Marta Pereda y Jaime Nubiola

It is not easy to get into Jon Fosse's books, but his conversion to Catholicism and his personal style make him a particularly attractive author for those of us who think that literature can bring us closer to God, because in the words of Timothy Radcliffe "open our eyes to look with love".

The reading of The road, by the recently deceased American writer Cormac McCarthy, is an invitation to think radically about our lives. The dialogue - at once tender and harsh - between father and son that runs throughout the narrative accompanies the reader once he or she has finished reading and invites him or her to read it again.

Many children around the world read the adventures of Geronimo Stilton, the mouse journalist who lives on Mouse Island, whose stories have a happy ending. Its author Elisabetta Dami hides under the name of her likeable protagonist. She has sold millions of copies that fill her readers with joy and encourage them to cooperate as the key to success.