Shared reading: in-person and virtual book clubs are booming
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- Book clubs are expanding across Buenos Aires in physical and virtual spaces, including libraries, bookstores and cultural centers.
- The city and provincial governments are creating networks to support the trend, while publishers see clubs as sales and audience-research opportunities.
Book clubs are multiplying across Buenos Aires, bringing readers together in libraries, bookstores, cultural centers and virtual spaces.
The city and provincial governments are promoting new networks to accompany that growth and connect the groups emerging across the region.
Publishers are also taking notice. They see the clubs not only as another way to sell books, but as a channel for learning more about the people who read them.
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Originally published by Clarín in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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