Venue: Poble-sec-Francesc Boix Library

Management: Blai, 34

Moderated by Mariló Àlvarez, publisher, writer and journalist.

Session 1

Wednesday 18 October

Reading for discussion: Els fils del mar (Spècula, 2023)

Participating: Inés Macpherson, author

Session 2 (together with the book club "Fantasy-Genre Women 1")

Date: Friday, 10 November

Reading for discussion: Las cosas que perdimos en el fuego (Anagrama, 2016)

Participating: Mariana Enríquez, author

*Please note, this session will take place as part of Festival 42, and it will be held in Fabra i Coats.

Session 3

Wednesday 20 December

Reading for discussion: Solastàlgia (L’Altra Editorial, 2023)

Participating: Ada Castells, author

Often associated with a more or less masculinised world, the truth is that genre literature has also been written in the voice of women. Pioneers such as Ursula K. Le Guin, Joanna Russ and Octavia E. Butler paved the way for a generation of female writers of science fiction and other fantasy genres, who are still imagining futures and reflecting our present through sharp writing that is very much alive. Would you like to discover them?

A special book club for Festival 42. The November session will take place in the Fabra i Coats facilities as part of the festival, and there will be a special session featuring Mariana Enríquez to discuss the books Nuestra parte de noche and Las cosas que perdimos en el fuego. Furthermore, each session will include the presence of the featured writers. 

You must register in advance

Organised by: Barcelona libraries