The Ministry of Culture is opening bookstore kiosks nationwide and the pilot plan was launched during the Regional Azua Book Fair and also at Calle El Conde (between Hostos and Meriño) during the Christmas holidays. The book kiosk is now permanently open at the Ministry of Culture headquarters on the Malecón for sales to the general public.
Culture Minister Pedro Vergés said the new book distribution outlets seek to bring books closer to readers. The outlets showcase the books by Dominican authors published by the Editora Nacional of the Ministry of Culture.
“There is little to gain in publishing impeccable editions and important publications if the books are just warehoused. As part of our new strategy, the kiosk network, in addition to the placement in already operating bookstores, will guarantee that the books that are part of the national editorial fund can reach all Dominicans,” he explained. Among the established bookstores where the books are available in Santo Domingo are Centro Cuesta del Libro on Av. 27 de Febrero and Mamey on Calle Mercedes in the Colonial City.
Working with the book distribution effort is Ruth Herrera, director of the Book Fair; Jose Enrique Garcia, editor of the Editora Nacional, and communications director Patricia Mora.
Among the titles of the books that are part of the Biblioteca Dominicana Básica, or Colección Homenaje, are: “Materia del amor,” poetry by Manuel Rueda; “La sangre’’, by Tulio Manuel Cestero; and “Yerbas bajo las piedras’’, poetry by Héctor Incháustegui Cabral. Also: “Textos escogidos”, short stories by Virgilio Díaz Grullón; and “Palabras sin tiempo,” poetry by Domingo Moreno Jimenes, among others. Prices for the books range from RD$75 to RD$200.
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Ministry of Culture
Hoy
10 January 2018
