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Alana S. Portero

Alana S. Portero is a writer, playwright, LGBTQ+ activist and co-founder of the theatre company STRIGA. She publishes in a range of international media, including Agente Provocador, El Salto, S Moda, and Vogue. Her debut novel Bad Habit (La mala costumbre), published in Czech by PROSTOR under the title Zlozvyk, has been translated into 20 languages and remained on Spain’s bestseller lists for more than 100 weeks after its release. The author will personally present this exceptionally successful novel in a discussion with its Czech translator, Radovan Beneš. She lives in Madrid.
 

 Alana S. Portero

Guest program

Literary reflections on environmental threats and social transformations

Book World Prague 2026

11:00 - 11:50

EUNIC, Camões - Portugalské centrum v Praze, Italský kulturní institut v Praze, Instituto Cervantes

Czech, English

How does literature respond to the climate crisis and social change? This discussion highlights how writers capture environmental threats and shifting societies...

Sunday, 17. 5. 2026

The Path to Identity and (Self-)Acceptance

Book World Prague 2026

12:00 - 12:50

Nakladatelství PROSTOR, Instituto Cervantes

Czech, Spanish

Alana S. Portero will present her novel "Bad Habit", which has sold more than 100,000 copies in Spain. She will discuss the book, identity, coming of age, and...

Sunday, 17. 5. 2026

Alana S. Portero - Book Signing

Book World Prague 2026

13:00 - 13:50

Nakladatelství PROSTOR

Spanish author Alana S. Portero signs her bestselling novel "Bad Habit".

Sunday, 17. 5. 2026