Start 2025 in good company with a book

To start the proposals, there is the outstanding author from Alicante, Elia Barceló, one of the most prestigious writers in the field of fantasy and science fiction. Barceló will publish the fourth and last book of the series Muerte en Santa Rita (Death in Santa Rita). The series begins with the death of a visitor to a house, which has a life of its own, where the elderly Sofía lives, along with other people. It is a choral crime novel in which the characters get involved in the investigation of the murder.

A Day of the Dead and the skeleton of a found baby are part of the unique universe that Elia Barceló creates in her masterful saga.

On January 9, Jordi Soler's recent work, Y uno se cree (And one believes), will arrive in Spanish bookstores, where he narrates the adventure of the creative process of writing a song together with one of the geniuses of contemporary Spanish music: Joan Manuel Serrat. The reader will discover the story of a song that never came to be. A story of admiration and gratitude towards the singer. In Spain it will be available in physical and e-book format, and in Latin America it can be read electronically.

Also in January, El Filatelista will be published in Spanish and Catalan, by the number one best-selling Swiss writer in his country, Nicolas Feuz. The protagonist is Ana Bartomeu, a divorced inspector with severe depression. She, along with her colleague, who suffers from alcoholism, must investigate the murder of a couple in a cave and the appearance of packages dripping with blood with human skin stamps. A read not suitable for sensitive readers. It will be available in physical and electronic format in Spain and Chile and in e-book for the rest of the countries in Latin America.

The notable writer and 2017 Planeta Prize winner, Javier Sierra, will present his book El plan maestro (The master plan) in February. This novel invites readers to travel through art and approach an unknown history of civilization. It will be available in physical and electronic format for Spain and in e-book for Latin America.

The journalist and writer, Inés Martín Rodrigo, will be in bookstores on March 26 with Otra Versión de Ti (Other version of you). A story where the infinite love that a daughter can have for her deceased mother prevails. All memories are valuable to reconstruct a personal story that lasts in memory. In Spain it will be available in physical format.

Finally, in March El Café de la Luna Llena (The Full Moon coffee shop), by Mai Mochizuki and Chihiro Sakurada, will be published. A book full of music, cats, astrology and desserts. It comes with incredible illustrations. It is a hopeful novel that conveys an optimistic and inspiring message about the power of emotions. It will be available in Spain in physical and electronic format, readers in Colombia and Peru will be able to access the e-book.

Here are some of the reading suggestions in Spanish that will be hitting the shelves this year. Mystery and intrigue novels, love stories between couples, love between parents and children, close friendships and art. Stories that invite reflection, to travel through their pages and are a lot of fun. Let's start the year reading!