In anticipation of Sant Jordi's Day, which will be celebrated tomorrow, Tuesday, April 23, the Department of Culture of the Ondara City Council celebrated, yesterday, Sunday, Book Day from a perspective that is as festive as it is innovative, focused on promoting reading encouragement for the most small and small.
The day took place in the Prado building and started at 11:00 a.m. with the storyteller of Les Rodamons Miguelita and the magician and the concert by the Nànets Band starting at noon. At the same time, from 11:00 a.m. to 14:00 p.m., the interior of the Prado hosted the stand of the Local Board of the Spanish Association Against Cancer, which offered cakes and pastries.
In addition, as in the last call, the local publisher and bookstore Dilatando Mentes exhibited its large catalog of books of all genres. On the other hand, there were also stands to facilitate the signatures of local authors who participated in a day with a lot of participation from family audiences.
In summary, a Book Fair focused especially on promoting the world of books and literature as recreational and educational elements in the learning process of girls and boys, who thoroughly enjoyed the activities scheduled at this year's meeting. .
Jovi Lozano and Marta Fornali
The Book Fair also hosted the presentation of the new work by the Ondara writer, Jovi Lozano-Seser. 'Assegut a la dreta del pare', the ninth work published by the author and winner of the 2023 Isabel de Villena Prize at the Ciutat de València Awards, was presented through a recital by the local artist Marta Fornali.
Songs and stories intertwined in an innovative format that sought to demystify and streamline the traditional format of literary presentation. «I am very excited that the talent of an emerging artist like Marta Fornali gives voice to my stories since it is a book full of stimuli and atmospheres that can only be transmitted through music since I do not want to reveal many more details about the stories that make up the volume," said the author in the introduction of the event and at the same time presentation of the singer from Onda, a young artist who began her professional career a few years ago and who has already added many projects and experiences in her first years. of musical career.
Topics like Something in the way from Nirvana or You're still the one by Shania Twain, who appear in the book and have a special role in the stories, were sung from the sensitivity and style of Marta Fornali to open a recital full of suggestions and guidance to decipher the stories contained in the new book by the author from Huelva published by the Bromera publishing house precisely this same weekend. At least, the author signed the first copies at the Dilatando Mentes Bookstore stand and announced that the next presentation date for Sitting on the Right of the Father will be in Dénia, in the Municipal Library, tomorrow, Tuesday, April 23 at 20:00 p.m., coinciding with the day and celebration of Sant Jordi.
