Julia Navarro is one of Spain’s most widely recognized authors. With a background as a journalist, Navarro has sold millions of copies of her nonfiction and fiction titles around the world, and her books are available in more than 30 countries

After writing several books on politics, she published her first novel, La Hermandad de la Sábana Santa (The Brotherhood of the Holy Shroud), in 2010, which stayed at the top of the bestseller charts in Spain for months. La Biblia de barro (The Bible of Clay) and La sangre de los inocentes (The Blood of the Innocent) strengthened her prestige among critics and the public. Soon after writing those books, she published Dime quién soy (Tell Me Who I Am) and Dispara, yo ya estoy muerto (Shoot Me, I’m Already Dead), both works of historical fiction. Some of Navarro’s books in Spanish have been published in the U.S. by Vintage Español, and the English translations have been released by Bantam.

Her latest novel, Historia de un canalla (Story of a Sociopath), explores the human condition and reflects the ambition, greed, and selfishness of human beings. It is a modern and cosmopolitan novel set in New York and London with a couple of brief forays into Spain. The plot’s backdrop is the world of communication and politics, and it explores the codependent relationship between journalism and politics. Navarro spoke about Historia de un canalla, which was released in March in a Spanish-language edition, during her visit to New York.

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