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A brand-new cat, a tree that grows back, a 3,000-year-old peace treaty and some very unserious animal photos. October 2026’s good news, with sources.

A brand-new cat, a tree that grows back, a 3,000-year-old peace treaty and some very unserious animal photos. October 2026’s good news, with sources.

I read it when I was 8 or 9 and I’ve re-read it twenty-odd times: Los hijos de la lluvia, by Torcuato Luca de Tena. The story of a man who can’t forget any of his past lives. My spoiler-free review.

Two simple, affordable accessories that changed the way I read and write. One I found in a second-hand shop for five euros.

Black Bird Academy: Death to Darkness — an exorcist academy, a demon with a sense of humor, and an ordinary girl who could change everything. My review in progress.

A selection of the best good news websites in three languages, for when you need to remember that the world also does good things.

Michael Ende's Momo is not a children's book. It's a brilliant critique of the modern world—and one of the books that has most profoundly influenced me. Here's a review from a piece of my soul.

✅ Status: Read — I recommend it (with reservations) 📚 Dark Academia · Historical Fantasy · Standalone Novel · 700 pages · 2022 🇪🇸 Amazon ES

I'm finally getting around to reviewing books—seriously this time. New books, old books, in Spanish, English, and German. Fantasy, nonfiction, classics. Anything worthwhile. Any recommendations?

Three books about the creative process that have stayed with me. Not just for writers — for anyone who wants to understand how creativity really works.

Beta reader? ARC? Sensitivity reader? If these words sound like gibberish to you, you're in the right place. I'll explain what each one means in two minutes—and how you can be part of the creative process behind my books.

The Rondel is an interdimensional space at the gates of the Black Forest. A container large enough to hold all the stories I want to tell—vampires, elementals, spirits from German folklore, Greek mythology, grief, love, everything that doesn't fit into a single lifetime.

My reading recommendations for March 2026: Babel by R.F. Kuang, The Priory of the Orange Tree, La Ciudad de las Luces Muertas (Nadal Prize 2026), The Librarians documentary, an award-winning short story, good news and more. Fiction, non-fiction and stories I can't get out of my head. #storieseverywhere

These are my recommendations for this month: books I've read, articles that have made an impression on me, stories I can't stop thinking about.

Introduction At the heart of Gothic literature, Bram Stoker's Dracula stands as one of the most influential and iconic novels ever written.

Have you ever felt like your creativity was... dormant? That feeling that there's something inside that wants to come out but doesn't know how? Because it happens to me A LOT. That, along with impostor syndrome, are two constants in my life... And I don't like it, honestly. While trying to fix it, I think I've found something that could help all of us.
I'm reading "The Artist's Way" by Julia Cameron and there's a concept that's blowing my mind: "artist quotes."