Vacation is over. Yes. It’s a reality. It’s not only that we’ve already seen back-to-school announcements from a few stores, but starting this week the new book releases begin. If the mayor of Vigo lights up the Christmas lights in July, why can’t publishers start their autumn campaigns in August?
As on every Sunday, we summarize Zenda’s latest news in just ten tweets. Have we pulled it off? Probably not.
The Week at Zenda in 10 Tweets
1
I devoured this conversation, which lasted for hours, with the joy of imagining them together with my friend Cristina in Paris, and of encountering in the luck-born moments that life affords.
Javier Marías and Woody Allen talking in Paris, by Juan Cruz. https://t.co/5qRiywC0c4
— Zenda (@zendalibros) August 18, 2026
2
“The disdain that classical languages suffer is not accidental. Nor is the deterioration of vocabulary promoted even within educational and publishing circles.”
The World Without Words by @Ismaellg90 https://t.co/1jWSmnbIrg
— Zenda (@zendalibros) August 20, 2026
3
“What worries me isn’t that people listen to Bad Bunny. It’s that between Bad Bunny and Berlanga only the former sounds familiar.”
I’m fed up with the references, by @PERYRIERA https://t.co/NqsCWnFBoW
— Zenda (@zendalibros) August 20, 2026
4
“With enough weapons, the war could last half a year. It might even be settled in three weeks. The problem is that Germany and Italy are aiding the rebels.”
August 19, 1936: José Giral at the War Ministry. https://t.co/ZnZtuq7Kst
— Zenda (@zendalibros) August 19, 2026
5
Víctor Fernández: “I know what happened to those remains, but I’d rather not tell it to avoid being insulted again.”
Interview with @VictorFdez_ by @AlvaroColomer https://t.co/94Tm6PpCqQ
— Zenda (@zendalibros) August 18, 2026
6
“You cannot understand Federico without knowing his terrible death: a body in an anonymous grave, an immortal memory in the hearts of those who love poetry and freedom.”
Firing of Federico García Lorca, by @mgsantamarina https://t.co/nyenJWTCXn
— Zenda (@zendalibros) August 18, 2026
7
Alberto Conejero: “This is a story with a clearly humanist spirit, because it speaks of the most unexpected and profound communion between two men.” https://t.co/rPrrYdIkVW pic.twitter.com/aXfUcYHtkO
— Zenda (@zendalibros) August 17, 2026
8
“There are traces of a detective novel, echoes of a psychological thriller, and the muddy stamp of rural noir.” @gorka_rojo writes about “Mentira,” by @JuanGomezJurado @penguinlibros https://t.co/GBjnw8Ctm4
— Zenda (@zendalibros) August 18, 2026
9
Hell is as old as the world itself, or perhaps as old as humanity’s awareness of evil.
Zenda recommends: History of Hell, by Georges Minois. @edicionesiruela https://t.co/nOSzSJSrte
— Zenda (@zendalibros) August 18, 2026
10
“William Faulkner did not write to entertain anyone; he wrote to prick consciences.” @javiermemba
— Zenda (@zendalibros) August 21, 2026