Fira Lateral 2026
By Charlotte Stace
Barcelona’s fair for radical books and ideas, Literal, is a full-scale gathering for literary minds and critical thought. This year’s edition marks its 12th year and takes place at Fabra i Coats, with Literal PRO running on the two preceding days as its professional strand.Aside from being a book fair, it’s also a space for community, debate and collective reflection around how the world might be changed.
Alongside the radical book market, this year’s format includes a literary festival of conversations and debates, a reading space coordinated with Barcelona libraries, an artistic stage for poetry, music and storytelling, cooperative food and drink, and even a play space for children.
That broader mission is really the point - it frames itself around critical culture, social emancipation, cooperativism and the idea of bringing new audiences into radical reading and political thought.