rosalío Solano.

Time: 19:00 - 20:45.

Webcomics and other stories. Jours de Papier in conversation with Carmen Rioja

The Mexicans Tania Camacho and Esteban Martínez are the authors of the successful and novel webcomic Jours de Papier, la vida sensual de Tania y Esteban. They talk to the writer and cultural manager Carmen Rioja.

Museo de la Ciudad (Sala Christo).

Time: 19:00 - 20:00.

Gala of little homages

Prose and poetry readings as little homages to the literary heroes of some of the festival guests. With Martha Favila (Mexico), Gabriela Jauregui (Mexico), Carolina Sanín (Colombia), Juan Cárdenas (Colombia), Martín Kohan (Argentina), Rodrigo Blanco Calderón (Venezuela) and Gabriela Ybarra (Spain). Event moderated by Ricardo García Mainou.
With the support of Acción Cultural Española and of the Colombian Embassy

Jardín Guerrero.

Time: 19:00 - 20:00.

Musical and poetic performance with Marwan

Marwan is a Spanish poet and musician, born of a Palestinian father, whose second poetry book, Todos mis futuros son contigo, has sold more than 50,000 copies. It could be said that Marwan’s artistic production, both poetry and music, tells stories from everyday life, but in an extraordinary way, presenting what has happened from a poetic, suggestive, critical and entertaining way. On this occasion he offers us a poetic and musical performance with some of the best works from his repertory.

Cineteatro Rosalío Solano.

Time: 20:30 - 21:30.