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The writer Alejandro Gándara has been awarded the Eugenio Trías Essay Prize in its fourth edition for his work Los textos robados de la felicidad. The award recognizes works that, through thought, literature, and cultural criticism, continue the intellectual legacy of the philosopher.

The jury highlighted the originality and ambition of Gándara’s essay, which offers a reinterpretation of foundational texts of the...

Javier Cercas has been awarded the 19th Jacques Delors Prize for the European Book 2025 for his work Le fou de Dieu au bout du monde, published in France by Actes Sud and translated from Spanish by Aleksandar Grujicic and Karine Louesdon.

The decision was announced on 25 November 2025 in Paris, following the jury meeting held at the Ginger restaurant under the presidency of Ukrainian author Andrei Kourkov. ...

This year, Barcelona arrives at the Guadalajara International Book Fair as Guest City of Honor. Its pavilion becomes a living space: a stage where conversations, presentations, and tributes celebrate the literary creativity and publishing tradition of our city.

Below is the program of events featuring our authors.

Saturday, November 29

19:00 – 20:00 The Extraordinary Adventure of a Godless Madman Pursuing God’s...

In 2025, Spain marks fifty years of democracy, and Babelia, the cultural supplement of El País, has chosen to examine this half century through its most decisive works. A jury of 116 specialists has selected the 50 best Spanish books published between 1975 and 2025, an open canon that spans fiction, essays, poetry and comics written in Spanish.
At the Carmen Balcells Literary Agency, we are delighted that so many of...

Eduardo Mendoza has received the 2025 Princess of Asturias Award for Literature, in recognition of a literary career that has masterfully combined intelligence, irony, and humanity.

 In his acceptance speech, the author delivered a reflection as lucid as it was humorous on literary vocation, the passing of time, and gratitude. With his unmistakable wit, he admitted that “the last thing one loses is not hope, but...

The publication in France of Le Fou de Dieu au bout du monde by Javier Cercas (Actes Sud, French translation by Aleksandar Grujičić and Karine Louesdon) has been enthusiastically received by critics.
The novel has been longlisted for the Prix Médicis Étranger and shortlisted for both Prix Jacques Delors du Livre Européen and Prix Femina Étranger, where only three works reach the final.

 "Un merveilleux récit." — Did...

Els nostres autors a La Setmana del Llibre en Català.

Lloc: Passeig Lluís Companys, Barcelona.

MARIA CLIMENT

• Signatura del llibre A casa teníem un himne
  20 de setembre, 12:00 h. | Llibreria Ebrencs, Casetes 17-18

CARME RIERA

• Pòdcast Punt Volat
  Amb Laura Huerga, Núria Iceta i Jordi Novell.
  27 de setembre, 13:00 h. | Espai Converses

• Conversa Matí de les Balears V. 50 anys d’escriptura amb Carme Riera: des de...

The Carmen Balcells Literary Agency has been honored with the 2025 International EXLIBRIS Award for the Promotion of Reading, granted by the organization of the International Literature Week of Murcia – EXLIBRIS in its eighth edition.

This award recognizes the trajectory of institutions and projects that have decisively contributed to the promotion of reading and the dissemination of literature at an international...

On July 26, 1925, a little girl was born who would grow up to become one of the most unmistakable voices in twentieth-century Spanish literature. One hundred years later, her work still pulses with the same intensity and mystery as it did then: with the light and shadow of fairy tales, the harshness of the post-war period, and the brilliance of an imagination without limits.

Ana María Matute did not only portray a...

Clara Usón has been awarded the 2025 Dashiell Hammett Prize for the best crime novel written in Spanish for Las fieras, as part of the Semana Negra de Gijón. The jury praised the novel for its ability to rethink the conventions of the genre, crafting a precise narrative structure that gives real-life figures a powerful literary depth.

Set during the most violent years of the Basque conflict, Las fieras follows the...