What were the best-selling books the week before Sant Jordi?
Among the most popular authors are Joël Dicker, Xavier Bosch, Xavier Sala y Martín, Javier Cercas and Nazareth Castellanos

15/04/2025

3 min
The Catalan Book Chamber has just published the list of best-selling books during the week prior to Saint George In fiction, non-fiction, and children's and young adult books, in Catalan and Spanish.
Fiction in Catalan
- The catastrophic visit to the zoo, of Joel Dicker (The Bell)
- Diagonal Manhattan, of Xavier Bosch (Column)
- Strong heart, of Silvia Soler (Universe)
- This piece of life, ofEstrella Solé (Column)
- We dreamed of an island, of Roc Casagran (Universe)
- The darkness of the heart, ofAlbert Sánchez Piñol (The Bell)
- The assistant, by Freida McFadden (Rose of the Winds)
- The Golden Book, of Lluís Llach (Universe)
- In love and in war, ofIldefonso Falcones (Rose of the Winds)
- Chocolate Street, of Ramon Solsona (Bow)
Non-fiction in Catalan
- Between paradise and the apocalypse, by Xavier Sala i Martín (Rose of the Winds)
- The art of being human, of David Bueno (Destination)
- The pass into space, of Manel Vidal Boix (Destination)
- The woman of the century, of Toni Cruanyes (Column)
- The escape, by Mayka Navarro and Francisco Marco Fernández (Column)
- Crimes 4. The Hour of Truth, by Carlos Puerta (The Bell)
- The memory of the Catalans, of Borja de Riquer (Editions 62)
- The passion of strangers, of Marina Garcés (Gutenberg Galaxy)
- How to get shit started politely, by Alba Caralda (Rose of the Winds)
- I won't make another book, ofAlbert Om (Universe)
Children's and young adult literature in Catalan
- Titón. Excursion to the legend of Sant Jordi, by Cristina Jiménez Carbó (Polar Star)
- The legend of Sant Jordi, by Emma Martínez (Polar Star)
- What a beastly story, Minimoni! by Rocío Bonilla (Animalibros)
- My name is Goa 6. What a drama, Goa, by Míriam Tirado (B for Block)
- A scary house, by Meritxell Martí and Xavier Salomó (Flamboyant)
- Learning to read at Monster School, by Sally Rippin (Montena)
- We treat each other well, by Lucía Serrano (Beascoa)
- Fear in the pocket, by Miriam Tirado (The Cep and the Handle)
- Networks, by Eloy Moreno (Cloud of Ink)
- The world of monster school, by Sally Rippin (Montena)
Fiction in Spanish
- God's fool at the end of the world, of Javier Cercas (Random House)
- The very catastrophic visit to the zoo, by Joël Dicker (Alfaguara)
- In case we return one day, by María Dueñas (Planeta)
- The sweet existence, of Milena Busquets (Anagram)
- In love and in war, by Ildefonso Falcones (Grijalbo)
- The assistant, by Freida McFadden (Suma)
- The peninsula of empty houses, by David Uclés (Siruela)
- Victory, by Paloma Sánchez-Garnica (Planeta)
- Behind the door, by Freida McFadden (Suma)
- Ladies and gentlemen, by Pilar Eyre (Planeta)
Non-fiction in Spanish
- The bridge where the papallones live, by Nazareth Castellanos (Siruela)
- Atomic habits, by James Clear (Diana)
- How to politely tell someone to fuck off, by Alba Cardalda (Vergara)
- Superconsciousness exists, by Manuel Sans Segarra (Planet)
- Arsonists, by Noemí Casquet (Planeta)
- Russia against the world, by Marco Marginedas (Peninsula)
- Intimate enemies, by Pablo Iglesias (Navona)
- The art of being human, by David Bueno (Debate)
- London Street 38, by Philippe Sands (Anagrama)
- How to make good things happen to you, by Marian Rojas Estapé (Sword)
Children's and young adult literature in Spanish
- Fearless, by Lauren Roberts (Alfaguara)
- Fearless (limited special edition), by Lauren Roberts (Alfaguara)
- Hunger Games 5: Dawn of the Harvest by Suzanne Collins (Molino)
- Quicksilver, by Callie Hart (Faeris)
- Accelerating in red, by Iryna Zubkova (Crossbocks)
- Invisible, by Eloy Moreno (Cloud of Ink)
- Networks, by Eloy Moreno (Cloud of Ink)
- Our place in the world, by Inma Rubiales (Planeta)
- Onyx Wings, by Rebecca Yarros (Planeta)
- Binding 13, by Chloe Walsh (Montena)
* These lists are compiled using data from Libridata, an automated system that compiles sales data from 178 bookstores in Catalonia, and is supplemented by a survey of the remaining bookstores in the Catalan market.