“Discover 5 Must-Read Books at the 2023 Book Fair: From Philosophy to Science”

The Book Fair 2023 begins this Friday, May 26, and for 17 days you can visit the booths to discover an infinite number of literary options. He Retirement parka place linked to the celebration, although not from its origin, hosts the capital’s cultural event, which will bring the most recognized writers to sign their works to their readers.

The Book Fair is a perfect opportunity to acquire new titles for our bookshelf. Although the novel is the genre par excellence, there are others that also have their place in the industry. It is the case of books of thought and philosophy, for examplewho will undoubtedly also be present with some titles at the fair.

At El Confidencial we have made a selection of 5 books that invite reflection on the most relevant issues of today’s society, such as the hectic pace of modern life, the impact of technology or food:

‘Everything, at all times, everywhere’, of Stuart Jeffries (Taurus)

The author Stuart Jeffries investigates the origins of postmodernism and neoliberalism to discover how it has influenced the behavior of human beings today. The work of the writer and journalist deals with the individualism that prevails today, and analyzes different phenomena of popular culture and events that have marked the evolution of society. “It’s not just pedagogical, it’s a pleasant read… Brilliant and entertaining”write Lisa Downing about Everything, at all times, everywhere. How We Became Postmodern in The Financial Times. The book has received very good reviews in the specialized media.

‘Everything, at all times, everywhere’

‘Homo Numericus’, by Daniel Cohen (Paidos)

The French economist Daniel Cohen elaborates on the impact of the digital revolution that affects everyone in a concise essay, but without falling into catastrophizing. Nor does it seek to moralize the reader. The author of Homo Numericus, the impact of the digital revolution on society enumerate the risks and the possibilities, the lights and the shadows of this time. Man, called homo numericus, is now more irrational and impulsive after dematerialization and the “efficient” management of human relationships, social isolation and algorithmic control of emotions, desires or fears.

‘Numerical Man’

‘We eat what we are’, by JM Mulet (Destiny)

With an expression that we have all used at some time, José Miguel Mulet writes we eat what we are. “Food, beyond being essential for survival, is a reflection of our millenary history and culture, so each dish hides a tradition and each flavor represents a unique moment of humanity,” defends the researcher and scientific popularizer. The Professor of Biotechnology has written about food in several of his works, but this essay is classified as his largest and most ambitious project, which he investigates in how humans have related to food throughout history.

‘We eat what we are’

‘The discomfort of the cities’, by Jorge Dioni López (Harp)

After the success of his first book, The Spain of swimming pools, Jorge Dioni López focuses on the problems of the contemporary city and reconsiders the ideological effects of urbanism. The writer analyze in The malaise of the cities the exodus from the city to the countryside and the reasons for who makes this decision to go to rural areas. An analysis of the problems and challenges of the contemporary city: muchismo, speculation, gentrification, privatization, pollution, tourism, etc.

‘The malaise of the cities’

‘Our body’, by Juan Luis Arsuaga (Destiny)

The paleontologist, disseminator and scientific director of the Museum of Human Evolution of Burgos, Juan Luis Arsuaga, has published this year Our body: Seven million years of evolution, the first book on evolution of human anatomy, and that unites science and art. From the observation of the human body through art and knowledge of him as a paleontologist, Arsuaga invites us to discover in a simple and enjoyable way the wonders that make it up and how and why they have evolved over the centuries.

‘Our body’

The Book Fair 2023 begins this Friday, May 26, and for 17 days you can visit the booths to discover an infinite number of literary options. He Retirement parka place linked to the celebration, although not from its origin, hosts the capital’s cultural event, which will bring the most recognized writers to sign their works to their readers.