Sant Jordi Day is approaching and, like every April 23, Catalonia is dyed with color on a day where the love of reading and traditions prevails, conquering every corner of the entire autonomous community. On this special occasion, it is tradition to give a book and a rose. People go out into the streets and take the opportunity to buy at the various booths that bookstores and florists have and soak up this tradition.
On this special occasion, the streets throughout Catalonia are filled with people who enjoy reading and take the opportunity to get their hands on new releases in literature. In addition, some booths have authors to sign the copies so that readers can meet those who have written their favorite stories.
Like every year, there are books that attract special attention and that have been triumphing in recent months. From El Comprador de La Vanguardia we did not want to miss this opportunity to recommend the best-selling books that could be successful this Sant Jordi.
The novel continues to be one of the best-selling literary genres and its wide variety of themes and stories conquer the hearts of thousands of readers year after year. As is not surprising, it is expected that this Sant Jordi copies of very diverse authors will be sold, with fictional stories with very broad themes. There are titles that attract especially attention, such as the novel The Maid’s Daughters, by Sonsoles Ónega or In August See Us, by Gabriel García Márquez.
Every year new readings are born that aim to get closer to the reader and tell new stories with which they can feel identified, escape or simply escape. This year has undoubtedly been very profitable in literary matters, with a wide variety of publishing news in Catalan that has highlighted some Catalan authors, who have arrived on the publishing scene with a bang with their debut. There is less and less left for this Sant Jordi 2024, the perfect time to give or acquire some of these gems of the current Catalan literary scene, such as Ànimes mortes, by Nikolai Gogol, or Història d’un piano, by Ramón Gener.
In addition to the novel, the essay is another of the most chosen literary modalities in Sant Jordi. With very diverse themes and versatile authors who attract attention for their specialty in current affairs. A style that persists and that this April 23rd promises to have many sales. In particular, there are authors who launch a new project, such as Ments preclares, by Quim Monzo or Doppelganger, by Naomi Klein.
Reading is a habit that is usually cultivated from childhood, so there is nothing better than taking advantage of this Sant Jordi to give boys and girls books about characters they like, so that they can learn new stories and fall in love with reading. To inspire you about what book any child might like, there are authors who are attracting special attention, such as I have a volcano, by Miriam Tirado and Joan Turu, or Aprendre a l’escola de monstres 14, by Sally Rippin and Júlia Cot.