"Guadalajara's Feria Internacional del Libro (FIL), the Spanish-language world's most prominent book fair, celebrated its 18th anniversary in Mexico from November 27 to December 5. Every year, the fair gains more popularity as the place for the Spanish-language world's cultural elite to be and be seen. Mexican president Vicente Fox made an appearance on December 3 and all the crème de la crème of Spanish-language letters were available for close-ups. Gabriel García Márquez, still riding high from the remarkable international sales of his latest novella, Memoria de mis putas tristes (Memories of My Melancholy Whores), was spotted hitting the dance floor of the popular casino Veracruz with fellow Mexican Boom writer Carlos Fuentes."