After 15 years promoting culture in Malasaña, the Tipos Infames bookstore is saying goodbye. “Like many local businesses, gentrification is forcing us to close, “ they announced in a video on their social media accounts.
Their premises, located at number 3 Calle San Joaquín, will remain open until mid-February, where they will continue to share their readings. What began as an idea between three friends has become a meeting place for writers, an exhibition hall, and also a venue for wine and beer tastings.
“We hope that the dream we embarked on has also been part of your lives. We are thrilled and filled with happiness, and we want to thank you for all these years, “ they said in a farewell video posted on their social media accounts.
A leading cultural bookstore
Celebrations and storytelling at the bookstore. | Editorial credit: Tipos Infames
At Tipos Infames, they sought to go beyond the traditional bookstore model and focused on independent publishers and authors. They organized all kinds of workshops and activities, including children’s storytelling, reaching out to all the neighborhood residents.
In 2021, the Spanish Confederation of Booksellers’ Guilds and Associations (CEGAL) awarded them the Cultural Bookstore Prize in recognition of their work to promote and encourage reading.
Sara Mesa, Remedios Zafra, and Maggie O’Farrell
Maggie O’Farrell visits the bookstore. | Editorial credit: Tipos Infames
Great national authors such as Sara Mesa, Remedios Zafra, Sergio del Molino, and Laura Ferrero have passed through its doors, presenting their books and meeting their readers.
International figures such as Argentina’s Mariana Enríquez and award-winning Maggie O’Farrell havealso chosen this bookstore during their visits to Spain, leaving their signatures in copies of Tipos Infames.
Despite its closure, there are still some literary events to enjoy this week. Today, Thursday, January 22, Marta Jiménez Serrano will be signing her new novel, Oxígeno, starting at 7:00 p.m. And on January 23, at the same time, Iñaki Domínguez will present El Panamá.
Farewell to books, wine, and art
The cultural community created in Malasaña. O’Farrell
“Books and wine” are the words that have always accompanied Tipos Infames and that perfectly reflected its spirit. It was not just a bookstore, but a community interested in reading, culture, and art.
Now they are saying goodbye to all their customers and friends: “We are leaving sad, obviously, but very satisfied with the work we have done over the last 15 years,” they write on their social media.