Sign in Revista de Libros first appeared at the end of 1996, thanks to an initiative of the Fundación Caja Madrid. We had very clear ideas. We did not plan to produce an academic journal or a periodical of general interest, or compete with book sections in daily newspapers. What we had in mind did not fit in with any of the publishing categories prevailing at the time. The idea was to convey first-rate cultural opinion, filtered through bibliographic commentary, to a highly educated public interested in areas beyond their own fields of expertise. That public is, above all, a reading public. It has a passion for reading. In the end we came upon the simple solution: to try and do what the New York Review of Books in the United States or the Times Literary Supplement in the United Kingdom had done. But, of course, it had to be done our way. Spanish culture has its own special characteristics as a result of the influence of several traditions. Changing them would appear artificial. And the language of the magazine is Spanish, as attested by anyone who has taken a look at any of its issues or perused the articles that have been published regularly since the beginning and which we have reproduced in a complete collection for our subscribers. In this decade-long span, we have successfully evolved into an unmissable periodical. A species within a genre. What do we have in common with other great international publications? A thoroughness bolstered by the quality of our authors; a clarity monitored through editorial control unheard of in Spanish circles; and independence. We are independent because we set out to be just that and because we enjoy the backing of the Fundación Caja Madrid. It could be said that the great intellectuals within the Spanish language – as well as outside the Spanish language – can be found in our pages. It would be embarrassing to make a statement fuelled by narcissistic euphoria or promotional guile. But modesty, while important to us, does not matter as much as the truth. Indeed, the top literary talents face the most burning issues in Revista de Libros. In some cases, the contributors are well-known names; in others, they are prominent professionals in their field, with both the inclination and the courtesy to explain themselves in terms comprehensible to the layman. Anyone who reads us will discover that he or she has entered into a space that, intellectually speaking, is a breath of fresh air. A space with different rules, and standards not easily precedented.
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Revista de Libros acude a LIBER’10 en formato eBook y con nuevas ofertas para bibliotecas
Revista de Libros participa una edición más como expositor en la cita anual de los profesionales del sector editorial. Acorde con los tiempos, la revista lleva varios años trabajando en nuevos formatos electrónicos que presentará durante la feria.
Revista de Libros participa una edición más como expositor en la cita anual de los profesionales del sector editorial. Acorde con los tiempos, la revista lleva varios años trabajando en nuevos formatos electrónicos que presentará durante la feria.
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