'Rome is me', by Santiago Posteguillo, the best-selling novel in Spain in 2022 with more than 180,000 copies

The novel, the first part of a story about the life of Julio César, surpasses the figure of 180,000 copies sold combined in all its formats: the novel was published in Spanish by Ediciones B, in Catalan by Rosa dels Vents (Roma soc jo). , and was also released in ebook and audiobook format.

'Roma am eu', which was also published in all Spanish-speaking countries, also topped the bestseller lists in Mexico, Argentina, Colombia and Chile last year.

Likewise, in the romance category, 'The Black Book of Hours' (Planeta), by Eva García Sáenz de Urturi, occupies second place among the best sellers, while third place falls to 'Violeta' (Plaza & Janes), by Isabel Allende, according to data from CEGAL.

Furthermore, outside of this category, the book 'How to make good things happen to you', by psychiatrist Marian Rojas, was also classified as a 'bestseller' in Spain in 2021.

CEGAL also recorded sales figures during the Christmas period. Thus, in this section the novel 'Awaiting the flood' (Destino) by Dolores Redondo tops the list, followed by 'Everything will improve' (Tusquets), a posthumous work by Almudena Grandes.

'Revolución' (Alfaguara), by Arturo Pérez-Reverte, and 'Lejos de Louisana' (Planeta), by Luz Gabás, are other titles that appear at the top of Christmas sales.