The Minister of Culture, Tourism and Sport of the Community of Madrid, Mariano de Paco (4l), the director of the Madrid Book Fair, Eva Orúe (c), Queen Letizia (4r), the Minister of Culture, Ernest Urtasun (3r), and the delegate of Culture, Tourism and Sport of the Madrid City Council, Marta Rivera de la Cruz (2r), during the inauguration of the 83rd edition of the Madrid Book Fair, in the Retiro Park, in the Retiro Park, on May 20, 2020, Tourism and Sport of the Madrid City Council, Marta Rivera de la Cruz (2r), during the inauguration of the 83rd edition of the Madrid Book Fair, at the Retiro Park, on May 31, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. The Book Fair is held annually to promote books, reading and the activities of companies, entities and institutions that publish, distribute or sell books to the public. The 83rd edition of the Madrid Book Fair is held under the slogan 'Sport illuminates the Fair', which evokes the idea of physical activity exercised as a game or competition, and whose practice is an inspiration for literary creation. 31 MAY 2024 Alberto Ortega / Europa Press 05/31/2024 (Europa Press via AP)