literary review
Summarizes, analyzes, and evaluates a literary work to help guide the reader about its content and quality.
Coffee with Javier Marías
A review of Aquí me paro, the posthumous collection of more than sixty texts by Javier Marías written between 2001 and 2020, which reads as an intellectual self-portrait of the author of A Heart So White.
The Tunnel: the confession of a man who reasons everything through
A review of The Tunnel, Ernesto Sabato's short novel in which a painter confesses a crime and drags the reader deep into his obsession.
Happy Birthday, Snoopy
Peanuts has already celebrated a 75th birthday. We look back at the 1950 debut of Charlie Brown and Snoopy, their rise to a global phenomenon, the life of Charles M. Schulz and the illustrated book that celebrates the legendary comic strip.
Pride and Prejudice: the comedy hiding behind the romance
A review of Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen's novel that, beyond the romance, is a sharp comedy about money, marriage and snap judgements.
Chronicle of a Death Foretold: the murder everyone saw coming
A review of Chronicle of a Death Foretold, in which García Márquez turns a murder announced in advance into a portrait of an entire town.
The Mistresses
This book, by Yanette Trujillo Ramírez, gives a voice to women who lived hidden love stories, exploring desire, loss and the search for identity.
How Your Dog’s Brain Works
Eighty per cent of a dog’s brain connections are formed during the first fourteen weeks of its life. This determines whether the animal will grow up confident, sociable and well balanced, or whether it will carry fears and difficulties with it throughout its life.
What if everything that mattered were 15 minutes from home?
Carlos Moreno, considered one of the world's most influential urbanists, launches his new book La ciudad de los 15 minutos. A solution for recovering our time and our planet.
Medicine and poetry
Desfibrilador (defibrillator) is a poetry collection that arrives on the back of enormous success in Mexico. It began as a self-published book in 2018 and became a phenomenon among Mexican readers, with more than 100,000 copies sold.
The success algorithm
*The Success Algorithm* is not a book that sells false promises of getting rich. It is a manual of real strategies for making the most of your talent, your work, and your life. The goal is to regain control over your time, your energy, and your future.