Hoy por Hoy | Magazine | El ingenio de Esther García Llovet y el sentimiento de Yerai Cortés |

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A librarian insists on planting a coconut tree and creating a fake mangrove to protect books in a surreal Mediterranean garden.

The episode begins with a comedic sketch where a character plans to convert a library into the 'Asensio Book Garden,' featuring tropical plants like coconut trees and a fake mangrove. Host Antonio Martínez Asensio then introduces the main interview with novelist Esther García Llobet, discussing her book 'Las Jefas,' published by Anagrama. García Llobet explains the novel is set in a real luxury hotel near Terra Mítica in Alicante, which she discovered on Instagram but could not afford to visit. The plot follows three eccentric women—Romana Romano and the Navarre sisters—who cancel a wedding and retreat into the hotel's surreal environment. Asensio provides a 'book in three minutes' segment, narrating Ernest Hemingway's 'The Old Man and the Sea,' emphasizing the old fisherman's battle with a swordfish and sharks. Listeners call in to donate books to the radio library, including works by Maggie O'Farrell and James Agee. The episode shifts to an interview with flamenco guitarist Geray Cortés, who discusses his new album 'Popular,' a follow-up to his documentary with C. Tangana. Cortés reveals he composed the album mentally after a hand injury severed a tendon, forcing him to work without a guitar. He describes the album as a post-love story, inspired by his relationship. The show includes music recommendations, featuring Mitski's new album and songs by senior artists like Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, and Willie Nelson. The final segment touches on news topics, such as a political controversy involving Esther Muñoz and NASA's Artemis II mission re-entry.

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