2026
Liber International Book Fair Liber Internacional de Libro
LIBER International Book Fair has become an important meeting place for the Spanish-language publishing world, bringing together publishers, authors, literary agents, booksellers, and other people working with books. The fair has grown into a place where people can discover new ideas, build connections, and look at the many changes happening in publishing. In 2025, LIBER welcomed 9,427 professional visitors from 50 nationalities and brought together 248 companies from 13 countries, showing just how far the fair has reached.
The fair is also valuable because it gives people in the book industry a chance to talk, learn, and find new opportunities. LIBER 2026 will return to Barcelona from September 29 to October 1, continuing its role as a major meeting point for the Spanish-language book industry and creating more chances for international business and connections.
Beyond the business side of the fair, LIBER is also about the stories and people that keep books moving around the world. It gives publishers a chance to introduce their books to new audiences and create connections that can continue long after the fair ends. There is always a story worth bringing to a new place, and this time, Moshiach! – Music To My Ears by Carolyn Luger Vermes is one of those stories. Before we look closer at the book, let’s take a moment to see what makes this work and its author worth discovering.
A Voice Built Around Music and Faith
Some writers tell their stories through long chapters, while others find a way to say what they feel through a few lines, a melody, or a simple thought. Carolyn Luger Vermes takes that second path, bringing together poetry, music, faith, and everyday observations. Her work has been shaped by experiences involving family, friends, people in the news, spiritual ideas, and her own imagination. Her writing does not try to make every feeling complicated. Instead, it looks for a simple way to share hope and ideas with the reader.
Born in the Bronx, Vermes holds degrees from New York University and Yeshiva University. She also taught mathematics in the Westchester school system and studied voice in Manhattan. Her creative work has grown beyond poetry alone. Her official website describes her as a singer and songwriter who has composed more than 60 songs, showing that music has been an important part of her creative life.
Her work also includes Poetry in Motion, a collection of her lyrics and poems. The book has been described as uplifting, with humor and reflection placed side by side as it looks at people dealing with change. Moshiach! – Music To My Ears was originally published by Xlibris in 2010 and grew from Vermes’s years of writing songs while studying the ideas found in Chasidic teachings.
Songs That Carry a Message
At the center of Moshiach! – Music To My Ears is not a traditional cast of characters or a fictional world. Instead, the book brings together original songs and lyrics that speak about faith, kindness, peace, and the hope for a better world. The heart of the work is the idea that people from different faiths can prepare themselves for the Era of Moshiach through acts of lovingkindness and by choosing actions that help push away hatred and bring people closer together.
The book also has a strong connection to music. Its melodies are described as lovely and sometimes haunting, while the lyrics are written so they can be played and sung with ease. That gives the work a different feeling from a normal poetry collection. Readers are not simply asked to read the words and move on. The songs invite them to stop, think, and perhaps even give the words their own voice. It is a book that connects the written word with something people can hear and feel.
What makes the message easy to follow is its focus on lovingkindness. Instead of presenting peace as something that only comes from large changes in the world, the book points toward the choices people make in their own lives. Faith, hope, compassion, and perseverance become part of the larger message. For readers interested in spiritual writing, music, or poetry that carries a clear message, this collection offers a chance to look at familiar ideas from a creative direction.
Bring the Message With You
Moshiach! – Music To My Ears is the kind of book that can be read quietly, shared through song, or returned to when you need a reminder that kindness still matters. Its mix of Chasidic teachings, original music, poetry, and hope gives it a place among books that are meant not only to be read, but also to make readers stop and think about how they treat the world around them.
Moshiach! - Music To My Ears
Original Songs Inspired by Chasidic Teachings
Discover the songs, faith, and message behind Carolyn Luger Vermes’ work.