Literature

Latin-American literature is one of the main characters of the Madrid Book Fair with writers like the Equatorian Mónica Ojeda. We chat to her about her latest novel: ‘Chamanes eléctricos en la fiesta del sol’.

The 83^rd edition of the Madrid Book Fair is travelling to new latitudes thanks to Iberia and its Talento a bordo initiative. Specifically, to Latin America. Writers, publishers, and readers will come together at the Parque del Retiro.

Latin American literature is experiencing a new literary boom and, this time, women writers are the stars of the show. With boundless imagination and a unique sensibility, they keep winning over new readers. Do you want to get to know them?

The young author of ‘Dogs of Summer’, a novel that took the Spanish book market by storm in 2020, will receive the Festival Eñe Talento a bordo Award, which seeks to recognise emerging literary talent.

This journalist and writer —or storyteller as she defines herself— Carme Chaparro remembers walking around on Sant Jordi [Saint George’s Day] with a backpack full of books for her idols to sign. Today, she’s the one doing the signing.

Miguel Ángel Hernández’s literary career started just over a decade ago with a call from the mythical editor Jorge Herralde. Today, he strolls around the Madrid Book Fair with his fourth novel under his arm: ‘Anoxia’.

Over time, Juan Gómez-Jurado has woven his own universe where his thrillers leave readers breathless. He’s back with ‘Todo Arde’, a novel featuring three fearless women.

Words are the raw material Leticia Sala works with and she has the virtue of cutting them down and conveying more with less. Her first short-story collection, ‘Los cisnes de Macy’s’, is proof of this.

‘La ciudad’ is Lara Moreno’s new novel. And Oliva, Damaris, and Horía are the three women who inhabit its pages, three names bound to three unforgettable stories.

From journalism, where he became a role model for music fans, Rafa Cervera made the leap to literature. Now, he’s published his third novel: ‘Canción para hombres grandes’. An interview with a soundtrack.