"For me The Tatano It's a fun and magical memory from my childhood. I spent many family moments sharing recipes, crafts, imagination, reading, and lots of laughter," says Xavier, from Alella, who is now 23. "Roser has arrived." The Tatano"What a rush there was when I heard that phrase! There weren't enough hands to tear open the plastic wrapping of the magazine and start reading Pere Sense Miedo," recalls Roser Maria, 25, from Ferreries.The Tatano It connected me to the world of reading. My older brothers read the Strong Horse And I imitated them by reading. The Tatano",” says Martí, from Maçaners, who is 24 years old. The three of them tell their story in issue number 241 of the iconic magazine, which is celebrating its twentieth anniversary on newsstands. And like them, a series of tataners Those who grew up with the stories of Pere Sense Miedo, Rita Pinyada, and Nono and Petunia, among many others, share how being readers during childhood shaped them and the fond memories they cherish.

When I was little, one of my favorite books was The island of the blue dolphins, by Scott O'Dell (published by La Galera, translated by Josep Vallverdú (with illustrations by Isidre Monés), an adventure book that tells the story of Won-a-pa-ley, a Native American girl who lives on an island off the coast of California. Otter hunters exterminate her tribe, and the survivors are taken away on a boat. Her little brother, Ramo, is accidentally left on the deck. When she realizes this, she jumps into the sea and swims back to be with him.

When winter arrives and the Tió de Nadal (a traditional Catalan Christmas log) starts to get fatter, books become one of the most special gifts: they last, they're reread, they're shared, and they create memories. We've selected ten suggestions for all ages and tastes: classics that stir emotions, picture books to look at again and again, books with cats, adventures to get lost in, and stories that spark conversations. This Christmas, make sure there are plenty of stories to read together.

A few years ago, I had a creative writing professor who, on the first day of class, solemnly declared, "I won't accept romance or fantasy novels in my course. You can change your project if you come with these ideas." This statement, unbecoming of someone who should be guiding the development of new voices, goes beyond a mere literary preference and encapsulates an old legacy: the idea that there are serious and lesser literatures. It's no coincidence that this disdain tends to fall from the corner of genres traditionally considered feminine: romance, fantasy, and autofiction; while thought, culturally associated with the masculine sphere, has been considered the emblem of serious literature.

Telling a bedtime story, making up a tale if the child throws a tantrum at mealtimes, or entertaining them by explaining all sorts of interesting facts when they're in a waiting room, a restaurant, or at the bus stop. Some parents still do these things, but others prefer to give their children a mobile phone or tablet to keep them entertained. When screens take center stage, certain habits that allow family members to connect and spend quality time together—such as reading—are lost.

Production + consumption, information + communication. What lies beyond these two overwhelming common-law couples that have us trapped and impose a frenetic pace of life on us? Do we, as humans of the 21st century, retain anything spiritual, transcendent? Is there any possibility of silent, non-instrumental beauty in our lives?

My children don't read, and I've tried not to get upset with them. I always believe there will be a day or a book that will change their mindset, and suddenly, they'll want to read. Maria Pomb is right.Or when he told us that we should assume that there are people who don't like to read. But foolish me, I had swallowed that "if you read, they read" myth, and unfortunately, in our house, this mantra doesn't work. If I have clothes on, no one goes out to the patio, if someone sets the table, they stop it alone, and if I'm reading a novel, my children watch a series.

This influencer A Madrid native named María Pombo (she may not be related to the writer Álvaro Pombo) and who has more than three million followers, has said on TikTok: "I think we should start to get over the fact that there are people who don't like to read and that you're no better at making them like to read." The phrase was relevant because she shared a video of her "bookstore" (sic) where there were no books to be seen, as a follower pointed out.

Mireia Estapé has been helping people read for over twenty years. She does so using a specific method: easy reading, which is aimed at people who have difficulty following a standard text, such as people with disabilities, the elderly, or newcomers—her specialty. Estapé explains that it's work that must be done "with the heart." It requires patience, creativity, and empathy. "You have to know how to convey that studying a language isn't like studying history. It's something else: it's living it," she says.

The free time and relaxation of summer days are an ideal opportunity to get little ones hooked on reading. Whether it's the beach, the mountains, or at home, any place is a good place to take a book out of your bag and finish that chapter you've left unfinished. Families surely already have a stack of recommended books ready. Now, Marta Gil, bookseller at El Gat Pelut, is making a selection of books for the children and young adults in the house.

Printed text has become a hieroglyph for many students. It requires a great deal of concentration for results that are not immediately apparent. They find it a daunting task to keep in mind the general plot while paying attention to the small details.

Do not trust, dear readers, the lists of books for the summer proposed by the newspapers, with the exception of this one: they are at the service of the publishers and the bookstores, places where - this can perfectly happen - one might not find any edition of the Treat, by Plato - a reading that teenagers would really enjoy - or by The Princess of Cleves —ideal for any lady who wants and endures adulterous summer love. Bookstores are full of classics; many publishers in the country publish magnificent translations of books written in foreign languages, more or less ancient, that could delight readers any time of year. But these books are rarely recommended.

The night I finished my first novel, as I was printing it (I could hear the printer spitting out pages in the background), I had a panic attack.

"Reading aloud helps consolidate the reading habit because it transforms reading into an active, emotional, and social activity," says Vanessa Ortega, coordinator of the Reading aloud Contest (CLVA), which reached its 21st edition this year with 1,248 schools registering and 3,927 students on the final day.

If you read, you'll live longer. And this isn't a threat, but scientific evidence. To be exact, you'll live 20% longer than people who don't read, a figure that is slightly lower for magazine and newspaper readers. study published in Social Science & Medicine, led by the University of Michigan, which links reading with longevity and has tracked the reading habits of more than 3,600 people over 50 years old in the United States for 12 years.

These days, many students can "improve their grades" by reading a book chosen by their literature teachers. Ana María Matute or Lorca, in Spanish; Rodoreda or Moncada, in Catalan, from what I see.

In his (extraordinary) chronicle yesterday, Joan Burdeus said that President Illa, in his closed-door conversation with writer Javier Cercas, revived "the neo-Pujolometer" by claiming books as "a form of personal improvement rather than enjoyment."

With the arrival of spring, the campaign also returns We turn the pageIt is very close to becoming a classic, just like the news about the chocolate monkeys –which will soon be released– or the time change, which even gives its title to a book by Sergi Pàmies, At two it will be three (Cream Notebooks). If you haven't heard about it yet, it may be because I've exaggerated a bit: I've been overcome with enthusiasm. Okay, it's not (yet) a huge media event, but I think it's an important campaign, one that deserves its place in the calendar, because few things are as beautiful, well-crafted, and meaningful as this one.

Maria-Mercè Marçal's verse "another name for love, please" inspires the motto and activities of the new edition of the MOT literary festival, dedicated this time to love in all its forms, beyond inherited clichés and in a "present full of possibilities to love each other". "Who dares not to call new forms of sexual-affective relationships such as polyamory love?" asks the writer, philosopher and specialist in gender studies Montse Barderi, curator of this edition of the MOT, which has the motto "More names for love". "We would like everyone to feel challenged in this edition of the festival. Everyone has or has had love experiences, or lack of love experiences, and that is why this festival speaks to everyone," says Barderi.

The newspapers have reported that the library that was to be installed in the old Casa de la Prensa to renovate the Biblioteca Francesc Boix in Poble-sec will finally be installed in another space, yet to be determined. If it has to be to offer a good service to the citizens of that neighbourhood, we should be happy.