Book Fairs & Cultural Diplomacy: Mexico’s 3rd San Miguel de Allende International Book Fair opened at UNESCO, with South Korea as guest country, spotlighting translated Korean literature plus music and film events through June 7. Literary Grants: Venezuela’s National Book Center (CENAL) opened 2026 Literary Creation Encouragement Grants for Venezuelan or resident writers, with applications running June 1–Aug 31 across categories like narrative, dramaturgy, biographies, testimonials, chronicles, and film research. Human Rights Education (Argentina): Argentina launched a free digital sticker album, “Madres y Abuelas. El pueblo las abraza,” co-created with graphic artist Ariel Cuadra, to teach youth about the Mothers and Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo and the 1976–83 dictatorship’s enforced disappearances. Mexico Scholarship Spotlight: Dr. Paula López Caballero is developing a book on 20th-century anthropologists’ everyday fieldwork in Oaxaca and Chiapas, drawing on archives and documents tied to Susan Drucker-Brown. Publishing & Translation: A translator shortlist nod for the 2026 International Booker Prize highlights the growing visibility of Latin American fiction in English via translation work. New Book Releases (Mexico/Caribbean-adjacent): A new Netflix stop-motion Mexican horror musical “I Am Frankelda” adds to the region’s expanding screen storytelling ecosystem.