The bestseller list for Saint George's Day 2026

BarcelonaThe Book Chamber facilitated this Thursday a provisional but quite precise list of the best-selling books for Sant Jordi. In Catalan, it is headed by Regina Rodríguez Sirvent (fiction), Òscar Andreu (non-fiction), and Míriam Tirado (children's and young adult). In Spanish, the best-sellers have been Eduardo Mendoza (fiction), Ana Garriga and Carmen Urbita (non-fiction), and Emma Gil (children's and young adult). According to data from the Book Chamber, total sales for Sant Jordi 2026 are approaching 27 million euros, almost one million more than last year.

In statements to the ACN, Regina Rodríguez Sirvent stated that she did not expect to be first on the list. However, she finds it "very ironic and very beautiful" because her career as a writer also began on a Sant Jordi when she was "very lost" and could not find her voice. "If they had told me this would happen, I wouldn't have imagined it in a million years. It's quite heavy on a personal level," she added. She also highlighted the experience of meeting readers, in an event where "in 20 seconds" she concentrates "all the emotion, hers and mine." "We have cried with many people, we have hugged, there are fascinating moments of having been able to help people move forward, that's everything," she said.

The list of best-selling books was compiled based on "the initial estimates from the affiliated bookstores of the Gremi de Llibreters de Catalunya until 6 p.m. and with information from the days prior to Sant Jordi collected by LibriRed, an automated system that obtains data from points of sale throughout Catalonia, including independent bookstores and bookstore chains." "These titles represent only about 5% of the total titles sold," recalls the Book Chamber, which in the coming days will provide the definitive list with "mechanized sales data from establishments, which will already include sales data from street stalls."

The best-selling books for Sant Jordi 2026

Spanish fiction

Midnight popcorn, by Regina Rodríguez Sirvent (La Campana)The Game of Silence, by Gil Pratsobrerroca (La Campana)Paseo de Gracia, by Roger Bastida (Comanegra)You Have Never Been Alone, by Albert Espinosa (Rosa dels Vents)Prometheus in a Thousand Ways, by Carles Rebassa (Univers)Non-fiction in Spanish

Manual of Catalan Defense, byÓscar Andreu (Univers)Anatomy of Hope, by Francesc Torralba (Destino)Where Light is Born, by Oriol Mitjà (Columna)Pim Pam Kitchens, by Arnau París (Ara Llibres)Impact, by Carles Porta (La Campana)Children's and young adult literature in Spanish

My name is Goa 10, what a mess, Goa!, by Miriam Tirado (B de Blok)Ticniks 3 - Vampi, by Meritxell Martí and Xavier Salomó (Combel)Titó, excursion to the legend of Saint George,, by Cristina Jiménez Carbó (Estrella Polar)Saint George and the dragon, by Oriol Garcia Molsosa (Combel)Pitus's zoo, by Sebastià Sorribas (La Galera)Fiction in Spanish

The Intrigue of the Inconvenient Funeral, byEduardo Mendoza (Seix Barral)Maite, by Fernando Aramburu (Tusquets)You Will Eat Flowers, by Lucía Solla Sobral (Libros del Asteroide)Lie, by Juan Gómez Jurado (Ediciones B)The City of Dead Lights, by David Uclés (Destino)Non-fiction in Spanish

Novice Instruction, by Ana Garriga and Carmen Urbita (Blackie Books)Raising Grief, by Paz Padilla (Harper Collins)Atomic Habits, by James Clear (Diana)Rosalía, around Barcelona, by Maricel Chavarria (Libros de Vanguardia)Kindness, Compassion, and Gentleness to Live with Joy, by Víctor Kuppers (Plataforma)Children's and Young Adult Literature in Spanish

If we were eternal, by Emma Gil (Martínez Roca)KPop Demon Hunters. For the fans!, by various authors (Montena)Godeik 1. Godeik and the cursed gem, by Godeik (Destino)My name is Goa 10, what a mess, Goa!, by Miriam Tirado (B de Blok)Binding 13, by Chloe Walsh (Montena)