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Today, Medellín is being celebrated as UNESCO’s World Book Capital for 2027.

Over the past few decades, Colombia’s second city has turned libraries, literature, and culture into tools for social change, reshaping neighborhoods that were once defined by fear into places of learning and connection. Bookstores have increased by 542% over the past seven decades, but the number only tells part of the story. Reading helped Medellín rebuild itself, bring communities together, and imagine a different future.

Its World Book Capital year will begin with a program centered on social cohesion and the power of literature to heal and connect a city. In many ways, Medellín has been living that idea for years. Today, it is being recognized for it on the world stage.

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