Datum
zo. 29 sep.
Tijd
19:00 - 21:00
Locatie
De Utrechtse Boekenbar (Westerkade 2, 3511 HA Utrecht)
Prijs
€7,50 (free for ILFU Members)
Word member
Voertaal
English
Koop tickets

ILFU Book Club: Alana S. Portero

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At ILFU 2024 we will host not one, but two Book Clubs. At the ILFU Book Club event, a host leads a discussion with the reading club participants, and during the second hour the author joins in to answer everyone’s questions about the book! On Sunday, 29 September, De Utrechtse Boekenbar will host a group of readers and author Alana S. Portero to discuss her book La mala costumbre (Meridiaan publishers, translated into Dutch as Slechte gewoontes by Annet van der Heijden and Alyssia Sebes, and translated into English as Bad Habit by Mara Faye Lethem). Teddy Tops will host the evening.

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Book Club
Datum
zo. 29 sep.
Tijd
19:00 - 21:00
Locatie
De Utrechtse Boekenbar (Westerkade 2, 3511 HA Utrecht)
Prijs
€7,50 (free for ILFU Members)
Word member
Voertaal
English
Koop tickets

ILFU Book Club with Alana S. Portero

Address: De Utrechtse Boekenbar, Westerkade 2, 3511 HA Utrecht
Doors open at 18:30
Starts at 19:00
Admission: € 7.50 (free for ILFU Members)
Language: Dutch, English

About Bad Habit

Alana S. Portero – Bad Habit

“The protagonist of 'Bad Habit' probably resembles you more than the reviews would have you believe. Who doesn’t ask themselves countless questions as they grow up? Who isn’t afraid sometimes? Who doesn’t suffer because of love?”

Alana S. Portero

Bad Habit (2023) tells the story of trans woman Alana, who grew up as a girl-trapped-in-a-boy’s-body in a ‘bad neighbourhood’ of Madrid (run-down houses, lack of infrastructure and widespread heroin addiction) in the 1980s and ‘90s. The girl does her best to understand herself and the world, but is constantly confronted with a world where she doesn’t fit in. It is a raw book, but full of hope and colourful queer characters. Pedro Almodóvar is a fan, which makes sense when you read how vibrant, and occasionally enchanting, it is written. Bad Habit debuted as an instant bestseller, and Alana S. Portero suddenly found herself the vanguard of the Spanish literary scene.

“The book is already a hit in the publishing world – the rights have been sold to 11 countries. But the book is sure to become a classic among queer readers.”

Bart Nijensteen, Athenaeum Booksellers

About Alana S. Portero

Photo: Jaime Llamas en Baěrbara Lara

Alana S. Portero (1978) is a Spanish writer, poet and director. She writes about culture, feminism and LGBT activism, with a special focus on trans women. She is considered to be one of the prominent voices in contemporary Spanish literature and the activist community. Portero is one of the founders of the theatre troupe STRIGA. She has published several collections of poetry, but Bad Habit is Portero’s debut novel. The book was an instant hit among publishers, and has already been translated into 11 languages.