Books of the month

A monthly selection of new titles from the publishers we represent.

Homage to Catalonia

Part war memoir, part tract, part exposé, Homage to Catalonia is a pivotal work in Orwell's œuvre, and a key to understanding his political ideas and commitment to the socialist cause.

ISBN 9781847498861

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Illustrating Spain In The US

Since the very founding of the United States, the country's history has been intertwined with that of Spain's, in many essential yet often overlooked ways. Illustrating Spain in the US brings together some of Spain's most acclaimed cartoonists and scholars to celebrate and interrogate the contributions of Spanish immigrants to America's political, cultural, and scientific history.

ISBN 9781683965084

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Book of Days

Book of Days is a long poem recounting a journey along the popular pilgrimage route, or 'Camino' to Santiago de Compostela in northern Spain. Animated by song and conversation, the poem is filled with the stories of those encountered along the way, combining a multi-voiced soundscape with vivid verbal sketches of landscape and architecture.

ISBN 9781800171787

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Portugal’s Bush War in Mozambique

Portugal fought a bush war in Mozambique - one of the most beautiful countries in the world - for over a decade. The small European nation was ranged against formidable odds and in the end was unable to muster the resources required to effectively take on the might of the Soviet Union and its collaborators - every single communist country on the planet and almost all of sub-Saharan Africa.

ISBN 9781636241104

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The Stranger’s Homecoming

A traveller from another continent crosses the Minho River from Spain for the first time and arrives in northern Portugal. Enchanted by the Alto Minho region, he determines to make a home for himself there. Aged sixty-five, with a long career as a journalist in war-torn Israel and having recently lost a bitter legal battle with Prime Minister Netanyahu, he finds sanctuary on the edge of Europe, where a river meets the Atlantic.

ISBN 9781838463052

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Canciones: Federico García Lorca

With his boundless imagination, Tak's illustrations add a new depth and energy to Lorca's poetry. This collection will appeal to lovers of visual art, graphic novels and poetry and aims to bring the colourful and atmospheric landscape of Lorca's work to a new audience.

ISBN 9781681122748

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Lola Loves Animals

This truly one-of-a-kind novelty picture book - with two stories in one book - will astound and delight adventurous book-lovers of all ages.

ISBN 9781662650512

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Railways of Portugal

A 144 page hardback illustrated album showcasing 40 years of change on Portugal's railways, from the late 1970s to the present.

ISBN 9781900340816

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