Culture"When the mother died, at the bottom of the closet we found all her shoes and a book"Jordi Nopca22-04-2026
![Ali Smith between two striking librarians after the 2026 Saint George's Day reading opening speech at Barcelona City Hall.](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 16 9"%3E%3C/svg%3E)