Attention, book eaters! That time of year has come when we don't need excuses to stay home reading. Because the weather no longer invites you to go out like it did in summer …

And because we come up with a much better plan! And we are sure that you are also going to love it. Couch, blanket and a warm drink to taste it little by little, while we let ourselves be trapped by the characters and the plot of a book.

Take a seat and choose which drink you are going to taste because in this post we bring you the trilogies and sagas that will catch you this fall and that you will not want to stop reading nor to refill the coffee cup. ⤵️🍁

1) Bevilacqua series, detective novel.

If there is one thing that we like in detective or police series, it is those duets of characters that are like ying and yang, those characters that contradict but complement each other. And of those of us who want to read case after case, no matter how complex and obscure the mission they face.

That happens to us with the saga of the great Lorenzo Silva, starring the unforgettable Bevilacqua and Chamorro. Recently the new case of the agents arrived at our bookstores and… well… we cannot stop reading 📚 Corcira's evil.

A middle-aged man appears naked and brutally murdered on a lonely beach in Formentera. According to several testimonies collected by the Civil Guard of the islands, in the previous days he had been seen in the company of different young people in gay clubs in Ibiza. When his bosses call Bevilacqua to take over the investigation and inform him of the peculiarity of the dead, a Basque citizen convicted in his day for collaboration with ETA, the second lieutenant will understand that it is not just another case.

We will just tell you something. "Lorenzo Silva portrays the Civil Guard with a care similar to that of Le Carré when writing about British espionage." —Comments Antonio Muñoz Molina. Are you really not going to dive into the murky waters of Bevilacqua and Chamorro this fall? 😏

2) Shadowhunters, fantasy.

A summer without adventure is not a complete summer. That's why fans of fantasy and magic can't resist giving themselves a good saga. And we with them, of course. Why Cassandra clare is the author of one of the most successful youth series in recent times, a saga that accumulates as many volumes as loyal fans who wait at face value when a new book will be announced.

That is why we are going to take advantage of this summer to catch up with Shadowhunters. If you still do not know it, these are the basic information you should know. 👇🏼

At New York's trendy nightclub, Pandemonium, Clary follows an attractive blue-haired boy until she witnesses his death at the hands of three young men covered in strange tattoos. Since that night, his destiny joins that of those three Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to freeing the land of demons and, above all, that of Jace, a boy with the appearance of an angel and a tendency to act like an idiot …

36 million readers can't be wrong. 😊

3) Trilogy of the White City, thriller.

The myths and legends of Álava, archeology, family secrets and criminal psychology draw the absorbing plots of this trilogy formed by The silence of the white city (2016), The water rites (2017) and The time lords (2018).

The protagonist of these thrillers, the young inspector Unai López de Ayala (alias Kraken) will try to uncover some ritual murders that terrorize the city and that in the last installment are interspersed with a historical plot. As it says David Zurdo in What to read: «If you want to enjoy and suffer with a book – enjoy the hypnotically interesting and suffer because you cannot read faster – your novel is The silence of the white city».

4) Baztán Series, crime novel.

Inspector Amaia Salazar returns to the Baztán valley, from which she has been fleeing all her life, to investigate the appearance of the corpse of a teenage girl. This thrilling-paced crime thriller trilogy, made up of The invisible guardian (2013), Legacy in the bones (2013) and Offering to the storm (2014), is only suitable for lovers of suspense.

And if you fall in love with the protagonist who has given us Dolores Redondo don't miss the last part of the Baztán series, The north face of the heart, a trip to Amaia's past and to the origin of “the composer”. Are you really going to resist this phenomenon?

5) The Invisible Girl Trilogy, youthful.

Blue jeans, alias Francisco de Paula, is a literary reference and on social networks, where he adds a legion of followers. His trilogy The club of the misunderstood marked a milestone in children's and youth literature. Now he comes back with the same talent and more desire if possible to propose a series full of mystery that we will not be able to get rid of.

It all starts with Aurora Ríos, a girl who is invisible to almost everyone. The events of the past have made her isolate herself from the world and that she barely interacts, tired of the inhabitants of that town talking behind her back. One night in May her mother does not find her at home when she returns from work. Aurora will appear dead the next morning in her high school locker room, with a blow to the head and a compass that someone has left next to her body. Julia Plaza, her classmate, will become obsessed with discovering who is behind the crime.

The trilogy is made up of volumes The invisible girl (2018), The crystal puzzle (2019) and the last part, 📚 Julia's promise, which was published in 2020. Get hooked on this thriller and discover why Blue Jeans has thousands of readers around the world.

6) María Oruña Series, police officer.

Maria Oruña it has no readers, it has fans. And it is that his series of books –formed by Hidden port (2015), A place to go (2017) and Where we were invincible (2018)– you it will captivate so as not to let you go.

In its pages we discover the story of Oliver, a young Londoner with a peculiar family situation and a sad loss who inherits a colonial house on the Cantabrian coast. During the remodeling works, the corpse of a baby is discovered along with an element that is totally anachronistic. And crimes begin to happen in the area. Thus begins a police investigation that will plunge Oliver into a dense personal journey and a race against time to discover the murderer.

In the following episodes of this series (which by the way you can read in no specific order) new murders and new anachronisms question reality beyond what seems possible, along with new characters who will try to restore peace to the town of Suances.

And if after this wonderful series you still have more desire for María Oruña, note: 📚 The forest of the four winds Already waiting for you in the bookstores!

In the Galicia of 1830 a woman will face the conventions of her time. New crimes, new mysteries, new characters that will remind you why you are fans of the police genre.

7) Saga ‘I, Julia’, historical novel.

Two proper names push us to include this saga in the readings that you cannot miss these days. One is that of Santiago Posteguillo, winner of the Planeta Prize with this work that we present to you. The other name that you should take into account is Julia Domna, the magnetic protagonist of the books.

192 AD 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. Amidst tensions and conspiracies, a fire ravages the city of Rome. Is it a disaster or an opportunity? Five men prepare to fight to the death for power. They think the game is about to begin. But for Julia the game has already started. He knows that only a woman can forge a dynasty. Discover his steps in Me, Julia (2018).

And Julia challenged the gods (2020) is the second part of this wonderful historical novel and represents an even greater challenge for our protagonist: when the enemy is your own son… is there victory?

8) Tetralogy ‘The Cemetery of Forgotten Books’, contemporary novel.

Carlos Ruiz Zafon is the author of the greatest international success of the Spanish novel, and a sad loss that we have had this year. But readers will not forget him and if his tetralogy was already a classic in literature, now more than ever we want to give him love and continue paying tribute to this beloved author.

Does it sound like The wind's shadow? Of course. It is the first part of this tetralogy and it introduces us to a literary mystery set in Barcelona in the first half of the 20th century, from the last splendors of Modernism to the post-war darkness. The enigmas and plots intertwine to form a story about the secrets of the heart and the enchantment of books…. a story full of intrigue that will keep you in suspense until the last page. Do you want to know what is hidden in The Cemetery of Forgotten Books? The books await you. 😉

9) The Millennium phenomenon, crime novel.

And now is the time to shoot the adrenaline with one of the essential sagas of recent times, with a brutal protagonist who sticks to our skin and does not leave us, with our beloved Lisbeth Salander.

And with a story that you will not be able to stop reading even if you have already seen the movies in the cinema. The reading experience is unmatched. one00 million readers would like to restart this saga based on family conflict, crime, sexual perversions and financial traps.

Stieg Larsson started the plot with Men who did not love women (2015), The girl who dreamed of a match and a can of gasoline (2015) and The queen in the palace of drafts (2015). After his death, David Lagercrantz continued with What does not kill you makes you stronger (2015) and The man who chased his shadow (2017).

Finally last year we were able to read the book that thousands of readers longed to get their hands on: The girl who lived twice (2019). And with him know the fate of our heroine Lisbeth Salander, put the finishing touch to the Swedish phenomenon of the thriller. Because every great story deserves a great ending. Are you ready to join one of the most powerful literary heroines of recent times?

And if every book you read this fall fades faster than the cream of a Swiss chocolate … take note of these recommended books that will make you read with premeditation and treachery. Make yourself comfortable in your homes and enjoy reading. ☕📖

Academician José Manuel Blecua joins the Jury

Barcelona, ​​October 2, 2020

The sixty-ninth edition of the award has once again had a high participation: they have been presented 582 novels. This figure denotes the interest that the award arouses in the field of literature in Spain and Latin America.

This year's Planeta Award will be held on Tuesday October 15 at the Palau de la Música Catalana, from Barcelona, ​​with an intimate ceremony and in a format necessarily different from the usual one.

The award jury is made up of Jose Manuel Blecua, Fernando Delgado, Juan Eslava Galán, Pere Gimferrer, Carmen Posadas, Rosa Regàs Y Belén López, director of Editorial Planeta and secretary of the Jury with vote.

The incorporation to the Jury stands out José Manuel Blecua Partridges, Spanish philologist born in Zaragoza in 1939 and son of the also philologist José Manuel Blecua Teijeiro. He has been vice-rector of the UAB and is emeritus professor of Spanish Language at this university. He has directed the General dictionary of synonyms and antonyms (1999) and has carried out numerous lexicographical and historiographical works.

José Manuel Blecua is also the author (along with Juan Alcina Franch) of the renowned Spanish grammar (Ariel, 1979). In 2003 he was elected a member of the Royal Spanish Academy, an institution in which he occupies the h chair and of which he was director from 2010 to 2014.

José Manuel Blecua joins the Jury as a new member in his brother's place Alberto Blecua placeholder image, passed away last january. Alberto Blecua was a doctor in Romance Philology, professor of Spanish Philology at the UAB since 1970 and emeritus professor at this university. Leading Spanish specialist in the Golden Age, he published essays and critical editions on the work of authors such as Garcilaso, Lope de Vega, Cervantes, Góngora, Quevedo or Calderón, among many others. Alberto Blecua was a member of the Planeta Award Jury for 30 years (from 1990 to the last 2019 edition).

The Planeta Prize is endowed with 601,000 euros for the winning work and 150,250 euros for the finalist.

The origin of the novels received is very diverse. In addition to Spain, South America (101 works), North America (53), Central America (10) and the rest of Europe (16) stand out.

Originals have been received from:

Central America 10

Costa Rica 3

Cuba 5

El Salvador 1

Puerto Rico 1

North America 53

Canada 4

USA 13

Mexico 36

South America 101

Argentina 37

Bolivia 1

Chile 5

Colombia 30

Ecuador 5

Peru 5

Uruguay 7

Venezuela 2

Asia 4

Israel 4

Europe (except Spain) 16

Germany 1

Austria 1

France 3

Italy 3

UK 3

Belgium 3

Netherlands 1

Denmark 1

Spain 301

A Coruña 4

Albacete 2

Alicante 21

Almeria 1

Asturias 3

Badajoz 3

Balears 9

Barcelona 37

Bizkaia 6

Cáceres 2

Cadiz 6

Cantabria 1

Castellon 4

Ciudad Real 1

Cordoba 3

Basin 1

Gipuzkoa 4

Girona 4

Granada 6

Guadalajara 1

Huesca 1

Huelva 3

La Rioja 1

Las Palmas 7

Lion 3

Lleida 2

Madrid 74

Malaga 17

Murcia 12

Navarra 3

Ourense 2

Palencia 1

Pontevedra 4

Salamanca 1

Tarragona 4

Tenerife 6

Teruel 1

Toledo 6

Valencia 20

Valladolid 1

Zamora 1

Zaragoza 12

They do not specify its origin 97

We have a proposal for you, reader. It has many points in its favor: it will keep you entertained, it does not require you to leave the house and leave the comfort of under your blanket, it will allow you to exercise your mind … And, in short, it will take you to the amusement park of Las emotions. More specifically to Tunnel of Terror. 😎

Get ready to discover the books you won't want to part with this fall. With these 8 crime novels you will not want to leave home (nor will you miss it). Read? 😙

1. Corcira's evil

To what extent do we become what we fight against? The tenth case of Bevilacqua and Chamorro leads them to solve a crime that transports the second lieutenant to his past in the fight against terrorism in the Basque Country.

It all begins when a middle-aged man appears naked and brutally murdered on a lonely beach in Formentera. According to several testimonies collected by the Civil Guard of the islands, in the previous days he had been seen in the company of different young people in gay clubs in Ibiza. When his bosses call Bevilacqua to take over the investigation and inform him of the peculiarity of the deceased, a Basque citizen once convicted of collaborating with ETA, the second lieutenant will understand that it is not just another case …

"Lorenzo Silva portrays the Civil Guard with a care similar to that of Le Carré when he writes about British espionage", comments Antonio Muñoz Molina. Are you going to miss the one that readers already rate as the best book in the Bevilacqua and Chamorro saga? 🔝

two. The door

A ritual crime. A woman desperate to save her son. Manel Loureiro surprises with a thriller set in the mysterious and legendary Galicia.

The discovery of the corpse of a young woman, killed by an ancient ritual form at the foot of the mythical Puerta de Alén, puzzles its researchers. Agent Raquel Colina is a newcomer to that lost corner of Galicia to try to save her son, whom medicine can no longer cure. With no other alternative, and full of doubts, Raquel had resorted to a menciñeira local, which promised his healing.

However, the mysterious disappearance of the healer and the discovery of the victim of the Door make Raquel suspect that both cases may be related. With the complicity of her partner, in a magical and rural environment that she does not fully understand and where everyone seems to keep a secret, the agent will begin a desperate countdown to solve the case and thus find the last lifeline she has left to his son. Will it succeed?

3. Seven lies

They tell you everything. Except the truth.

Or in other words, get ready for the most shocking confession of the year! The new novel by Elizabeth kay comes to surprise you.

Jane and Marnie have been inseparable since the age of eleven. They adore each other and have always shared everything. But, when Marnie introduces her to the man she has fallen in love with, Jane lies to her best friend for the first time in her life. Because he doesn't like Charles, but prefers not to tell him. Because even the best of friends keep a secret.

As the years go by, that first unimportant lie will be followed by others that will mark their lives forever. Because if Jane had been sincere from the beginning, maybe now her best friend's husband would still be alive … Now Jane has a chance to tell the truth. The question is: are they going to believe it?

4. No dead

In this selection of crime novels we are very happy to be able to incorporate a character among characters of the genre: the return of Petra Delicado!

This time the new case of the inspector will be herself: a young nonconformist who enlists in a mission reserved for men.

«Being born in my generation imposed on you some precepts that you assumed without rebellion. Straddling the Francoist past and modernity, you had to abide by Catholic morality, for which the loss of time and talents was the worst sin that can be committed. "

The police inspector decides to put distance from her day to day to remember her past in order to take charge of the present. With her particular gaze, she will review her life, from the diligent girl who is expelled from a nuns' school, to the young anti-Franco university student who changes course when she gets married, until she decides to break with everything and be one of the first women to live. enter the police force.

Alicia Gimenez Bartlett In this novel he offers us an irresistible case where discovery and adventures run parallel to an inclement vision of family, customs, authority, sex and love.

5. All of us

That of Javier Menéndez Flores is a fascinating police plot that hits the head and shoots the heart.

Madrid, 1981. A couple of police inspectors investigate the fatal accident of a completely naked young woman whose autopsy reveals terrible injuries prior to the accident. Soon after, two girls of similar ages disappear. All three were last seen at nightclubs. Thus begins an absorbing criminal intrigue, spanning two decades, in which the action and psychology of the characters masterfully intertwine. The Madrid at the end of the Transition, where Franco's fierce methods were still alive, contrasts with that of an already established democracy although exposed to the dangers of the globalized world.

A novel that does not give the reader respite thanks to its rhythm, suspense and violence, with an epic ending, as surprising as it is devastating, that reflects on the complexity of the human being and its darkest areas, but also on the all-powerful force of love . You will not be able to stop reading.

6. The Thursday Crime Club

We bring you the craziest and craziest detective novel of the year. You know why? Because you should never underestimate the talent of a group of grandparents. 😏

In a peaceful private retirement complex, four unlikely friends meet once a week to review old unsolved local murder cases. They are Ron, an ex-socialist activist full of tattoos and revolution; sweet Joyce, a widow who is not as naive as she appears; Ibrahim, a former psychiatrist with incredible analytical skills, and the tremendous and enigmatic Elizabeth, who, at 81, leads the group of amateur researchers … or not so much.

When a local property developer is found dead with a mysterious photograph next to his body, The Thursday Crime Club is in the middle of its first real case.

Don't miss out on the exciting research he has conceived Richard Osman to the delight of fans of the crime novel. Can this unorthodox but brilliant group catch the killer?

8. The Silence of the White City Trilogy

Eva García Sáenz de Urturi signs one of the most successful crime novel series in recent times. The myths and legends of Álava, archeology, family secrets and criminal psychology form the core of this trilogy made up of volumes The silence of the white city (2016), The water rites (2017) and The time lords (2018).

It all starts with Tasio Ortiz de Zárate, a brilliant archaeologist convicted of the strange murders that terrorized the quiet city of Vitoria two decades ago. Tasio is about to get out of prison on his first leave of absence when the crimes resume again: in the emblematic Old Cathedral of Vitoria, a twenty-year-old couple is found naked and dead from bee stings to the throat. Shortly after, another twenty-five-year-old couple are murdered in the Casa del Cordón, a well-known medieval building.

The young inspector Unai López de Ayala -alias Kraken-, an expert in criminal profiles, is obsessed with preventing crimes before they occur … although a still fresh personal tragedy will not allow him to face this case as "one more". Who will be the next victim? Will Kraken manage to advance in the footsteps of the criminal? In addition, you will not have to take your head off the book this summer because the trilogy comes in a paperback edition. Did someone say pool and reading? 😙

7. Baztán trilogy

And we could not close this post on crime novel without mentioning Dolores Redondo and his phenomenon around the Baztán Valley, "the composer" and our beloved detective Amaia Salazar.

If you are a fan of illustrated books you also cannot miss this edition, because Ernest Sala brings us this beautiful complete edition of the three volumes, in black and white, which adapts Dolores Redondo's trilogy to the comic.

The shoes show the way. There are dead girls in Elizondo. Someone is killing them to send a message. Amaia Salazar will investigate these deaths even if it means unearthing ghosts from the past, removing the foundations of her family and establishing contact with forces that are beyond our understanding… Are you looking at the illustrated universe of Baztán with us?

And if the criminal enigmas take you upside down and you need even more doses of mystery, do not miss our selection of crime novels. Behind each deck a case, a criminal, a secret awaits you. Will you be able to discover the culprit before the story ends? We are very clear that this fall we are going to enjoy reading crime novels. 🍁😎

During 2020, Minotauro Editions and the whole world celebrate that 100 years ago it was born Ray Bradbury. Author, visionary, genius, self-taught of Science Fiction and writing. Without a doubt, a benchmark in international literature with masterpieces such as Zen in the art of writing, Martian Chronicles, Fahrenheit 451, Now and forever, The fair of darkness or The Illustrated Man.

To commemorate such an important anniversary, the publisher reissues the North American author's catalog collection in its collections Minotauro Esenciales y Libraries de Autor. During 2021, it is also planned to add new titles by the famous writer.

Bradbury's books have a special meaning for Minotaur, since the publisher began its journey 65 years ago with the publication of Martian Chronicles, with translation by the editor himself, Francisco Porrúa, and foreword by Jorge Luis Borges. In addition, the centenary of the novelist's birth coincides with the 20th anniversary of the incorporation of Minotauro to Grupo Planeta. Currently, the label has to its credit classic pens such as Ursula K. Le Guin, Tolkien and Philip K. Dick, as well as Bradbury himself.

«Ray Bradbury finds his readers year after year. And I bet it will still be read a century from now. " NEIL GAIMAN

Reissues in Author Libraries:

• The country of October – 09/29/2020
• Death is a lonely affair – 10/29/2020
• Fahrenheit 451 100th Anniversary – 09/22/2020
• Zen in the art of writing – 09/08/2020
• Remedy for melancholic – 07/21/2020
• Green Town 1: Summer Wine – 06/16/2020
• Green Town 2: The Summer of Goodbye – 06/16/2020
• Martian Chronicles 100th Anniversary – 06/16/2020
• The Illustrated Man – 05/19/2020
• We will always have Paris – 03/10/2020
• Now and always – 02/04/2020
• The golden apples of the sun – 01/16/2020
• The fair of darkness – 10/29/2019
• The Witches' Tree – 10/15/2019

Essential Minotaur Reissues:

• The Illustrated Man
• Fahrenheit 451
• Martian Chronicles

Seville, September 16, 2020

The writer Gonzalo Giner has obtained the XXV Fernando Novel Prize Lara with the work "The green mist". The Jury for this Award made the decision public during an award ceremony held at the Casa Guardiola in Seville.

The event was attended by authorities such as Juan Manuel Moreno Bonilla, president of the Junta de Andalucía; Patricia del Pozo, Minister of Culture of the Junta de Andalucía; Antonio Muñoz, deputy mayor and delegate of the Urban Habitat, Culture and Tourism area of ​​the Seville City Council; Juan Manuel Castro, vice president of the AXA Foundation and José Creuheras, president of Grupo Planeta. In addition, the writer Fernando Delgado attended, as spokesman for the Jury.

The novel is a fast-paced adventure, a moving ecologist plea, a hymn to conservationism and a great love story in the legendary African jungle. In the words of the author, «The green haze It is a novel very different from the ones I have published to date. Its title evokes a natural phenomenon that is only visible in a setting as spectacular as it is unique: the Congo River basin; one of the last green paradises on Earth and the setting for this story starring the young woman, Bineka, whose life I hope will catch you from the first page. "

«With it you will breathe the aromas of the jungle, you will soak up the humid foliage of its landscapes, you will share its unexpected coexistence among chimpanzees, you will hate the greed and nonsense of certain multinationals that are deforesting and destroying that green world, for the profitable production of oil palm or soy, and you will be infected with the incredible dedication and generosity of those that I dare to call the new armies of the planet; the one formed by the cooperators; We will share your hopes, frustrations, challenges and dreams. "

"Thank you very much to the AXA Foundation and Grupo Planeta for their support of culture and to the members of the jury for choosing my novel, whom I especially value for being writers like me," added Gonzalo Giner.

Gonzalo giner achieved great literary success with The horse healer (2008). Veterinarian by profession, with that title he wanted to investigate the beginning of his trade. In his next novel, The horseman of silence (2011), discovered the origins of the creation of the Spanish breed of horses during the sixteenth century. In Loyalty pact (2014), the author took a leap in his literary production: a meticulously documented novel that narrated, for the first time, the participation of dogs in two of the bloodiest wars of the past 20th century, the Spanish Civil War and the Second War world. In 2017 he published The windows of heaven a wonderful historical novel about the creation of Gothic stained glass.

He Jury of this twenty-fifth edition is made up of the writers Fernando thin and Clara Sanchez, the writer and member of the RAE Pere Gimferrer; Ana Maria Ruiz-Tagle, on behalf of the AXA Foundation, the entity that sponsors this literary award, and Emili Rosales, voting secretary.

The Fernando Lara Novel Prize is endowed with one hundred twenty thousand euros and a total of 241 original and unpublished novels from Spain and abroad have been presented to it.