‘Fab Five’: Desperate Literature’s Terry Craven on his five favourite books
Long before the pandemic, I had to run a dreary paperwork errand in downtown Madrid. It was a rainy day, and after spending an hour
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El Corazón Partío: an interview with author Soledad Maura
Late in Soledad Maura’s debut novel Madrid Again, the narrator, Lola, riffs on the minor yet consistent irritations of being bi-cultural and bi-lingual. ‘The other
Sitges ‘Vila del llibre festival’ launches to promote more cultural tourism
The weekend before Sant Jordi (23 April), Sitges is set to become the Catalan capital of books – even though there are currently no bookshops
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Launching our new Books on Spain section with: ‘In Search of a Rural Paradise’
To launch our new Books section on Spain in English, we’re publishing an extract from a new book by Sabina Ostrowska, who lives in the middle
More English enters the Spanish Dictionary
The latest official update to the Real Academia Española‘s Diccionario de la Lengua Española (Dictionary of the Spanish Language), now in its 23rd edition, includes 62
7m roses expected to be sold on Sant Jordi’s Day
One of Catalonia’s most important dates of the year, 23 April, is the day it celebrates its patron, Sant Jordi (Saint George), and it does
‘FLIC’ arrives – Barcelona’s youth arts festival
The ninth edition of FLIC Festival, Barcelona’s literature and arts festival for young people and families, starts on 2 March. The festival aims to promote
Barcelona gets ready for Buenos Aires book fair
‘Barcelona, literary city‘ is the slogan under which the Catalan capital will take part in the Buenos Aires International Book Fair, which takes place from
Barcelona celebrates crime literature
Barcelona’s annual tribute to crime and detective literature, BCNegra, starts its 2019 edition on 24 January. Since it was created in 2006, BCNegra has welcomed
Madrid’s Children’s Book Fair gets ready for 42nd edition
On 12 December, the doors open on the 42nd Children’s and Young Adults’ Book Fair of Madrid (Salón de Libro Infantil y Juvenil de Madrid) the