Mysteries, crimes and love in Victorian times
The Victorian era has been and will be the time and source of a thousand and one stories in literature. These 5 titles bring together love, mystery and crime.
The Victorian era has been and will be the time and source of a thousand and one stories in literature. These 5 titles bring together love, mystery and crime.
The Jungle Book. The Ruyard Kipling classic always comes back. Now in a new, darker version for the cinema. We review some more.
Today I review three black classics of literature: Perfect Robbery, The Postman Always Calls Twice, and The Asphalt Jungle.
Let's travel back in time through the biography and best books of Diana Gabaldon, creator of one of the most exciting historical fiction sagas.
Marie, by Mariola Díaz-Cano Arévalo, has been a finalist for best romantic / erotic novel in the IX Edition of the Atlantis Awards - La Isla de las Letras.
Gustave Flaubert was born on December 12, 1821, so it is 197 years since the author of two fundamental novels of the XNUMXth century, Madame Bovary and Salambó.
Last week, El Ángulo de la Bruma, the novel winner of the 2017 Torrente Ballester Prize in Spanish, was presented in Coruña ...
Marco Tulio Cicero lived in Rome, Robert Graves made us live in Rome. The two shared it as inspiration and passed away the same day.
Today I speak with the Asturian writer Malenka Ramos, with whom I have met in these universes thanks to a common Nordic pleasure: ...
A review of new literary adaptations to television, anniversaries of sagas of editorial phenomena and upcoming news.
We immerse ourselves in the biography and best books of Almudena Grande to delve into the stories of one of the great narrative voices of our country.
The English poet and artist William Blake, one of the greatest figures in literature and art, is turning 261 years old. These are 7 poems to remember.
Arturo Pérez-Reverte turns 67 in November. One of my favorite writers, in this article I make my retrospective on his work and figure.
Nubico, unlimited books in the catalog for a fee of 8,99 euros per month. Movistar applies the same model as that of series and movies.
Do we read poetry? Yes. We respond with these 7 collections of poems by contemporary authors such as Offreds, Búho, Brandon, Sastre, Benito, Arévalo and Cruz.
I choose these 6 readings that stand out for how they helped me understand the value or visions of death in some of its forms.
Estela Chocarro, writer, author of the crime novel series starring journalist Víctor Yoldi and art expert Rebeca Turumbay.
The Heir is Jo Nesbø's latest novel. Independent to his Harry Hole series, it is another great dark and very intense book by the Norwegian writer.
November 11th. San Martin. And you already know: this day comes to every pig. Also in literature. I take a look at these 6 books where pigs are the protagonists or object of narration by various authors.
The two were born on November 10. Frederick Schiller and Arthur Rimbaud became poets of universal fame. Today I remember them with some poems.
It is fall. The moment invites reflection. And these are 40 from different authors on the art, hobby or need to write.
Here are 6 very varied children's and youth readings for these cold autumn days. Comics like the Wild Boar, but also names like Judith Kerr.
November begins with literary novelties signed by names like Gómez-Jurado, Jacobs, Coben, Safier and Stoker. Various genres and good prospects.
We dive into the biography and best books of Charles Dickens to explore the mysteries, poverty and hopes of Victorian London.
We immerse ourselves in the biography and best books of Eduardo Mendoza, one of the great Spanish writers of our time.
Today marks the 19th anniversary of the death of one of the greatest Spanish poets, Rafael Alberti. On the 28th of ...
On Library Day I speak with Ramona Serrano Posadas, the director of the Mario Vargas Llosa Municipal Library, in La Solana (Ciudad Real).
On October 21, 1772, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, one of the founders of Romanticism in England, was born. Today I rescue 3 of his poems to remember him.
A Dark Violet Sea, by Ayanta Barilli, a finalist for the 2018 Planet Prize, is the story of a family dynasty of women told by women.
Today I chat with the writer and private detective Rafael Guerrero about his career, influences, favorite authors and books, etc. I appreciate your time.
Yo, Julia, by Santiago Posteguillo, is a historical novel set in the Roman Empire and starring a powerful woman.
Today marks a new anniversary of the birth of Oscar Wilde, one of the most famous writers in literature. There are 3 fragments of his works.
Planeta Prize 2018: The Historical Novel and the Civil War give way this year to novels with female protagonists.
Garcilaso de la Vega, the great Spanish Renaissance poet, died on a day like today in 1536 in Nice. In his memory he rescued 5 of his sonnets.
On the anniversary of the birth of Carlos Arniches I remember his figure highlighting some of his famous sainetes and works with some fragments.
The Planet Award Winner will come from a list of ten finalists chosen by a jury made up of great names in literature.
One more year the Old and Old Book Fair of Madrid is being held. It is now the 30th edition and it is on Paseo de Recoletos.
Vikings. Few towns so famous, so inspiring of myths and legends. Classics in the History of Humanity that do not go out of style in any way.
TECUENTO is a free application for children and adults to edit stories in Spanish sign language in a simple and fun way.
In October we receive new crime novel titles that I review below. Names like Mosley, Perry, Katzenbach, Mikel Santiago or Pérez Gellida.
The anniversary of the end of the First World War or the Great War is approaching. This is my humble selection of readings on that tragic event.
My first contact with the Epic of Gilgamesh was in my early twenties. I read it on the recommendation of a friend, specifically the edition of The Story of the King of Kings. "Open it. Lift its lid. Take the lapis lazuli tablet out of it. Read how Gilgamesh suffered all and overcame all."
Immersing yourself in Dan Brown's biography and best books means doing so in a secret world of symbols, conspiracies and multi-selling novels.
Today I am talking to Javier Alonso García-Pozuelo, author of La cajita de snuff, a detective novel starring Inspector Jose María Benítez.
Immersing yourself in Edgar Allan Poe's biography and best books means doing it in such a dark and iconic universe full of great stories.
Immerse yourself in biography and better books means doing it in the universe of an author as visionary as he is essential in Spanish literature.
Walter Scott left this world and became immortal on September 21, 1832. Today I review the best film adaptations of his best-known works.
A selection of 10 literary review blogs where you will find good recommendations to read. Here you will find the story that you are passionate about.
Many people know Stephen King as the master of horror, or any other flashy nickname related to these kinds of stories. But not everything Many people know Stephen King as "the master of terror", but few know the metaliterary character and intertextuality of his novels.
"He must have been a baker," a writer told me many years ago. To this day, I still identify with those words. All of us, why do we write? A question that all writers have asked themselves. The only certainty is that the path of the writer is uncertain.
Department Q by Jussi Adler-Olsen. Series and film versions. The 4th installment in the cinema of this Nordic black series is released. File 64.
James Fenimore Cooper died on September 14, 1851, but had been born on September 15, 62 years earlier. Today I review his life and work in his memory.
Today I am going to discuss a topic that, although it is important in all the arts, in literature much more because of its own characteristics: I am referring to the opposition.Today we are going to discuss a topic that, although it is important in all the arts, in literature much more : the opposition and relationship between the background and the form.
Stephen King's biography and best books immerse us in a unique atmosphere woven by the King of Terror over the past fifty years.
Of all the jobs, that of a writer is probably one of the most myths associated with it. The vast majority of them are not new, but are probably the work of writer is one of the most myths. Let's look at some associated with the art of writing novels.
This selection of Barack Obama readings for late summer includes some of the best African titles and other thought-provoking ones.
It is a new anniversary of the birth of DH Lawrence, the English author of Lady Chatterley's Lover. I review this work highlighting 15 sentences.
Sirenas and La novia gitana are the two crime novels with the greatest projection on the scene and two successful debut operas by Joseph Knox and Carmen Mola.
Terje Vigen is an epic poem that Henrik Ibsen published in 1882. Unknown to the general public, it is a classic in the Nordic countries.
Isabel Allende is not only the most widely read living writer in Spanish, but a storyteller as versatile as she is unique.
We review the universe of the Colombian Nobel Prize in Literature through the biography and books of Gabriel García Márquez
September is coming and we have literary news to welcome the fall. These are 6 titles for all types of readers and of various themes.
These best European books delve into the history and sociological changes of the old continent through gripping stories.
Today I celebrate the anniversary of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, father of German Romanticism, highlighting 4 of his poems and 20 of his phrases.
These best movies based on books make perfect choices for a summer of movies ... or great readings by the pool.
It is a new anniversary of the death of Lope de Vega, the Fénix de los Ingenios. I choose 5 sonnets for your memory.
Mika Waltari died in Helsinki on August 26, 1979. Known for his historical novels, his most famous title is Sinuhé, the Egyptian.
These best books set in the Caribbean range from Bob Marley's Jamaica to Gabriel García Márquez's most romantic story.
These places in Spain that appear in literature take us to La Mancha del Quijote or the mysterious Baztán Valley.
These best futuristic books bring us to a dystopian panorama seen from the perspective of different authors such as Huxley or Wells.
13 new verses of Homer's Odyssey have been discovered at Olympia. I review the work of this classic of Greek literature.
From Japan to Colombia, this round the world tour in 10 writers uncovers some of the most influential authors in history.
These books with the best endings in history confirm the power of certain stories to catch us to their last lines.
Today I analyze one of the most entertaining black series that I have read, that of Myron Bolitar and his charismatic friend Win Lockwood, by Harlan Coben.
These writers who were recognized after their death confirm the paradoxical situation of authors who never experienced the success of their works.
These best Mexican books encompass a literature marked by the sentiment of the Mexican Revolution or currents such as magical realism.
Neo-naturalism in The Advantages of Life in the Countryside, by Pilar Fraile, the latest bet of the Caballo de Troya publishing house.
Harry Potter or Daenerys Targaryen are some of the characters included in these best sagas of books in history in which to immerse yourself.
Herbert George Wells passed away on August 13, 1946. I remember this famous English writer of science fiction novels, a forerunner of the genre.
These best storytellers in history turned short literature into a reference for new readers and writers.
The Jo Nesbø faithful are still in luck this year. In October, The Heir will go on sale and in July 2019 Harry Hole returns with his twelfth novel.
Immigration, the reality of the Middle East or American paranoia are some of the topics addressed by these best books of the XNUMXst century.
María José Moreno (Córdoba, 1958), writer, psychiatrist and author of the Trilogy of Evil, which will soon be shot in the form of a television series.
The Handmaid's Tale or Open Wounds are just some of these series based on books that you cannot miss this summer.
Today marks the 77th anniversary of the death of Rabindranath Tagore, the most famous of the Indian poets. I review his figure with some of his verses.
Ernest Hemingway or Emily Dickinson are just some of the next best American writers whose works are already a part of history.
It is a new anniversary of the birth of Percy Bysshe Shelley, one of the references of English romantic literature. Here are his best poems.
Despite their status as great works of literature, these difficult-to-read books do not always satisfy all readers.
The American writer Herman Melville has his birthday today. Author of the immortal Moby Dick, in his memory there are 20 phrases from his famous works.
Today we celebrate the 200th birthday of Emily Brontë, the English novelist and poet, author of Wuthering Heights. To remember her are these love poems.
These best books to read this vacation become refreshing proposals that navigate between the crime novel or travel literature.
Today four great authors share their birthdays. They are George Bernard Shaw, Aldous Huxley Antonio Machado and Ana María Matute.
Francisco Tejedo Torrent, 73, wins the third edition of the Carmen Martín Gaite Prize with a feminist historical novel.
Robert Burns is possibly Scotland's most famous poet, the epitome of Scottish romance. It has been 222 years since he left us.
The 119th anniversary of the birth of a great of world literature, the writer Ernest Hemingway. These are some fragments of his works.
It is a new anniversary of the birth of AJ Cronin, Scottish doctor and writer, author of The Citadel or The Adventures of a Black Briefcase.
Bruguera is back, the legendary comic book label thanks to Penguin Ramdon House. There will be compilations of The Best of Sir Tim O'Theo and other characters.
These are 6 historical novels by 6 authors such as Jorge Molist, Sebastián Roa or Carlos Aurensanz, David A. Durham, Javier Pellicer and Emilio Lara.
The book of the sea, by the Norwegian writer Morten Strøksnes, is the latest editorial launch of reflection on nature that comes to us from the North.
I review the many faces that Poirot has had, a pristine and shrewd character of Agatha Christie, whose last face is that of John Malkovich.
Interview with Santiago Díaz Cortés, author of Talión: The protagonist decides to spend her last two months of life applying the Talión law.
Eduardo Mendoza and Arturo Pérez-Reverte publish new novels for this fall. I go ahead to take a look at them and wait patiently for the heat to pass.
Today I bring another freelance author who is worth tracking down. Jorge Moreno, from Madrid, answers 10 questions, especially a little.
The teacher who made life miserable for Joanne Rowling, Mrs. Morgan, is one of the most evil characters in Harry Potter: Professor Severus Snape.
Herman Hesse was a writer, poet, novelist and painter, and he became one of the most relevant and widely read authors of the XNUMXth century. Review of his work.
Today the film version of See You Up There, the novel by Pierre Lemaitre, winner of Goncourt 2013, is released. This was my review.
These best illustrated books for adults readapt already known stories and give us new ones whose visual contribution reinvent the narrative concept.
July arrives, the seventh month of the year. Review 7 editorial news. Romantic, self-help, comic, or historical. Novels for all tastes.
George Orwell would have turned 115 today. I remember his figure with phrases and fragments from his works 1984 and Rebellion on the farm.
On June 22, 1865, the Duke of Rivas passed away. His most representative work is Don Álvaro or the force of fate, of which I choose a few fragments.
Author of Sonarás bajo las Aguas, a novel of intrigue starring the inspector Petunia Prado del Bosque, set on the shores of the Cantabrian Sea.
To receive the summer, horror titles by Stoker, Poe or Stevenson, some horror in Roman Hispania and a mixture of science fiction with atavistic fears.
Last summer, the tweet, in the form of a suspense story created by Manuel Bartual, went viral and marked the beginning of a literary phenomenon.
These best books of American literature analyze the racism, slavery or paranoia so recurrent in the history of the heart of the West.
The soccer World Cup is being held in Russia. Today I dedicate this article to 7 of his most representative literary works.
These writers who did not win the Nobel Prize for Literature confirm that, sometimes, the Swedish Academy can also be wrong.
William Butler Yeats is one of Ireland's greatest poets and today is his birthday. There are 6 of his poems to celebrate it.
Alexander Pushkin is the best known and most admired Russian poet, but he was also a novelist and playwright. I choose 7 poems to celebrate his birth.
The ability to combine magic and everyday life make these best magical realism books the best representatives of this genre that emerged in Latin America.
Today I speak with Lorena Franco, considered the new queen of the so-called domestic noir. He answers 11 questions about his books and his career.
For any fan of World War II, June 6 is marked on the calendar. These 6 books are to keep remembering that D-Day.
June 5, 1898. The most widely read Spanish poet of all time, Federico García Lorca, is born. And one more year he celebrated his birthday with 5 of his sonnets.
These best books by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie cover topics of great importance such as feminism, immigration or African identity.
Today I am speaking with the Extremaduran writer Luis Roso, who has answered some questions. Talk about their books, their authors, and their writing quirks.
Taking advantage of the imminent arrival of summer, these best books set by the sea are a refreshing journey through some of the great works of literature.
I analyze this crime novel series by Irish writer Ken Bruen about his detective and antihero Jack Taylor. 3 essential titles of the genre.
Francisco Narla is one of our best historical novel narrators and he has a new novel, Laín el bastardo. Answer these 10 questions.
Among the best books of Salman Rushdie we find not only some of the best stories of India, but the perfect analysis of a country as turbulent as it is fascinating.
Dashiell Hammett turns 124 years old. Considered the father of the crime novel, I remember some of his most famous works and phrases.
In these 10 questions Gabriel Romero de Ávila tells us about his books and authors, his influences, his readings, his projects and experiences.
Today is the 159th anniversary of the birth of Arthur Conan Doyle, the creative writer of Sherlock Holmes. I celebrate his anniversary with some fragments of his work.
First article dedicated to independent authors. Francisco Hergueta, writer of La Solana, begins, answers 10 questions about his experience.
María Frisa is getting to be the publishing phenomenon of the moment with her novel Take care of me. He answers these 10 questions about his career.
The Fall of the Usher House is one of Edgar Allan Poe's best known works. This article is part of a college essay.
Today Camilo José Cela would have turned 102 years old. I remember him in a selection of phrases and passages from La familia de Pascual Duarte.
Xabier Gutiérrez, San Sebastián, 1960, creator of gastronomic noir, in which the noir genre takes place between stoves and signature dishes. Xabier is one of the most renowned chefs in our country and the author of the tetralogy Los Aromas del Crimen, starring the sub-commissioner of the Ertzaintza, Vicente Parra.
Art does not exist with the objective of being "correct", for that we already have our daily social hypocrisy, but to extol both the beauty and the horror of the human condition. Literature and political correctness are like oil and water.
The magic born out of a need to face the reality of a country as repressed as it is optimistic adds to some of the best books of Cuban literature.
Today is a memory for José Luis Sampedro reviewing his works through his sentences, some about the creation process and others about writing.
Middle-earth, the adventures of a young wizard or Pratchett's universe fit into the following selection of the best fantasy books ever.
Today is Mother's Day and one more year I want to congratulate you. They can all do everything and also read. These are 6 titles for mothers of all tastes.
Today I recover another of my university essays on Ivanhoe, by Walter Scott, and again mix two passions such as literature and history.
These best non-fiction books range from Zarathustra's manifesto to Virginia Woolf's feminist vision through other ways of understanding a certain time in history.
May begins and among the new black releases I highlight these 5 titles. From Toni Hill, Carmen Mola, Lorenzo Silva, Peter Swanson and Antonio Manzini.
From the adventures of Ramayana to the current situation of women in the Asian country, these best books on India analyze the different faces of what is one of the most unique nations in the world.
Today marks 143 years since the birth of Rafael Sabatini. To celebrate his birthday there are some of his stories and their versions on the screen.
Neruda or Dickinson are just some of the authors included in this selection of the best poetry books in history loaded with timeless and timeless lyrics.
Straddling realism and fantasy, between East and West, these best books by Haruki Murakami represent the essence of the most popular Japanese author in the world.
This was my college essay on Macbeth. Specifically, it was about the friendship between Macbeth and Banquo and how it evolves throughout the work.
From La Celestina to the Javier Cercas fanpic, we travel through the different eras of our lyrics through the next best Spanish books in history.
Dying is not what hurts the most is the first novel by a new writer, Inés Plana, and it is on its way to becoming one of the top sales of the year. Such a hit with a first film is an unusual phenomenon.
The Nicaraguan writer Sergio Ramírez has been the winner this year of the highest award for Spanish letters, the Cervantes Prize. We review your work.
Book Day is coming. What is literature without the thoughts of those writers? Here are 36 of them that we can share or not. Let's see them.
The colors of India or the festivities of San Fermín intersect in the following list of the best books to travel by Hemingway, Steinbeck or Kerouac.
These best accounts of writers on Instagram allow us to peek into the universe of letters and anecdotes of some of the best current authors.
Hard Dogs Don't Dance is the latest novel by Arturo Pérez-Reverte. A doggy story starring El Negro, a former fight fighter.
Do they have children? Don't have them. Believe me, there is no more excruciating pain in this life »repeats Gabino, the protagonist of Pukata, Pescados y Mariscos in each chapter of the story. (Men Marías. 2017 Carmen Martín Gaite Award.
Jo Nesbø covers Macbeth. Corrupt cops, casinos, drugs, bikers and traffickers witches in a rainy and dark indeterminate city of the 70s.
Literary tourism is in vogue. The offer to recreate the settings of your favorite novels is growing. From the setting cities of the television saga of Game of Thrones to the London routes in the footsteps of Sherlock Holmes.
These best feminist books in history lead us to analyze and experience all the nuances of the pink revolution through different essays and novels.
These best Asian books in history evoke the exuberance and mystery of countries like Japan, India, China or Cambodia.
On April 4, the Basque writer Jon Arretxe was in Aranjuez. He told us many things about his life and his work. These were some.
Discover all the books of this great writer. Among Laura Gallego's books we find heroines with powers, mysterious towers or monks who seek to save the world.
Actor Russell Crowe is my passion for filmmaking passions and he turns 54 today. To celebrate, I review its most important literary characters.
Algernon Charles Swinburne was an English poet of the Victorian era. I review his controversial work and remember some of his verses.
These best books of Norse myths and gods immerse us in the universe and legends of warriors armed with lightning, frozen maidens and immortal hammers.
France has declared 2018 the year of national commemoration for Edmond Rostand and is celebrating his anniversary in his hometown.
Coinciding with the publication in Spain of The Witch, we navigate through the stories of Swedish literature immortalized by the best books by Camilla Läckberg.
April, the month of books. To inaugurate these 30 days so literary I compile a series of phrases and thoughts about them.
Today, in the middle of the year 2018, one cannot open a novel without receiving four messages from WathsApp and six notifications from Twitter. Let's look at the problems of reading in an audiovisual world.
From García Márquez to the Far East, we explore the best books in history that you must read at least once in your life.
The Norwegian crime novel master has 58 March today. On the 29th it saw its first light, surely quite dark, in Oslo. To celebrate, I select a collection of phrases from the novels of its most famous creature, curator Harry Hole.
We are in the middle of the Teresian jubilee year 2017-2018 that began on October 15 of last year. So I review 5 of those poems that the saint of Avila, Teresa de Jesús, who was born on this day in 1515, left us.
Lovers of the historical novel will find in Matilde Asensi's books mysteries, conspiracies and plots from all over the world. .
The Scottish writer Philip Kerr died yesterday Friday 23 due to cancer. Very sad and unexpected news for all lovers of the black genre and of course for its thousands of readers. Bernie Gunther is orphaned.
Friday of pain. Nothing better than the most famous Lola in literature to accompany on this day and onomastics of all that they are. Phrases from the classic by Vladimir Nabokov.
These best stories in history confirm the power of short literature from some of the most universal writers in the world of letters.
Today, March 21, is celebrated the International Poetry Day. I choose 6 poems by Quevedo, Garcilaso, Gutierre de Cetina, Kipling and Burns, which are my favorites, to celebrate such an important date.
One more year we celebrate Father's Day this March 19. And one more year I choose a selection of titles for adults and children, fathers and not fathers, mothers and children about them.
They are the Ides of March, according to the Roman calendar. And such a day as today the conspiracy of Brutus and other members of the Senate of Rome ended with the assassination of Gaius Julius Caesar. I review some books by and about this fundamental figure in the history of Humanity.
We had breakfast today with the passing of the prestigious British physicist Stephen Hawking. From here I remember him with 6 of the many scientific books that he published throughout his long and prestigious career.
It has been 8 years since the death of Miguel Delibes, one of the most prestigious writers of our literature. I rescue for your memory a handful of phrases and fragments of some of his most fundamental works.
Roberto Martínez Guzmán, author of the black series starring Eva Santiago «For me, each reader who chooses one of my books is a privilege, because he dedicates his time and trust to me. It is in my hands that I want to repeat. And convincing him is a challenge. "
March 8, International Women's Day. I celebrate it by rescuing some of the phrases of 17 literary female characters that are unforgettable.
Edmundo Dantés, the immortal Count of Monte Cristo who created Alexander Dumas, has had many faces in his film and television adaptations. These are 6 of them.
One more year today we have an appointment with the Oscars Awards on the most special night in cinema. We reviewed 7 books that were adapted to the big screen and won the Oscar for best film.
Chat Stories are a trend among millennials. Aimed at an audience between the ages of 15 and 25 who reads in Spanish, Leemur had 30.000 downloads in the first weeks of its launch on Google Play.
New month, new releases. March opens with the latest by Vargas Llosa or Pamuk, with Lackberg and Ferrante, with Izaguirre and Barneda. And with the great Ibáñez. A little bit of everything for everyone.
Today, February 26, 216 years have passed since the birth of Victor Hugo. He was born in Besançon and was also a poet ...
It will be in April. The AMC network has adapted Dan Simmons' famous historical and intrigue novel into a television series produced by Ridley Scott. We take a look.
Esteban Navarro is Murcian by birth and from Huesca by adoption, national policeman and writer, multi-genre author and passionate about the black genre, professor at the Canarian School of Literary Creation, Creator of the Police and Culture Contest, Collaborator of the Aragón Negro Festival and collaborator of several newspapers .
On World Cat Day, which is celebrated today, I review these titles where kittens of all kinds are the protagonists. Illustrious, elegant, terrifying and a source of literary inspiration.
Today, in our article on literary recommendations we bring you a fantastic literature recommendation: "Memories of Idhún" by Laura Gallego.
The Chinese New Year is now celebrated, the year of the Dog. I review classic, historical and black titles about the immense and fascinating eastern country.
In our article today we bring you a brief summary of the book "The city and the dogs" by Mario Vargas Llosa. Have you read it?
In our article today we think above all of our reader-writers and offer some tips to choose good names for your literary characters.
In our article today we bring you some curious literary notes so that you know them if you still did not have proof of them.
Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg, the peculiar French curator created by Fred Vargas, returns in the new title of the series, When the recluse comes out. We remember their stories.
Today we come to review an important date that occurred yesterday, February 12: 34 years without Cortázar: His best writings.
In today's article we tell you that the author Alberto Conejero writes the end of Lorca's unfinished work. It will premiere in Madrid.
We are in Carnival. Costumes, parties, debauchery, fun and readings. We take a look at these 7 books where carnivals are protagonists in many ways.
The Hogarth Shakespeare project began in 2014 with the goal of rewriting English bardic literature for 400st century audiences. It was part of the celebrations for the 2016th anniversary of his death in XNUMX. These are some of the authors who cover his works.
Today the quintessential English novelist, Charles Dickens, turns 206. In memory of his memory and his enormous and significant work, I recall some of the phrases in his works.
The American writer James Ellroy has been the winner of the Pepe Carvalho Prize at the Barcelona Black Novel Festival. Today I tell my love story with the Mad Dog of LA
Did you know about the existence of scholarships for literary creation? Criticism of this type of project that does not promote good literature.
In this article we introduce you to a new application for books and audiobooks: Do you know the Bookchoice application? Here we talk about her.
In our article today we bring you 5 great writers who made history: Gloria Fuertes, Virginia Woolf, Rosalía de Castro, Jane Austen and María de Zayas.
Next February 2 marks 75 years since the end of the Battle of Stalingrad, a decisive moment of the Second World War. I review some titles about that famous battle in the Russian city on the banks of the Volga.
Víctor del Árbol makes the crime novel something more than a genre. Each of their stories is different, it starts from scratch, nothing is predictable. None of his novels prepare the reader for the next one.
Do you know that the National Library has bought for 400.000 euros a total of 117 letters from Lope de Vega addressed to the Duke of Sessa?
Don Vicente Blasco Ibáñez is celebrating his birthday today. He was born on January 29, 1867 in Valencia. To celebrate I compile some phrases from his most representative works.
These two novelties go on sale in mid-February. One by British debutant Daniel Cole and another by our consecrated Juan José Millás. They are two advances that I have already been able to read and recommend.
Book piracy kills culture. We survive because we trust. Society exists because there is trust: every day we put our lives and the lives of those we love the most in the hands of many people, most of whom we do not even know.
From the town of Macondo to the poems of a young Chilean, these best books of Latin American literature encompass the best of literature from the other side of the Atlantic.
A new edition of the Barcelona Black Novel Festival, BCNegra 2018, is coming up, which will take place from January 29 to February 4. We review your topics, activities, awards and most prominent names that will visit you.
Today we bring you bad news for the world of literature, and it is that Ursula K. Le Guin has passed away at the age of 88.
Today we bring you one of those news that you like so much. This is a good initiative carried out by the garbage dumps in Ankara, Turkey.
With only 25 years, the Canadian poet of Indian origin Rupi Kaur has become queen of the so-called "instapoets" thanks to some verses that delve into the great problems of our time.
Colonization, polygamy or war are some of the themes that define the largest continent in the world and our selection of the best books of African literature.
We speak with Ana Lena Rivera Muñiz and Fátima Martín Rodríguez, 2017 Torrente Ballester Prize awarded ex aequo last December. The authors tell us about their trajectories, expectations and projects.
Murakami, Vargas Llosa or Bolaño are some of the names in the following list of books that will be published in 2018 and that we cannot wait to read.
In our article today we wanted to pay tribute to George Orwell, an author who dared to speak about the global corruption of that time.
On this day in 1788, George Gordon Byron, eternally known as Lord Byron, came into the world. We celebrate his anniversary with four of his poems.
Our selection of the best books of the XNUMXth century includes everything from the long journey of a blond boy to a Colombian town perhaps not so fictional.
Criticism, women, magical realism ... The best books by Isabel Allende allow us to enter the universe of the most widely read living Hispanic writer in the world.
We are pleased to have Gabriel Martínez on our blog today, with nine published novels, all of them on Amazon, one of them, El Asesino de la Vía Láctea, Amazon top sales and La Estirpe del Cóndor, 2014 Azorín Award Finalist.
From the girl who followed a White Rabbit to Tolkien's fantasy, the best-selling books in history remain timeless classics.
It is now 209 years since the birth of Edgar Allan Poe, so once again it is time to congratulate him on his eternity as a great among the greats of the novel, the story, the poetry and, above all, of the terror, the passion and the most overwhelmed feeling. Today are some of his phrases.
In our article today, we analyze a great work: Brief summary of the book "El camino" by Miguel Delibes, Nadal Prize in 1947.
María Goodin gave us your sweetest lie in 2013. In this, thus far only novel, she emptied her heart and her experience as a volunteer at a mental illness center.
The XXIII Forqué Film Awards have been awarded, which have won two very literary titles: _The author_ and _The bookstore_. I review other films with a similar theme.
The English writer Simon Beckett wrote this black tetralogy on the cases of forensic anthropologist David Hunter in the first decade of this century. We take a look.
Two lines of writing for Jose María Guelbenzu: Deep and critical social novel and Novel of intrigue in the series starring Judge Mariana de Marco. Are they so different?
In today's literary article we present an editorial novelty: "Dying is not what hurts the most", the first book by Inés Plana.
These 16 famous (and not so famous) micro-stories are a journey through the shortest (and subliminal) version of literature. Do you want to learn how to make micro stories? Follow our advice.
Kings Day. Illusion and gifts. And the protagonists of thousands of books. Today I highlight these eight here. Black, epic and classic.
The Alphabet of Crime is left without Z after the death of its author, Sue Grafton, creator of the crime novel series starring Kinsey Milhone.
It was on January 1, 1818 when _Frankenstein or the modern Prometheus_ was published, the work that elevated its author, the British Mary Shelley. We revisit a classic par excellence in literature.
Today we bring you an article dedicated to the fundamental work of Julio Cortázar, "Rayuela". It is a book different from all the others ... We also solve the most frequent doubts about this work: What genre is it? Who is the protagonist? And the magician? Enter and leave doubts.
Verses from Instagram, the latest Premio Planeta or the new book by Almudena Grandes are among the best books of 2017 that you cannot miss.
2017 is ending and I take stock of some of the noir novels that have conquered me this year. Topping the list are Vikings, Italians and Gauls, as well as Yankee and Spanish.
These 10 best books by Gabriel García Márquez evoke the universe of a unique magical realism, timeless and full of great stories.
In our article today, on Christmas Eve, we bring you a literary curiosity that occurs in Iceland. Did you know about this tradition?
There is no Christmas without Charles Dickens. There is a new film about the figure of the great English writer and how he devised his Christmas story.
Review of 6 of the first novelties in national and international crime novels that were presented in January 2018. Fitzek, Fernández Díaz, Castillo ...
Today we bring you the list of the most read books in 2017 in Spain, Mexico, Argentina and Colombia. Is your favorite book of the year on this list?
Winter is coming, the best season of the year for me and one of the best to read. I review these 8 books with him as the protagonist of their titles.
Hitler, Franco, Gandhi, Disney ... They all knew the story of the Ferdinand Bull, but they all reacted differently. Do you know it?
Among the following books to give away at Christmas we find from the last anti-bullying cry to the last winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature.
2017 ends and there have been many prizes in literature as every year. We review some of them in a summary.
In this article I go from writer to writer to encourage colleagues and make some fundamental recommendations so that their texts see the light.
We reviewed 7 titles of educational books or those dedicated to the use of language, its history or its curiosities with names like Lázaro Carreter or Vilches.
Kirk Douglas, the legend of the most classic Hollywood, has turned 101 years old. Review of his books as a writer and his embodied literary characters.
Today we are talking about writers, specifically we let you know which woman writer published in the year of your birth. Do you know all of them?
Today intermediate bridge day we come with an article paraphrasing Oscar Wilde, William Shakespeare, Leon Tolstoi, ... All great authors, without a doubt.
Today, in our literature article we delve into the work of Leopoldo Alas "Clarín": La Regenta. Have you read this novel?
The year is ending and the latest literary novelties are launched in this month of balance sheets. I review 5 of those titles that come out now.
In today's literary article we analyze Benito Pérez Galdós, the highest representative of Spanish Realism. Tomorrow we will talk about Leopoldo Alas "Clarín".
Robert L. Stevenson is one of the most popular writers of literature of all time. 123 years have passed since his death. We review his work.
We review some of the writers born in December and select some phrases from their works and their lives to accompany the last month of the year.
The latest film adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express, one of Agatha Christie's most famous novels, has been released. We review some more.
In today's article we present a brief summary of the book "Luces de Bohemia" by Valle-Inclán. A classic of Spanish literature.
On this day the author of "Little Women" was born: Louisa May Alcott. Today we briefly review his works and his book "Little Women".
Don Félix Lope de Vega has just turned 455 years old and we celebrate it by remembering 20 of his best phrases and some of his best-known verses.
Peter Berling, a fundamental name in historical literature, passed away on the 20th. We review the figure of the author of _The Sons of the Grail_.
There are another 5 dark tone readings to take advantage of this Black Friday. Two compilations by Lemaitre and Silva and 3 new releases by Connelly, Manook and Mytting.
I keep reviewing authors and writers from my town, La Solana, in the heart of Castilla La Mancha. Today more poets and historians as well as playwrights.
We present you "The crimes of the lake", by Gemma Herrero. Finalist for the Amazon Literary Award 2017. Terror in its purest form.
In this article we present the winners of the Ignotus Awards 2017. Only the poetry category failed because there were not a minimum number of nominees.
"Fugas", the new book by the musician James Rhodes, is published by Blackie Books and has a price of 19,90 euros. From November 18 already on sale.
For this Black Friday (that imported Black Friday) we see a selection of black leg crime novels with a novelty just released this month.
We analyze the life and work of Charles Perrault, author of some of the most famous children's stories in the history of literature.
Rosa Montero, awarded the National Literature Prize 2017. Today we review her 5 best books and we give you reasons to read it.
Today we conducted this interview with Isabel Coixet for her latest film "The Library" based on the book by Penelope Fitzgerald. A real joy
La Solana, a town in Ciudad Real, is my hometown. A review of some of the biggest names on the local literary scene.
In today's article we honor Noah Gordon: Writer Noah Gordon was born on this day, but in 1926.
Today, November 10, Libraries Day is celebrated. An initiative by booksellers throughout Spain to promote the physical purchase of books.
These 10 best love books in history evoke the most powerful force in the world in the form of stories that have now become literary classics.
Jo Nesbo, the established Norwegian writer of crime and children's novels, gave in this interview 10 tips for beginning writers.
Brief review of the boigraphy of Octavio Paz, a Mexican poet who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature
Documents on the death of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, JFK, have been declassified. We see some books with his iconic figure as the protagonist or in the background.
The month of November stars in some book titles in various years and on various themes. We review a few.
The month of November begins and interesting literary news comes out. These are just a few. For readers of all genres and tastes.
It is 110 years since the birth of Miguel Hernández, one of the most essential poets in Spanish literature. So we celebrate.
Today we bring a bit of "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by GG Márquez among the most read books. He is the most widely read Hispanic American author so far.
No pumpkins, no spiders, no bats, no imported festivities. Now there is no more or better character than Don Juan Tenorio.
These 10 best books to read on Halloween range from Stephen King's scariest work to a Jack the Ripper graphic novel.
For a few days we have known that Nerudo did not die of cancer as his own death report indicated. In a few months the results will be known.
In today's article we give you a brief summary of the play "La casa de Bernarda Alba" by Federico García Lorca, a theatrical drama.
Leo Demidov and Alexei Korolev are Russian researchers created by British writers Tom Rob Smith and William Ryan. We see who they are.
In our article today we present you 3 books to read when you feel lonely. Loneliness does not have to be empty of good letters.
Fernando Aramburu wins the 2017 National Narrative Prize with "Patria", a novel that would be published in 2016. 500.000 copies have already been sold.
Jim Thompson and Joseph Wambaugh are two classic names in America's blackest novel. We review two of his masterpieces.
We continue to delve into the new 2017 Planeta Prize and in this article we present his 3 best books. Have you read any of them?
Today, October 16, Women Writers' Day is celebrated and in Actualidad Literatura We recommend books written by them.
This weekend the sixty-sixth installment of the Planeta Awards was held in Barcelona. We tell you everything in this post.
Today we bring you the list of the finalist works for the Planeta Prize that will be held tonight in a Literary Gala.
We are approaching the celebration of the centenary of the Russian Revolution and I rescued three classic writers of their literature in three of their works.
With the echoes of the Nobel Prize in Literature for the British Kazuo Ishiguro and relationship with the cinema, we review other winning writers in the same vein.
Do you know how to make a good text comment? In Actualidad Literatura, we give you a method so that text comments do not cause any problems for you.