I still remember, as if it were yesterday, when my father, very serious, told me in the home kitchen that when I arrived at the university I would completely forget videogames. Well, I've spent forty and I'm still waiting for his prophecy to be fulfilled. However, my hobby remains intact. If not enhanced, since when I dedicate the little time I have, I do it for pure passion.

Video games have accompanied me throughout my life. Just like the cinema, literature or music have done. Each of them playing an important role in the way of becoming the person I am. Through video games I have lived unique stories, I have suffered painful defeats and I have been excited to beat impossible rivals. To a greater or lesser extent, almost all of us have lived these experiences at some time. We have connected with the magic that video games give off.

Now that I am a father, I use all that experience to communicate with my children through my hobbies. And video games, along with the cinema, is the most important of them. A medium that has taught me from simple entertainments with absorbent mechanics, to works that have made me reflect or marvel. It's not just about playing with my children, but about guiding them in a medium full of all kinds of proposals. And the stories about how we started playing video games and the first recreational ones we play can be part of that link between two seemingly distant generations.

Many parents barely have a few hours a week reserved for leisure. And many, although they would like to play again to relive what their children are living at that time, face the huge wall that means not understanding anything that is happening in a medium that they used to control perfectly. With this book, I hope to help you, at least, recover as much as possible a hobby that you thought was lost. As complex as it may seem, we are not so far from recreational or staying at your best friends' house to play Street Fighter II in Mega Drive.

However, this is not a children's pedagogy book. It is rather a compilation of my experiences as a gamer and father. So you can take it as the advice that a good friend would give you, keep playing and trust video games as a source of creativity, learning and fun. But all this, of course, without neglecting the dangers your child faces in modern videogames, such as online toxicity, confusing video games with products exclusively for children or the importance of self-control when playing and spending in according to what free games.

I hope that with this book you can turn the videogame into a family activity, healthy, creative and, as far as possible, educational. Because the objective of the video game is none other than to pose challenges to overcome, stories to live in the first person or situations that we will never experience in our lives.

Prepare the controls. Put your favorite game and choose the two player mode. Welcome to Player Two!

Guillermo Tato

Player Two It is a fun tutorial by Guillermo Tato for fathers fathers, edited by Minotauro. In bookstores as of 02/18/2020.



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Looking for original costumes for the craziest party of the year? We propose ten characters taken from books that will make the perfect costume for this Carnival.

Outside complexes, outside manias, Carnival arrives and with it joy! Okay, okay, it may seem like a phrase to cheer up Friday's dance in a senior center but … It's the perfect definition of the craziest party of the year! It is impossible to explain the reasons, what happens to us, what motivates us to be happy and unleashed, but Carnival has a unique power.

So, if you are a person who wants to have fun, without fear of shame and who breaks molds with what is established, we present some ideas of the most literary to be the center of attention of the party that everything can, where everything goes and where you can become who you would dream to be.

1. Alice, from Wonderland.

5 literary costumes for Carnival - Alicia

Ok, the costume is a classic but that is precisely why it is a safe value. Disguise you Alicia Lewis Carroll will guarantee you laughter and admiration in equal parts. In addition, you can always convince your friends to dress up as other characters in the book: the Queen of Hearts, the Hatter, the White Rabbit, the red roses that the queen loved so much ……


2. Hamlet, the "to be or not to be" with the skull.

5 literary costumes for Carnival - Hamlet

Let's not fool ourselves: Hamlet (like you) is a bit "intense." Although that does not mean that you do not enjoy Carnival as the most. Prepare yourself for an unforgettable night and arm yourself with patience because surely the skull that you will take from props It will be the most requested complement of the night. What's more: you may lose sight of her at midnight and never know about her again.

Although you never know, and it may be that the rhetoric of the Danish prince gives you even some conquest. 😉


3. Sherlock Holmes, the one with the raincoat and the pipe.

5 literary characters for Carnival - Sherlock Holmes

Elementary, dear friend! You are elegant, charismatic and very practical when looking for costumes. For that reason, this Carnival you must disguise yourself as the detective of Baker Street, Sherlock Holmes A raincoat, a pipe … The only element that you can find a little difficult to find is going to be his characteristic hat. But … Who said you can't do it yourself?

It is also a perfect costume for you to dress up with your partner / friend. Because … Who is Sherlock after all without his Watson?


4. Kylo Ren, the dark side of the party.

There is no hero without his villain and there is no party without a terrible evil. And it is clear that the Force has to be represented at any Carnival party.

Also, if you disguise yourself as Kylo Ren, you will feel that mischief possesses you — because what is Carnival going about, if it is not to stop looking and acting like us for a few hours?

So put on your clothes and get ready to be a guest first order to the party. 😜


5. Manolito, the one of the glasses.

There are few characters in literature that are as endearing as Manolo García Moreno. Oh, you don't know who we're talking about? Of course, it goes without mentioning that he wears glasses and lives in Carabanchel Alto.

His best friend is «El Orejones López». His little brother is called "the moron." And they are fulfilled 25 years since Elvira Lindo conquered us with Manolito Gafotas and his attempts to stop the buses only with the power of his mind.

If you want to stay with your colleagues at the party, it will not cost you much to disguise yourself as Manolito since you only need clothes a little big and old, just like a trench coat with horn buttons (how memorable the discussions about the trench coat, in the book!) and use some of the crutches that Manolito uses. And you will molar a stick. Guaranteed.


6. I, Julia, the empress of the party.

If you fancy a historical character and, in addition, a woman of character, a very good inspiration is the protagonist of the last Planet Prize: I, Julia, from Santiago Posteguillo.

Want to know more about her? 192 A.D. Several men fight for an empire, but Julia, daughter of kings, mother of Caesars and wife of emperor, thinks of something more ambitious: a dynasty. Get ready to act like the queen of the party. You only need a serene, magnanimous appearance, a cloth or sheet to make your tunic, a few bracelets and a hair band that enhances your range … and enjoy Carnival!


7. "Let yourself go" with Frozen characters.

No matter how old you are because if you dress up as Elsa, Anna, Olaf, Kristoff or even some of the trolls … you'll be the center of the party.

It is clear that animated films have been very successful for a few years … and also few are as endearing as the story of the Arendelle sisters.

Think also that you have many possibilities: in Frozen there are several equally adorable characters to choose costume, according to the elements you have in your house. And you're ready to sing that «let it gooo!


8. Frankenstein, the essential of any costume party.

And speaking of endearing characters, what not to say about the suffering Frankenstein, created from nothing and being a monster in the eyes of others despite having his little heart.

If you fancy a drama note at this Carnival, do not think about it: take a jacket two sizes larger than yours, worn pants, crown yourself with a wig with wound included and add a little green paint to give it the touch.

And to seek the love of humans at this party. 😉


9. Frodo, the soul of La Comarca (and of * La Fiesta *).

Here comes another proposal for the "intensitos". Because there is nothing more epic and dramatic at the same time as the great fantasy saga created by J. R. R. Tolkien.

If you feel like letting go really and live an epic Carnival party, bet on any of the characters of The Lord of the rings. Although Frodo will always have a special place in our hearts.

To be "the bearer of the ring" the most important thing is that you get a wavy brown wig and contact lenses that pure blue that Elijah Wood excited us movie after movie. Otherwise, with wearing brown or green clothes, it will work. And if you want to mark an extra, get a pin in the form of a leaf and a large fabric that makes you a cape and you are ready to ascend to Mordor.


10. And a dose of enigma with Paper house.

And there could be a proposal for fans of the series, neither more nor less than with one of the series of the moment: The paper house.

Also now the family grows and the plot is available as a book. In what format? In the case of the series in question … it could not be other than an escape book!

So if you feel like giving your Carnival party a bit of enigma, get a Dalí mask, red clothes and a small army of paper bow ties … and get ready to be the most disturbing element of the whole party. 😎



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© Haywiremedia – Shutterstock
Looking for original costumes for the craziest party of the year? We propose some characters taken from books that will make the perfect costume for this Carnival.

Outside complexes, outside manias, Carnival arrives and with it joy! Okay, okay, it may seem like a phrase to cheer up Friday's dance in a senior center but … It's the perfect definition of the craziest party of the year! It is impossible to explain the reasons, what happens to us, what motivates us to be happy and unleashed, but Carnival has a unique power.

So, if you are a person who wants to have fun, without fear of shame and who breaks molds with what is established, we present some ideas of the most literary to be the center of attention of the party that everything can, where everything goes and where you can become who you would dream to be.

1. Alice, from Wonderland.

5 literary costumes for Carnival - Alicia

Ok, the costume is a classic but that is precisely why it is a safe value. Disguise you Alicia Lewis Carroll will guarantee you laughter and admiration in equal parts. In addition, you can always convince your friends to dress up as other characters in the book: the Queen of Hearts, the Hatter, the White Rabbit, the red roses that the queen loved so much ……


2. Hamlet, the "to be or not to be" with the skull.

5 literary costumes for Carnival - Hamlet

Let's not fool ourselves: Hamlet (like you) is a bit "intense." Although that does not mean that you do not enjoy Carnival as the most. Prepare yourself for an unforgettable night and arm yourself with patience because surely the skull that you will take from props It will be the most requested complement of the night. What's more: you may lose sight of her at midnight and never know about her again.

Although you never know, and it may be that the rhetoric of the Danish prince gives you even some conquest. 😉


3. Sherlock Holmes, the one with the raincoat and the pipe.

5 literary characters for Carnival - Sherlock Holmes

Elementary, dear friend! You are elegant, charismatic and very practical when looking for costumes. For that reason, this Carnival you must disguise yourself as the detective of Baker Street, Sherlock Holmes A raincoat, a pipe … The only element that you can find a little difficult to find is going to be his characteristic hat. But … Who said you can't do it yourself?

It is also a perfect costume for you to dress up with your partner / friend. Because … Who is Sherlock after all without his Watson?


4. Kylo Ren XXX

5 literary costumes for carnival - spider-man

Surely you are not from New York. Even, and most likely, detects spiders. But there is a character in which we all feel highly identified: Spider-man There are many reasons, such as courage and courage, that impress us; but what really brings us closer to Peter Parker is his youthful and carefree character, always more attentive to jokes than his obligations … Does he remind you of anyone? You can never cross the big apple with your web, but you can help Granny get to the traffic light. Don't imagine it and become the superhero of your neighborhood!


5. Manolito, the one of the glasses.

5 literary costumes for carnival

Howoor? But yes Tiny It is no literary character! Well, you are wrong, "sinner", from now on, and thanks to the illustrations of Sergio Mora, yes it is! Apunta So he points out this: if you believe in authentic humor, somewhat carefree, spontaneous and surreal, do not hesitate: Chiquito It is your character! We all know that there will never be anyone like him, and that his magnetism, his jumps and his ‘jarls’ are unmatched, but, you will not deny me, that imitating him is irresistible. You dare?



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We continue to know the authors of the magazine a little more. On this occasion, we knock on the door of Luis Montes, creator of Gryphoon (cover of PM1). KNOCK KNOCK…

How did you get into the world of illustration / comic?
I've been drawing since before I can remember. I've always had a pencil in my hands! But on a professional level, as a comic book artist, Gryphoon It is my first job! As an illustrator and concept artist I have been working since the age of 25, doing work that was coming to me and then in the world of video games and animation.

Your first contact with Planeta Manga was
Present Gryphoon in a review of the editorial's portfolios at the JOSO School in Barcelona, ​​and there I called the attention of the editors. They took me aside and told me, almost like a secret, that they were preparing a project where Gryphoon It could fit. I felt like they were talking to me about the “Avengers initiative” haha

How did the plot of Gryphoon?
Well, the truth is that he played role playing with my friends. I had always wanted to create my own universe and from the institute I was filling book after book with sketches (they are already like 10 of these complete books). At some point, I thought that years of ideas and sketches could be connected in a story. And I decided to adapt a role-playing game, create the plot and play it! From there the thing fell out. Yes, there are about 20 people who know the end of the story! (Or that's what they believe).

What do you do first: the creation of characters or the script? How is your usual work circuit?
As I have already said, everything was very organic and thousands of ideas were emerging. While we were playing my friends gave the characters their touch and made them unique. I gave them an image and context. Once with everything, I was writing the final plot. About my working method, I am quite traditional. I usually start by making the story board of the chapter (I have the plots already written). Then I make the pages in traditional, pencil and ink (my house is beginning to be filled with filing cabinets with originals) and finally, I add the onomatopoeia, kinetics and texts in Photoshop.

How do you rate the reception the magazine has had and what would you highlight about it?
For me it is a dream! The amount of people who write to me saying that Gryphoon They are liking it and they want to know much more is amazing! Like almost all cartoonists, we doubt what we are doing as authors and the support that readers are giving us is the best reward to continue. And something that would stand out … The variety of stories! There are plots for all tastes and all genres and, therefore, there will always be something that will hook you, but at the same time it gives you the opportunity to open up to genres and plots that you would not otherwise consume.

Your favorite Manga Planet series is
Difficult question. Each one has something to highlight! The drawing style of Withering Lionel Y Uroboros I love it and I have a lot of fun with Alter ego Y Good game. But I'm going to get wet! ¡¡¡¡The witch from Santi Casas, THE DRAWING OF SANTI IS A PAST !! And only with a short story has he created a world that has hooked me!

Next projects.
I have Gryphoon for a while! And I am preparing enough things related to this series, everything will depend on the support and affection that readers give you.

Social networks
Twitter: @LuisMontesArt
Instagram: @luismontesart



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Fully installed in the new year, it's time to report on the Minotauro news for March 2020. Next month it will shine in bookstores The vacuum, the second and last part of The file, an absorbing supernatural fantasy bilogy by V.E. Schwab The Wheel of Time, the legendary Robert Jordan saga, will offer the reissue of its fourth chapter: The Rise of the Shadow. Warhammer will bring two epic titles: Black Legion No. 2 (WH 40,000) and Garro nº42 (THH).

The new Essential Library and Minotaur Collections will be nourished by two books by Ray bradbury (The enlightened man, We will always have Paris) and the second part of Complete stories from Philip K. Dick. Finally, Minotauro Games will contribute to the releases with the novelization of The Division, the Ubisoft video game based (in turn) on the work of Tom Clancy.

NOTE: Game of Thrones: Photography, initially scheduled for the end of 2019 with the rest of the series illustrated, will be released in March.

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In the world there are three kinds of people: those who are looking forward to the arrival of Valentine, those to whom the date is indifferent, and the third type: those who detest it.

Are you up to the crown of the simplistic representation of the heart that omits atria and ventricles? Does it bother you that they cancel the usual filmography of natural catastrophes on Sunday to issue a film one year after another? Do you get chills when you see a couple again when they kiss loudly in the subway? We don't need to tell you which group you belong to.

Only for you we wanted to make this article. In it you will find a selection of 5 books for you to forget the most cheesy Valentine. In this list free women meet, high voltage love, maybe some erotic product (courtesy of Noemí Casquet) and other exciting readings that will make you dip your head in the book and forget about the pink cursilerie that will stalk you without compassion this day 14.


one. friendsby Ana Jarén

This beautiful illustrated book is a colorful and unpleasant celebration of friendship between women. In the Ana Jarén Share with readers an intimate story, the life of a group of friends over a year, their comings and goings, their disappointments and their best moments.

How to summarize friends? Surely like this: "Possibly I am living the most precarious stage of my life (…) And despite everything, I could not be happier." This is what happens with real friends: they make us forget the problems and make sense of all the small and great moments of our day to day. With the love of a good group of friends, who needs a crush to spend day 14?


two. I'm a momby Megan Maxwell

If you think it's very cold on these lonely winter nights, Megan Maxwell It comes to offer you the warmest company and without the need to share the blanket.

The book series I'm a mom (In this book, for the first time you will have the three volumes of the trilogy together) The author bestseller teaches us things from another point of view. Because it's hard to be a woman, to have married and have everything you were supposed to have … and divorce.

What to do when you discover that you have lived a lie and decide to put an end to your "happily ever after"? In this series we will accompany Estefanía, a mother of three children and until now a happily married woman, from her collapse to her reconstruction. We will discover that everything can start over. With it we will learn to enjoy again the freedom of being single and all the exciting adventures that it can offer us. Because on Valentine's Day (and during the rest of the year) there is nothing better than self-love.


3. If you miss the beginning, start overby Marita Alonso

For the souls that still suffer on Valentine's Day because they have stories not yet completely overcome … Marita Alonso It has to be your lead author this day 14.

In his book If you miss the beginning, start over The author brings us “an imperfect method to overcome your ex.” What does that mean? Well, neither more nor less that it will not be a self-help manual to use for you to drain all your demons … but it is a book with activities and hobbies designed to pave your way during a break. Accept what happened while solving crosswords and mazes!

Because sometimes the most difficult thing is not to accept that the relationship is over, but digest those difficult days that can not be avoided and that we all had to eat on occasion to spoonfuls (one of ice cream, one of vital misfortune).

With this book we do not promise you to stop hurting, but you will have a good time. Isn't that what we ask from good friends?


Four. Lovesby Alfonso Casas

And we continue with the vital lessons that love leaves us. Because many of us grew up thinking that love and pain were two sides of the same coin. That was what Hollywood romantic movies and pop songs told us that, in a masochism attack, we chose as the background for our breakups. Love was the answer to all questions, sleepless nights, dramas, suffering.

And so we went from relationship to relationship, waiting for someone to save us from knowing what danger and lead us to know where, and then we would finally be happy. Until, after stumbling several times with the same stone we understood that yes, that the thing was going to be of love, but of love for ourselves.

On this road, which is difficult to travel in a straight line, on the steps forward and the backward turns, Alfonso Casas speaks to us in this extraordinary book that offers no lessons but something much better: shared experiences. Do not miss the things that Alfonso learned, what it cost him to forget … because surely you feel more than reflected.


5. The black box of the bad womanby Noemí Casquet

This book is a revolution. Bad woman It's the book that Instagram doesn't want you to read, it's women's vision of life without filters and without taboos. If you want to leave behind "what should be", "what is accepted" … this reading interests you.

How was everything born? The same explains to us Naomi Casquet:

"It continues the established life." House, children, stable work, "they told me. But among all the things I could choose, I chose to be free. The trip I took inside served as experience and learning. That, mixed with the years of research in the sexual field as a journalist, has led me to be who I am: a bad woman. »

After becoming the editorial phenomenon of 2019, Bad woman returns in an attractive gift kit format that includes some suggestive erotic toys. For women to continue experimenting with their sexuality in freedom, so that they remain BAD WOMEN. For the most vindictive Valentine (and also the most fun), this reading can not be missing in your personal library.


And if after all these suggestions you still have more desire to tear the wings of the angel from the arrows, we have a load of readings for you that they won't let you take off from the book or to open the door to the pizza maker that brings that heart-shaped pizza that you haven't asked for. 🤷🏻‍♀



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Love is in the air and we know it. These days, more than usual, we see some advertisement of perfumes, another of chocolates, maybe some of jewelry … But if you are like us, that will not convince you. If you are a book lover like us (and you're reading this blog for a reason, aren't you? 😜) you probably know that there has never been such a good lover or friend more faithful than a good book.

If you are looking for a gift that truly reaches the heart of a special person, our proposal cannot be any other: give him a book.

Because when we decided to give it away, we are not only giving a conglomerate of pages, letters and words. We are sharing with someone a worldview of the world covered with stories, characters and literary landscapes that give our brain endless possibilities. And at the same time giving away a book is something very intimate because it speaks both of who gives it and who receives it, says what we are willing to show of ourselves and how we believe that facet can resonate with the other person and make it vibrate with the same story. So giving a book is also a symbol of the relationship between who gives it and who receives it.

And what is the best complement for a book? Well, a special dedication, of course. Some of the most sincere and powerful words have been written in the dedication of a book, because it is something intimate, somehow protected by the covers of the book and by the possibility that the person never reads those phrases. But at the same time we know that taking the time to choose the right words to tell that person why we have loved that piece of history of literature and not another, why for her and why now … Those words can accompany a person deep in your heart.

That's why in this post we present you 10 different styles of dedications depending on who will receive it, the type of the dedication or the occasion. So you can convey everything you feel and want to say.

Do you believe in love at the first page? We do. And with these dedications we can help you check it out for yourself. 🙃


one. Dedication for lovers

We couldn't start with another dedication, of course. No chocolates or anything. The conquest of the stomach is easy, but reaching the intellect of the person you want to fall in love with or who you are in love with is only a challenge for the most daring.

This is a very personal type of dedication and we would advise you to put aside images and recurring phrases of the type Without you I am nothing from Amaral … to give it an original and much more personal touch (which is what counts). If you give a book to someone you love, the book has a connection with you two. Use it. For example: "Maybe the Odyssey that I lived when I lost the train that had to take me to our first date was not so long, but of course, it was just as suffered. ”


2. Author's dedication

If a book is in itself a fantastic gift, imagine what an illusion to receive it with the dedication made by the author himself! If you have the possibility to get it, it is, without a doubt, the perfect gift.

You can try to catch the coveted lyrics of a writer at Book Fairs or major events like Sant Jordi. And we are sure that it will make your crush it melts. Let it not be said that you have not tried!


3. Dedication for occasional readers

It may be that your gift is addressed to someone who lives the passion for reading with another more leisurely intensity. In that case, the title or author of what you give him will tell him rather little or nothing about the reason for your selection. Here the best option may be to emphasize the interests that the person may have and that are in the book, so that he understands the reason for the gift. Something like "I know about your passion for mysteries and how you love to solve them, that's why I give you this black novel… ”


4. Dedication for the advanced reader

For those with whom you share the passion for literature. Here it may be interesting to focus our dedication on the reason for the gift rather than justification. For example: "I hope this novel expands or destroys the horizons of your own world of Science fiction… ” or "Here is the philosophical essay on aporophobia that you missed. I hope it enriches you… ”

In this case we can be as specific or convoluted (see the second dedication) as we want because, after all, we already know that this person has very specific interests and, with our gift, we are only fanning that bonfire that we already know that exists. And, believe us, it is a very good thing that we have that level of knowledge of the other person. It could bring us great things together.


5. Dedication in story

Maybe you also like to write. In that case, if you have a clear message and an interesting idea, you can dare with a dedication in which you explain a mini story that synthesizes everything you want to communicate.

Let's say, for example, you give a meditation book to a friend to learn to relax. Well, nothing better than creating a mini story where your friend is the protagonist and in which you tell a scene in which he enjoys complete stillness and inner peace. You will feel identified and relax before reading it!


6. Poetic dedication

Similar to the dedication in the story, a poetic dedication can capture powerful images and metaphors so that the event is a literary ‘product’ itself. In this case, unless you dare with your own poetry, you can look for a poem that has a close relationship with the theme or content of the book. For example, if we talk about literature, we could quote the great Pablo Neruda in a poem like this:

«So when the teeth of the literature

They tried to bite my honest heels,

I passed, without knowing, singing with the wind

towards the rainy warehouses of my childhood (…)«

Although if you are a genuine brave person, we encourage you to let your imagination fly and write your own verses. You probably won't stay like Neruda's but you can talk about more personal things, which have more meaning to both of you, and above all it will be much more valuable that you put the personal effort of writing literature for that special person. Do you know what they say is "worth a try"? Well, in this case, it's very worth it.


7. Dedication to launch indirect

Yes. How good are those books that serve as an excuse to launch hints or advice to friends or family. And if you accompany it with a dedication that has just emphasized the message (more than anything in case it has not been clear), then better than better. Let's say someone you know doesn't cook very well. You could dedicate the following:I trust this book so you can carry out the most important mission of your life: don't starve us (let me cook for myself). ”


8. Direct dedication to the heart: memory

Ok, yes, we already know that this title may sound somewhat ambiguous and that with all the previous dedications we also wanted to win the heart of that special person. OKAY. But we will explain what is special about this type of dedication. It is no longer just the dedication, but the gift itself.

We tell you with an example. Do you know those muffins that you ate as a child that were sold in the oven under your house and that on Sunday mornings your father was going to look for you to have breakfast together? And the great sensations that still come to you over the years whenever you accidentally smell a batch of freshly made muffins?

Well the same but with the books. If that person has ever told you that a book marked his childhood or that he read something that reached his heart at a certain moment in his life … bring that bit of his life and his memory to the present is a gift in capital letters, which will make him see that you listen to what he tells you, that you look at the details, that you have bothered to look for that book so old that it is not even edited and that you have also made a dedication that has just made it clear how special that person is for you. For example: “So that when you reread the stories of this bunny you will be the baby that leaped from puddle to puddle without caring what he should or should not do. I would love to jump in the puddles with you one day;) ”.


9. Short dedication

They say that the good if brief … And you know how the saying ends. If you don't have a clear idea about what to say or, on the contrary, you want to say too much, maybe cutting for the healthy is the best option. A dedication of a phrase is more than enough if your words encapsulate a good message.

It is not easy, but the result is worth it. An example could be: “May each page resist you in existence ” or "May this book be tender to you to bite loneliness. ” If we also remember that it is Valentine's Day and what better time than now to be a little more daring, we can complete the brief dedication like this: “May this book be tender bread to bite you to loneliness… And if it isn't, I let myself bite a little. Whatever it takes to make that smile look. ”


10. A great dedication for a small reader

There are families that include their children in celebrations of all kinds, whether wedding anniversaries or something smaller like Valentine's Day. But if there is a child in your family or environment, we believe that there will never be a better gift than a book.

Because how important are the first contacts with literature and what power they have when creating new readers. So if you are going to give a book to a boy or a girl who has just started in the literary universe, we recommend that you make a dedication that motivates him to continue reading and that he remembers with affection after a few years. In these cases, something brief and special may be the best way to dedicate: “May this book be the first of the many lives and adventures that await you in the world of literature. ”

Once that little reader grows up and remember that his love for literature began with a gift that you gave him, you will know that it will have been worth any time you have invested in thinking about the best dedication to give a book this Valentine's Day. And since we also love our readers very much, don't think that you are going to leave this post without our dedication for you:

"Between pink and pink, your majesty choose"

Francisco de Quevedo

Why this one? Because it belongs to one of the Castilian classics and we think it reflects our purpose very well when talking about books, writing about books, breathing books. ♥

There are a thousand options out there for each one of us. We just have to choose. And we are fortunate to have centuries of great literature. That's why we believe in him first page love.

For that reason and because the previous quote is not without humor, irony. They say that Quevedo told the queen when he wanted to win a bet with his friends and should insult nothing more and nothing less than his Real person. That's why he dedicated those words: "Between pink and pink, your majesty is-COJA." And is that the classics, the great stories that sometimes intimidate us a little … they are still real and human stories, with humor, stories that are waiting to be discovered by the reader of any time.

If you are still not sure which book you will choose to stamp your dedication, check out our selection of books to give on Valentine's Day. Will there be crush?



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There are several legends about how the February 14, Valentine, It became Valentine's Day …

Perhaps the best known is that which refers to a priest of the third century who challenged the authority of Emperor Claudius II. How? Secretly marrying young soldiers with their loved ones, since at that time it was forbidden because a “single” warrior was considered a better fighter, since he had no ties to condition him. Obviously this legend has a fatal outcome for the poor priest … who ended up suffering innumerable torments in the prisons of the Empire and was finally executed on February 14, 270 AD. C.

There we have already marked our date for the most passionate hearts, which also plays a very important role in the world of the written page. Why Literature is full of stories of lovers: of impossible love, persecuted love, of love that stays beyond time and distance, steamy and passionate love… of stories that bristle your skin as a reader.

And you are one of the people who believe in love at first sight … of those who believe that love needs time and dedication … of people who dedicate all their time and (own) love to enjoy singleness … we bring you a selection of books that will make your heart beat fast. Do you believe in love at the first page? We are convinced that in this list you will find your next crush!

Aware that love is already in the air … we have selected some works in which it is clear that LOVE, with capital letters, has been and is one of the most important sources of inspiration for writers of any age. We hope this list serves to inflame the flame of passion in the chest of all lovers of literature. Get ready to start believing in love on the front page!

Break, heart, from Cristina López Barrio.

A disturbing disappearance. A passion that always comes back. A legend that crosses time. In Break, heart from Cristina López Barrio We will discover the story of Blanca Oliveira, a woman who will soon regret having returned to the family home where her daughter Alba disappeared thirteen years ago. A few months after returning and settling with her new husband and two daughters, one of them disappears. The only clue? A red bow.

In the pages of this book you will find an impressive choral plot where suspense and police intrigue intermingle with the power of family ties, the magic of fairy tales and the traps of love passion.

A perfect gentleman, from Pilar Eyre

This novel by Pilar Eyre You will fall in love totally and completely from the first page: in a Barcelona of winners and losers, she offered him the only thing he could not have. And yes, we talk about love.

In A perfect gentleman, The author invites us to look through the keyhole at the most hidden, fascinating and shameful secrets of a Barcelona of contrasts, from the orgies at the Ritz Hotel to the devoted masses of twelve. The intimate life of its protagonists in elegant flats or in humble caves. Servants and gentlemen, poor and rich, honest and scoundrels tell their magnetic story with an end as sweeping as the entire book.

The beat of the earth, from Gabás light

The fourth appointment on this list is with Gabás light and his wonderful novel The beat of the earth. Alira is the heiress of the mansion and the lands that her family has been keeping for generations and there is debate between staying true to her origins or adapting to the new times. When he thinks he finds the answer to his doubts, a mysterious disappearance disturbs the apparent calm that reigned in the house, the only one inhabited in a small abandoned town. A wink of destiny will force her to face her past and to question how much she had been immutable.

Or, put another way, a beautiful story of passion, loyalty, intrigue and mixed feelings awaits you on the other side of the delicate cover of this book.

Sofia's suspicion, by Paloma Sánchez-Garnica

Now let's look back for a moment, at the common past of Europe, with a vibrant novel, like all of Paloma Sánchez-Garnica.

In a Europe divided by an insurmountable wall, two men and a woman will desperately seek their destiny. She is called Sofia; He Daniel. Together they have a bland life until he receives an anonymous letter in which he is told that Sagrario, whom he venerates, is not his true mother and that if he wants to know the truth of his origin he must go to Paris that same night. This letter will push the characters to a series of terrible events and unexpected encounters that will forever disrupt their lives. All with a backdrop through which the KGB, the Stasi, late-Franco Spain or May 68 parade … reasons added to read Sofia's suspicion.

The long way home, from Alan Hlad

In September 1940, while German bombs fall on Britain, young Susan and her grandfather Bertie find comfort in raising and training carrier pigeons that the Army will use to convey information about the movements of the Nazis in occupied France.

Thousands of kilometers away, in the United States, a young pilot named Ollie decides to join the RAF, thus contacting the National Pigeons Service, where he meets Susan. Do you want to know how the story of these two characters continues? Well, don't get lost The long way home, from Alan Hlad. Hlad's is a fascinating and epic novel about anonymous heroes that is inspired by the true story of Operation Columba, devised by Winston Churchill.

So if this Valentine does not feel like celebrating anything, or you want to celebrate by giving away stories and not chocolates … Or if you are simply looking for a story from which to fall captive as if it were a filter of love, We hope that in this selection you will have found your next crush. And enjoy your romance from the first page!

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Get ready for the most important film awards with the books of the nominated films.

Tonight Hollywood dresses up to deliver the most coveted awards in the world of cinema: the Oscars. An edition that will see Daniel Craig for the last time as James Bond, where the tape '1917' has all to gain (they say) or in which a Korean film ('Parasites', by Bong Joon-ho) has escalated to the Summit of the favorites in an unexpected way. We'll see if the pools are right… Meanwhile, we don't deprive ourselves of celebrate a great year of films that set the trend for the best of these last twelve months on the big screen.

And so that everyone can enjoy the most important party of moviegoers, from PlanetadeLibros We propose eight readings to have fun and rediscover some of the films that opt ​​for several statuettes and for you to enjoy the books that have come out of great movies. Do you have popcorn ready? 🍿


1. The Irish

Little must be said apart from the name of its director (Martin Scorsese) to know that we are talking about a great movie. If we also cite the list of protagonists, any doubt about the quality of the film is pulverized: Robert de Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Stephen Graham … The film has 10 Oscar nominations, including best film, best director and best adapted screenplay.

The Irish is based on a book of Charles Brandt with the same title that dives into the life of Frank Sheeran and all its bifurcations. Who is Jimmy Hoffa ?, you may ask.

Better known as "The Irishman," Frank Sheeran was a psyche responsible for more than 25 murders in the 1970s. Among others, he killed Jimmy Hoffa, a powerful truck union leader who used his millionaire pension fund to do business with the Mafia. Hoffa disappeared in 1975. Years later and on his deathbed, Sheeran confessed that he had been the author of that murder.

The book gathers the five years that its author dedicated to following Sheeran, with hundreds of hours of recording of his conversations and the investigation that was carried out. As you will see in the film, all this led to the hired killer and Hoffa being related to nothing more and nothing less than the Kennedy family. All passed through the Scorsese sieve in which they qualify as "their most calculated, geometric and even perfect masterpiece."


2. Little women

Little Women, from Louisa May Alcott, is one of the most popular and influential books of the American literary tradition. Many of us have probably seen it adapted to the cinema, with Winona Ryder or Susan Sarandon lending their skin to the characters … and some have wondered if this work needed to be brought back to the screen. The answer is blunt: you only need to see the number of Oscar nominations that this film accumulates to know that there is still much to tell about the history of these three sisters. Without going any further, the film he has directed Greta Gerwig is a candidate to take the Oscar for best film and best adapted screenplay, totaling six nominations.

Also in the Austral edition you will not find only a beautiful invoice that will invite you to immerse yourself in one of the classics of all time of literature … There is more. In this edition the translation by Gloria Méndez retrieve the text of the first edition of the work, published between 1868 and 1869, and keeps intact the vigor and forcefulness of Louisa May Alcott's novel. Do you want to revisit it or not?


3. The caged sky

The movie ‘JoJo Rabbit’ Take as reference the book of Christine Leunens The caged sky and makes us his own interpretation for the big screen. The two works, of course, are those works that will leave you thinking.

In the book, the author introduces us to an 8-year-old boy, Johannes, who will be seduced by Hitler's doctrine when Austria is annexed. Everything changes for him when he discovers that his parents have hidden a Jewish girl at home, Elsa, and falls in love with her. Fear because the war ends and he loses his love triggers a plot full of lies and secrets that drives the reader to madness. This book will bother you as much as it will fascinate you.

And starting from this base, Taika Watiti He has taken the story to the big screen to create one of the most irreverent, applauded and criticized films of recent times: Jojo Rabbit.

The film stars Scarlett Johansson. Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Taika Waititi himself or Rebel Wilson. And it is candidate to take 6 Oscar, including the best film. We will see what happens this Sunday at the Dolby Theater.


4. Star Wars. The rise of Skywalker

It is clear that, in a pool for the Oscars, could not miss the new installment of one of the sagas with more followers around the world. This year we were able to watch Episode IX of Star Wars. And what a chapter! As always happens with Star Wars, criticisms of the new installment have not been lacking … but the praises are not too short. In Star Wars The rise of Skywalker the address of J. J. Abrams It was another reason to see the new installment of the saga and, also, to see if he followed the notes given by the director of the previous installment and see where the shots continued.

We won't say much more for not doing spoiler but we will only mention that his virtues have earned him the participation in the Oscar race: he is a candidate for best soundtrack (by John Williams), better visual effects and better sound editing. We will see which side the Force is on.

And if you have been wanting more Star Wars, do not miss the beautiful illustrated edition that brings us Planet Junior: Heading to Star Wars. The rise of Skywalker: we are the Resistance. It is the perfect synthesis of what you have already seen in the cinema and, in addition, it never hurts a review of the characters to not miss out on so much episode. 😜


5. Toy Story 4. Great movie book

Those who follow the Oscars and the cinema in general already know that Toy story It is historical, that broke the roof so that animated films could compete with "serious cinema." Because we all know that there are great stories behind those animated characters and that the existential emptiness or identity crises can be told by old and dilapidated toys or by forks that come to life from nothing.

In this fourth installment the toy gang runs into the Gabby Gabby doll, with Forky and with a Bo Peep shepherd much more warrior than we knew until now. The movie is Oscar nominee for best animated film and best original song.

If you prefer the story in paper format, to visit and revisit it whenever you want, you can not miss Toy Story 4. Great movie book, from Disney Books. It comes in large format and with full color illustrations, so you can appreciate each and every detail of the fourth installment of Toy Story, the highest grossing franchise.


6. How to train your dragon 3. The movie book

Adventures and fantasy have visited our screen again this year. The story of Hippo and Toothless is still right where the previous delivery left it.

On this occasion, the companions of battles face the most fearsome enemy they have ever faced … while Hipo tries to rule in Isla Mema with the Viking Astrid. And a new character comes out on the road: a female Night Fury. With all this our characters will be put to the test in a new installment as tender as exciting (and maybe oscarized). The address of Dean DeBlois could be worth the Oscar for best animated feature film.

If you want to know all the details of the adventure and also enjoy them in a beautiful edition illustrated in large size … the book of Planet Junior How to train your dragon 3. The movie book It has your name written.


7. Frozen II. The novel

Little to say about Frozen. It is one of the greatest successes in animated films of recent times, with diehard fans both among the youngest and the most adult audience.

If the relationship between Anna and Elsa already overwhelmed us (and ended up stealing our hearts) in the first installment, in this second part of the story the intensity is not reduced. Our protagonists, next to the troupe formed by Sven, Olaf and Kristoff, they will have a mystery to solve in order to protect Arendelle once more.

We will not say more to not gut too much history. We will only invite you to see the gala of the Oscar, where Frozen 2 competes as the best song – While some miss that also competes as best animated film.

We will always have the comfort of browsing through the beautiful book that Disney brings us: Frozen II The novel. A magnificent book that goes on sale on March 24 and that, alert, brings us unpublished details of the story! We are sure that even the Trolls will be made with a copy. 😊


And with these magnificent readings we will kill time until the Oscar gala begins this Sunday, at the Dolby Theater. Which of these movies do you think will win? There is less to know! And if you are still wanting more … do not miss our selection of the 6 films with Oscar based on books. 😉



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We discover the literary origin of some of the best films in the history of cinema.

And the Oscar goes to… This weekend the names of the winners of the Oscars are revealed, the most renowned film gala on the whole scene, which will take place at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles this Sunday at 5pm local time – 02h of the dawn of Monday 10, Spanish time, for devotees of the Seventh Art who want to follow the gala live.

And literature, whether through novels, essays or comics, has been one of its most frequent sources of inspiration since the beginning of the cinema.

Without going any further, one of the great favorites to win the statuette this 2020 is the adaptation of one of the essential classics in any library: Little Womenby Louisa May Alcott. On this occasion, director Greta Gerwig brings her vision and has a luxury cast (Emma Watson, Saoirse Ronan, Florence Pugh or Laura Dern) to take her to the big screen.

From the tragedies of William Shakespeare, through autobiographies turned into successful musicals to fantasy worlds in Middle-earth, many are the tapes that were born from the pages of a book.

That is why from PlanetadeLibros we celebrate this year's Oscars with these six novels that conquered the hearts of academics in their film version.

one. Hamlet (William Shakespeare)

Literary Oscars - Hamlet.

To be or not to be, that is the question. The well-known declaratory phrase of Hamlet It is only the tip of the iceberg of one of the most enigmatic and complex works of universal literature. The celebrated play of William Shakespeare revolves around Prince Hamlet and his eagerness for revenge towards his uncle Claudius, responsible for the death of his father.

The classic has been represented hundreds of times on stages around the world and has also had different film adaptations, the most popular, perhaps, that of Laurence Olivier premiered in 1948. The film won the Oscar for the best film with three other statuettes, including the best actor for Olivier himself. In fact, Laurence Olivier is considered one of the best filmmakers and performers who have approached the work of the Bard, because he also directed and starred in both versions of Henry V Y Ricardo III.


two. Around the World in 80 Days (Julio Verne)

Literary Oscars - Around the World in 80 Days

From London to India, passing through Japan, San Francisco and the seas of the Pacific Ocean. The visionary mind of Julio Verne devised one of the greatest adventures in Around the World in 80 Days.

A respectable and measured British sir, Phileas Fogg, and his French butler, Jean Passepartout, engage in a trip around the world after Fogg's strange bet: to get around the globe in eighty days. Now it would be very easy to meet this unusual challenge, but in 1872 the means of transport were very different and, above all, much less fast.

The adventures of Fogg and company reached the glory of the Hollywood Oscars with their victory in 1956, including the prize in the queen category and the best adapted screenplay. The tape, directed by Michael Anderson, It was a blockbuster and brought together many of the stars of the time: David Niven, Cantinflas, Shirley McLaine, Charles Boyer, Marlene Dietrich, Buster Keaton, Frank Sinatra and a long string of star system of the golden Hollywood.


3. Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)

Literary Oscars - Romeo and Juliet

Two young lovers condemned to not be able to enjoy their courtship for the confrontation between their families. One of the most important romantic tragedies of Western culture dating back to Greek mythology and medieval legends that William Shakespeare cleansed in the immortal Romeo and Juliet.

Second appearance of the British playwright in this list, although this time with a movie, West Side Story, that many do not relate to the original Shakespearean. Verona becomes New York, the Montesco and the Capulets are two street gangs (the sharks and the jets) and the lyrics leave room for dance songs and choreographies.

Based on the theater musical composed of Leonard Bernstein, the film is considered one of the best musicals in the history of seventh art and is the most Oscar-winning In these ninety editions. West side story he won in 10 categories, including the best film and direction (Robert Wise). By the way, the iconic balcony scene of Romeo and Juliet it also has its own musical version with the theme Tonight.


Four. Tom jones (Henry Fielding)

Literary Oscars - Tom Jones

One of the greatest classics of British literature emerged from the hilarious and humorous pen of Henry Fielding A novel full of scandals, romances and various lightnesses in 18th-century England as well as a scathing criticism of the hypocrisy of high society.

The Tom jones cinematographic has the face of Albert Finney, Oscar's recently deceased and orphan, despite having been nominated five times, never took the stage. However, Tom jones yes he sang victory by winning four golden statuettes (film, direction, Tony Richardson; adapted screenplay and music) against such legendary titles as The conquest of the west, Cleopatra or Fellini 8 1/2. Like the book, the film is one of the greatest successes of British cinema in its history and one of the few comedies to win the highest award from the Hollywood Academy.


5. Smiles and tears (Maria Von Trapp)

Literary Oscars - Smiles and Tears

Another musical and also directed by Robert Wise, one of the undisputed geniuses of the genre. Released on Broadway with songs composed by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, the script part of the autobiography of Maria Von Trapp in which he narrates the vicissitudes of the Jewish family that he formed after leaving the abbey in which he performed the functions of a novice. In times of the rise of Nazism in Austria invaded by Hitler's forces, the Von Trapp, music lovers, undertake a forward flight to exile abroad.

Smiles and tears imposed on the great favorite of that edition, Doctor Zhivago, and won 5 Oscar Awards, including the best film and the best director. The angelic Julie Andrews, the tenderness and comicity of the story and, above all, some songs turned into hits popular as The Sound of Music, My Favorite Things, Edelweiss or Do, Re, Mi have converted to Smiles and tears in one of the most beloved films by different generations of viewers throughout this last half century.


6. The Lord of the Rings III: The Return of the King (J. R. R. Tolkien)

Literary Oscars - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The end of the literary journey had an unbeatable outcome on the big screen: 1.2 billion dollars raised at the global box office and 11 Oscar, an absolute record of statuettes shared with Ben Hur Y Titanic. The Lord of the Rings III: The Return of the King He made a full unusual in ninety years of History of the Hollywood Awards: eleven victories of eleven nominations and became the first fantasy film to win the most coveted award of the seventh art.

The trilogy of J. R. R. Tolkien It brings together millions of fans around the world and the pages of this third volume collect the last steps of Frodo and Sam to destroy the Ring of Power in the Cracks of Destiny as the armies of the Dark Lord prepare for the final battle in Middle Earth . The idyll of the Hollywood Academy with the film trilogy of Peter Jackson It was such that the three films obtained a total of 17 Oscars and 30 nominations.

Six great movies for six great books. And if we have awakened your cinephile appetite, here you go our selection of cinema and literature. 😉



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