The writer and philosopher Arià Paco has won the 10th Anagrama Book Prize for Novels 2025, with Teoria del joc. Honest and incisive, Arià Paco opens the door to a male narrative about heterosexual desire, seduction and sex for a new generation of men who are not quite different but are no longer the same; a narrative that has no use for old stories or labels, and that has a whole new landscape to explore.

This is the third novel by the 31-year-old writer from Igualada. In 2020 he debuted with the work Mentir a les mosques, which won the XXVI Premio de Novela ‘Valldaura - Memorial Pere Calders’, organised by the City Council of Cerdanyola del Vallès and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), centred on a refugee whom the extreme right threatens to expel. Subsequently, in 2022, the author received the Roc Boronat literary prize for Covarda, vella, tan salvatge, in which he delved into the discontents and contradictions of young millennials. With Teoria del joc, Paco has established himself as one of the most promising young writers of Catalan literature today.

Once again this year, the novelties of the Publications Service of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) will be present in the Plaza del libro de València. The 2024 edition of the literary festival was scheduled to be held from 30 October to 3 November but had to be postponed due to the serious consequences of the DANA, which also affected the entire book sector. Finally, the organisers have moved the celebration of the 12th València Book Fair to the La Nau cultural centre of the University of Valencia, from 19 to 22 December.

On this occasion, some of the UAB books to be found in the Plaza de València will be: Ilha do Farol (XXX ‘Valldaura-Memorial Pere Calders’ Novel Prize 2024), by Miquel Ribas; Eixint de fer (XXIX ‘Miquel Martí i Pol’ Poetry Prize 2024), by Josep Domènech Ponsatí; or Ballar amb els espectres (XXIX ‘Miquel Martí i Pol’ Poetry Prize 2024), by Josep Antoni Aguilar Àvila.

The professors of Science Didactics at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Víctor López-Simó and Digna Couso, held a seminar about their latest book Didáctica de la física para la educación secundaria obligatoria, last Friday, April 5, at the Faculty of Education Sciences of the UAB.

The presentation was attended by Marta Bertran, dean of the Faculty, and the authors of the book themselves. The presentation was a success, with an attendance of almost one hundred people. In fact, the presentation was initially planned to be held in the Faculty's Board Room but, thanks to the good forecasts of the registrations prior to the event, it was moved to a room with a larger capacity.

The event was open and free for the entire UAB community and the attendees, among which were students, teachers and professionals in the world of popular science, were able to enjoy a coffee break during the event. In addition, the Abacus bookstore of the UAB campus was in charge of managing the sale of copies, on site.

Didáctica de la física para la educación secundaria obligatoria has been published by the Publications Service of the UAB, within the collection "Materiales" and is already available in bookstores in paper format (for a fee) and in open access electronic format.

The Sociedad Española de Estética y Teoría de las Artes (SEyTA) has just published a notice on its website about the book Pensar con el paladar. Una estética gustatoria, by Jèssica Jaques and Gerard Vilar. The article highlights that the authors offer an innovative philosophical exploration of taste and its aesthetic relevance in contemporary culture. The article can be consulted at the following link: http://www.seyta.org/pensar-con-el-paladar-una-estetica-gustatoria/.

In Pensar con el paladar. Una estética gustatoria, Jaques and Vilar reflect on gustatory aesthetics, from a cognitivist philosophical perspective and considering that ‘thinking with the palate’ is a way of knowing. The volume corresponds to number 24 of the UAB science popularisation collection ‘El espejo y la lámpara’ and contains a foreword and an interview with Ferran Adrià.

Jèssica Jaques is a lecturer in Aesthetics and Theory of the Arts in the Department of Philosophy at the UAB. She is founder and co-director of the Doctorat Picasso (Museu Picasso de Barcelona) and received the Teaching Excellence Award from the Faculty of Philosophy and Literature of the UAB in 2020.

Gerard Vilar studied philosophy in Barcelona, Frankfurt and Constança. He was president of SEyTA between 2018 and 2024 and is currently professor of Aesthetics and Theory of the Arts in the Department of Philosophy at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB).