Author Julie Gilbert Discusses the Writing of Her New Book ‘Giant Love’
Julie Gilbert Today, we delve into the enduring relevance of the themes explored by Pulitzer Prize -winning author Edna Ferber
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The Mallorcan Joana Marcús is a young bestseller in Spain and America, writer of young adult novels with a romantic touch As Victoria, the protagonist of Etéreo (Montena), Joana Marcús (Palma, 2000) has a subtle irony in her speech that blends well with the simplicity of being the best-selling Spanish language author in America. It’s just another notch in her accomplishments, which she allows herself to enjoy very little, more for the sake of appearances than letting it get to her head. The lines to have her books signed during Sant Jordi in Barcelona are legendary, and she has caused the Madrid Gran Vía to collapse more than once. In Spain, she has sold over a million copies of her books, and on Wattpad, the platform where she made her leap into the publishing world, she has accumulated 1.6 million active readers. In the midst of her new duology tour, she confesses to us that Etéreo is a book that marks a before and after in her career. A book that provided her with an escape route during one of the most challenging moments of her life. Success “It’s not false humility; I promise I experience success in a very detached manner” You come from the Guadalajara International Book Fair with very good news. Hello, yes. And I’m still digesting them. The first thing I did was tell my parents, like: look how far the girl has come! What did they tell you? I think they didn’t quite understand at first. It’s hard to believe that your own daughter is reaching these extremes. It’s surreal. And us, coming from such a small, secluded place… Sometimes it’s hard to take it all in. But they are like me: they handle things with maturity and calmness. They prevent me from becoming unbearable, which is something that would scare me a lot. They keep you grounded. Yes, they are very proud, but they don’t want it to go to my head. They have always told me that one should never forget where they come from, that what I am experiencing now does […]
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Julie Gilbert Today, we delve into the enduring relevance of the themes explored by Pulitzer Prize -winning author Edna Ferber
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