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

Many people will be visiting book stalls like this one on Passeig de Gràcia today to look for this year's new releases or that coveted book.
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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

  1. The catastrophic visit to the zoo, of Joel Dicker (The Bell)
  2. Diagonal Manhattan, of Xavier Bosch (Column)
  3. Strong heart, of Silvia Soler (Universe)
  4. This piece of life, ofEstrella Solé (Column)
  5. We dreamed of an island, of Roc Casagran (Universe)
  6. The darkness of the heart, ofAlbert Sánchez Piñol (The Bell)
  7. The assistant, by Freida McFadden (Rose of the Winds)
  8. The Golden Book, of Lluís Llach (Universe)
  9. In love and in war, ofIldefonso Falcones (Rose of the Winds)
  10. Chocolate Street, of Ramon Solsona (Bow)
Writer Joël Dicker photographed in Barcelona.

Non-fiction in Catalan

  1. Between paradise and the apocalypse, by Xavier Sala i Martín (Rose of the Winds)
  2. The art of being human, of David Bueno (Destination)
  3. The pass into space, of Manel Vidal Boix (Destination)
  4. The woman of the century, of Toni Cruanyes (Column)
  5. The escape, by Mayka Navarro and Francisco Marco Fernández (Column)
  6. Crimes 4. The Hour of Truth, by Carlos Puerta (The Bell)
  7. The memory of the Catalans, of Borja de Riquer (Editions 62)
  8. The passion of strangers, of Marina Garcés (Gutenberg Galaxy)
  9. How to get shit started politely, by Alba Caralda (Rose of the Winds)
  10. I won't make another book, ofAlbert Om (Universe)
Xavier Sala i Martín.

Children's and young adult literature in Catalan

  1. Titón. Excursion to the legend of Sant Jordi, by Cristina Jiménez Carbó (Polar Star)
  2. The legend of Sant Jordi, by Emma Martínez (Polar Star)
  3. What a beastly story, Minimoni! by Rocío Bonilla (Animalibros)
  4. My name is Goa 6. What a drama, Goa, by Míriam Tirado (B for Block)
  5. A scary house, by Meritxell Martí and Xavier Salomó (Flamboyant)
  6. Learning to read at Monster School, by Sally Rippin (Montena)
  7. We treat each other well, by Lucía Serrano (Beascoa)
  8. Fear in the pocket, by Miriam Tirado (The Cep and the Handle)
  9. Networks, by Eloy Moreno (Cloud of Ink)
  10. The world of monster school, by Sally Rippin (Montena)
In Titón.

Fiction in Spanish

  1. God's fool at the end of the world, of Javier Cercas (Random House)
  2. The very catastrophic visit to the zoo, by Joël Dicker (Alfaguara)
  3. In case we return one day, by María Dueñas (Planeta)
  4. The sweet existence, of Milena Busquets (Anagram)
  5. In love and in war, by Ildefonso Falcones (Grijalbo)
  6. The assistant, by Freida McFadden (Suma)
  7. The peninsula of empty houses, by David Uclés (Siruela)
  8. Victory, by Paloma Sánchez-Garnica (Planeta)
  9. Behind the door, by Freida McFadden (Suma)
  10. Ladies and gentlemen, by Pilar Eyre (Planeta)
Javier Cercas at the Barcelona Book House.

Non-fiction in Spanish

  1. The bridge where the papallones live, by Nazareth Castellanos (Siruela)
  2. Atomic habits, by James Clear (Diana)
  3. How to politely tell someone to fuck off, by Alba Cardalda (Vergara)
  4. Superconsciousness exists, by Manuel Sans Segarra (Planet)
  5. Arsonists, by Noemí Casquet (Planeta)
  6. Russia against the world, by Marco Marginedas (Peninsula)
  7. Intimate enemies, by Pablo Iglesias (Navona)
  8. The art of being human, by David Bueno (Debate)
  9. London Street 38, by Philippe Sands (Anagrama)
  10. How to make good things happen to you, by Marian Rojas Estapé (Sword)

Children's and young adult literature in Spanish

  1. Fearless, by Lauren Roberts (Alfaguara)
  2. Fearless (limited special edition), by Lauren Roberts (Alfaguara)
  3. Hunger Games 5: Dawn of the Harvest by Suzanne Collins (Molino)
  4. Quicksilver, by Callie Hart (Faeris)
  5. Accelerating in red, by Iryna Zubkova (Crossbocks)
  6. Invisible, by Eloy Moreno (Cloud of Ink)
  7. Networks, by Eloy Moreno (Cloud of Ink)
  8. Our place in the world, by Inma Rubiales (Planeta)
  9. Onyx Wings, by Rebecca Yarros (Planeta)
  10. 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.

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