What book to give (or buy) for book day

Cooking at home with the Torres brothers

Lovers of good cuisine are in luck with the launch of this book signed by the Torres brothers. Pumpkin spaghetti carbonara, mountain rice paella, stuffed leg of lamb or apple strudel are some of the almost 90 dishes included in the book, explained step by step and with the culinary tricks of these two great chefs.

Cooking at home with the Torres brothers, Javier and Sergio Torres
Editorial RBA, € 22.

23 autumns before you

"This novel is for all those who believe that there is no perfect recipe for love," says Alice Kellen. This author presents the second installment of the series Volver a ti. In this new novel as addictive, sexy and romantic as 33 Reasons , it focuses on the character of Luke Evans, the most irresponsible and fun of the group of protagonists.

23 autumns before you, Alice Kellen
Ed. Titania, € 13.

Modern lovers

What is life like for a college punk quartet when you turn 50? Three of the four members of the group have remained in contact. In fact, they live in the same neighborhood and their children know each other. It is precisely when their children get older and begin to relate (and sleep) with each other, secrets of the past of these gentrified ex-musicians come to light.

Modern lovers, Emma Straub
Ediciones B, € 18.

How can you eat that!

A complaint book written by a former director of the food industry that reveals frauds that go even further than selling horse meat posing as beef. The author is clear from minute one when he warns: "The only thing that interests the industrialists about you, like the chains of department stores, is your money, not your health."

How can you eat that !, Christophe Brusset
Editorial Peninsula, € 19.90.

The enemy

A new and fast-paced thriller starring the mythical Jack Reacher, a character played by Tom Cruise in the cinema. In this installment, which takes a leap back in time, we meet a younger Reacher still imbued with military spirit but once again faced with a crime to be solved. An absorbing read.

The enemy, Lee Child
Editorial RBA, € 19.

Sweet song

With this thriller, Slimani won the Goncourt Prize last year, the most important literary prize for French letters. It is an uncomfortable, hard novel that confronts us with analyzing in the hands of who we put our children when we go to work. Painful and absorbing at the same time, impeccably written.

Sweet song, Leila Slimani
Ed. Cabaret Voltaire, € 19.95.

Dynasty

A historical novel with Holland's own stamp, one of the best authors to recreate the past. It is the continuation of Rubicon. Now, after the death of Julius Caesar, Octavian rises to power and, with him, comes the Empire and one of the best-known historical stages of ancient Rome thanks to characters such as Caligula and Nero.

Dynasty, Tom Holland
Ed. Attic of Books, € 26.50.

The heartbroken killer

This is the eighth novel starring Judge Mariana de Marco, a character that Guelbenzu has put at the forefront of his thrillers since Don't Harass the Murderer in 2001. In this story, De Marco has to solve a crime committed in the building he has just finished. her close friend Julia had moved in. Recommended for followers of the judge and for new readers.

The heartbroken murderer, JM Guelbenzu
Ed. Destino, € 19.90.

Love, eat, live, shine

The blogger Elka Mocker, known for her page lalakitchen.com, presents her first book, in which you will find raw recipes along with others in which she opts for different types of cooking. In her desire to promote healthy and conscious cooking, she proposes basic recipes such as those for vegetable drinks and dishes as elaborate as zucchini flasks with white cauliflower sauce and sage chips.

Love, eat, live, shine, Elka Mocker
Ed. Lunwerg, € 25.

I am not my DNA

Manel Esteller, a world authority on epigenetics, responds to such common questions as whether we will suffer from the diseases that our parents or grandparents have suffered or whether we will pass our ailments to our children. But Esteller does not stay in theory but also gives practical recommendations to apply to our health on a daily basis.

I'm not my DNA, Manel Esteller
Editorial RBA, € 18.

The soul of radio

Inspired by the famous radiophonic office of Miss Francis, Doñate gives life to the Doctor's Office of Miss Leo, whose protagonist wonders one day what is the content of those novels that never gets to broadcast on the air and comes face to face with a reality bitter full of domestic violence and political purges.

The soul of radio, Ángeles Doñate
Ed. Umbriel, € 15.

Nearly Perfect People: The Myth of Scandinavian Utopia

Do the Finns have the best school in the world? How do Norwegians spend their oil money? And why do the rest of Scandinavians hate Swedes? The British Michael Booth, after 10 years living in Denmark, answers these questions and dismantles the myth of the perfection of northern societies in what is the Best European Travel Book 2015.

Almost Perfect People: The Myth of Scandinavian Utopia , Michael Booth
Ed. Captain Swing, € 23.

The magic of being Sofia

Saving all the distances, we could say that Elísabet Benavent is the Spanish EL James. After delighting in the sagas of Valeria, Silvia or Alba, now it is the turn of the bilogy dedicated to Sofía. A cat and book-loving waitress whose life is going to change when Héctor walks in for a coffee at his bar.

The magic of being Sofía, Elísabet Benavent
Ed. SUMA, € 16.90.

Hygge. Happiness in the little things

Happiness is in the details. And if Denmark is the happiest country in the world - or so they say - it is due to hygge, that is, attention to detail, such as knowing how to choose the light in the living room or planning a dinner without leaving us anything that can create well-being. A book full of DIY ideas that opens doors to find your own formula for happiness.

Hygge. Happiness in the little things, Meik Wiking
Ed. Dome, € 16.95.

Passenger

From the author of Mighty Minds comes Pasajera , the story of Etta, a girl who is dragged on an unexpected journey in time that leads her to meet Nicholas, her ally to survive a strange and dangerous environment. Your ally or not? Will the boy's dark secret help her or destroy her?

Pasajera, Alexandra Bracken
Editorial Molino, € 18.

The confessions of Nat Turner

Nat Turner was a slave, a preacher, and a murderer. He himself recounts how he felt the divine call that led him to kill all whites in what was the first slave revolt in the southern United States before the Civil War. In this novel, which has won the Pulitzer Prize, its author recreates one of the darkest times of American slavery.

The confessions of Nat Turner, William Styron
Ed. Captain Swing, € 22.

Chemistry

Meyer, famous for the Twilight saga , abandons the world of juvenile vampires for an adult thriller. The author claims to have combined her innate romanticism with her passion for the Jason Bourne novels and that has led her to create a "different action heroine, one whose main weapon is not a gun, a dagger or developed muscles, but her brain ". In the US it is already number one.

Chemistry, Stephenie Meyer
E. SUM.

My name is sena

It may seem like a travel book or a love triangle, but deep down it is nothing more than the story of three characters who fail to find their place in the world, starting with Sena, the one that gives the book its name, which is not more than a woman seeking to know who she really is.

My name is Sena, Marta del Riego Anta
Ed. Harper Collins, € 17.90.

Our tree house

When everything goes wrong, when you lose your partner and the father of your children, when one of these children is cannon fodder at school for his dyslexia … finding a way out of so much pain is not easy. But Ana, the protagonist of this book, manages to create a place where her children can be happy and be who they decide.

Our tree house, Lea Vélez
Ed. Destination, € 19.90.

In a very dark forest

A very black novel written by Ruth Ware, the most prominent author of Grip Lit, the female psychological thriller. In it, she presents a bachelorette party in an isolated house in the middle of a really very dark forest. In it, the ghosts of the past will make a dent in the present of the protagonist and a murder will make her doubt everyone, even herself.

In a very dark forest, Ruth Ware
Ed. RBA, € 19.

I'm going to be a mom! And now that?

Dr. Sofía Fournier joins her passion for obstetrics and her experiences as a mother of two children in this guide for pregnant women that comes from her blog unamamiquesemima.com. If you are pregnant or someone close to you is pregnant and you want to clarify any doubts about what happens in this exciting stage of a woman's life, this is the book.

I'm going to be a mom! And now what ?, Dra. Sofía Fournier
Dome Books, € 16.95.

A promise at the end of the world

Sarah Lark continues the White Cloud trilogy with the story of two Polish sisters, Helena and Luzyna, who lost everything in World War II. Only one of the girls, who survives in a refugee camp, can be relocated to New Zealand. The one selected is Luzyna, but it will be Helena who travels and… we can read this far.

A promise at the end of the world, Sarah Lark
Ediciones B, € 19.

I'm not a monster

The first novel by journalist Carme Chaparro is not a novel for all audiences. It is not recommended for those who cannot bear to see a mother's pain head-on, or to delve into stories of lost or dead children. Because the pain hits from the first page, and it hits hard. But if you can resist it, you will enter a fascinating narrative.

I'm not a monster, Carme Chaparro
Ed. Espasa, € 19.90.

Woman at zero point

Born in rural Egypt, Firdaus has suffered from an abusive father and an abusive husband. Now she is in jail for killing her pimp boyfriend. They have sentenced her to death for having raised her hand against the one who exploited her, one of many. El Saadawi masterfully narrates in this book the oppression and inequality of women in rural Egypt.

Woman at zero point, Nawal El Saadawi
Ed. Captain Swing, € 16.

Enjoy my vegan diet

Do you want 25 healthy and healthy recipes, as well as easy to make, for your daily kitchen without any product of animal origin? Well, don't miss the book by blogger Marta Martínez. You will have ideas for completely vegan (and delicious) breakfasts, lunches, dinners and snacks.

Enjoy my vegan diet, Marta Martínez
Ed. Kitsune Books, € 9.90.

Less than five centimeters

A detective, a femme fatale and … a classic-style thriller in which eroticism and violence leave no one indifferent. Marta Robles enters the world of the crime novel for the first time. Are you taking risks with her for this murky world in which nothing is ever what it seems?

Less than five centimeters away, Marta Robles
Ed. Espasa, € 19.90.

Infinite summer

Danish Madame Nielsen (nielsen.re) is a writer, stage manager, composer and singer. And all these aspects are reflected in his novel, The Infinite Summer, a work full of sensitivity, which begins when a boy meets a girl, but what comes next is a strange and fascinating story about love, time, death.

Infinite Summer, Madame Nielsen
Ed. Tiny

We don't need excuses to enjoy a good book, but… we love that year after year there is a day that turns reading into a party.

That is why we have marked April 23 in red in our agenda to enjoy the usual bookstores and the stalls that are set up on the street and that allow us to walk, admire covers and review back covers in search of that book that catches our attention (or those books, because sometimes it's hard not to go home with more than one).

But there is so much offer and so much to see, that it is not easy to select one. Therefore, in our gallery we make a selection of the editorial news, so that you already have ideas to make your choice.

A world day born here

Book Day is, since 1995, a global celebration thanks to the International Union of Publishers and the Spanish government, which presented the initiative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

But the idea of dedicating a day to the book came from the Valencian writer Vicente Clavel Andrés, who presented it to the Official Chamber of the Book of Barcelona in 1923 and which was authorized by King Alfonso XIII in 1926. In Catalonia, this festival joins to that of Sant Jordi, for this reason the gift of the book is added that of a rose, a symbol of love.

Since then, this initiative has not stopped gaining followers and spreading to other cities around the world. Coincidence or not, April 23 is the date of birth or death of great writers, such as Miguel de Cervantes, William Shakespeare, Garcilaso de la Vega, Vladimir Nabokov, Josep Pla or Manuel Mejía Vallejo, among others.

And in addition to ideas for you, we also have ideas to give your son or daughter a book (if they don't already have their own wish list).

By Carme del Vado