Book club

Our Book Club meets every 4–6 weeks to discuss a book or watch a film in Spanish. Each session, lasting approx. 90 to 120 minutes, is designed to help attendees practice speaking, improve their listening comprehension, and expand their vocabulary in a natural, enjoyable, and culturally rich way.

This club is perfect for anyone interested in continuing to develop their Spanish through reading and film-watching. You don’t need to attend regular classes to join. The atmosphere is friendly, dynamic, and participative, and everyone is encouraged to share opinions, discover new perspectives, and learn together.

Upcoming books and dates

Level B1 – Graded Reader: La suegra de Julia (72 pages-including comprehension activities)
Eulalia Solé & Sílvia López Ripoll

Meeting date: December 4, 2025

Brief description
La suegra de Julia is an intermediate-level graded reader that combines humor, everyday situations, and a fast-paced storyline to encourage reading. Through its plot, readers explore tensions, misunderstandings, and unexpected changes that can arise when family life becomes complicated — all told with accessible, natural language designed to support Spanish learning while enjoying the story.

About the authors:

Eulalia Solé and Silvia López have extensive experience developing educational materials and graded readers for learners of Spanish as a foreign language.

Level B2/C1 – Manolito Gafotas (192 pages)
Elvira Lindo

Meeting date: January 2026 (Date to be confirmed)

Brief description
Manolito Gafotas is a contemporary, witty, and endearing novel that portrays, with freshness and humor, the everyday life of Manolito, a boy from Carabanchel (Madrid), along with his family and social circle. Through colloquial, spontaneous, and highly expressive language, readers are introduced to Madrid’s urban culture and speech in an authentic and enjoyable way. The novel offers opportunities to reflect on childhood, friendship, family, and humor as a way of understanding the world, while also helping learners develop comprehension of natural registers and expressions typically used in Peninsular Spanish.

About the author
Elvira Lindo, a Spanish writer, journalist, and screenwriter, is best known for creating the character Manolito Gafotas, whose popularity has led to stage, film, and radio adaptations. Her writing stands out for its irony, warm narrative voice, and insightful social observation from a human, sensitive, and humorous perspective.