On Portuguese Book Day, Cátia Vieira shares the excitement of her social media followers, including many Portuguese emigrants, for books. Cátia's next book is currently being written.

A woman artist is invited to answer the same questions. In each episode, we talk about the necessary choices, the stories that changed paths, the struggles, personal learning and the obstacles that were necessary to overcome, so that each of these women can celebrate today the place she has conquered in the culture of our day. This is a podcast where you can listen to the women of our culture and understand why they do what they do, the way they do.

Portuguese Author Day: 10 National Writers You Need to Know

(…) the youngest of all the writers that we highlight in here has just released her debut novel, Lola, about a young researcher, who suffers from anxiety, and decides to move to Madrid in the hope of finding herself.

10 books we want to read in June

Between novels, poetry, dramas or biographies, there are so many options that we have decided to compile on this monthly article, the books we want to have on our nightstand in the near future.

As mentioned, Lola is also a young woman who suffers from anxiety. Why did you decide to address the topic of mental health in this novel?

In this novel, I wanted to represent what I believe to be one of the possible female experiences in contemporary times. I started thinking about it and realised that most of my friends and other people I know suffer from some mental health disorder, be it anxiety or other. So for me, it was impossible to write about the millennial generation and not address the topic of mental health.

Cátia’s future journey should be followed closely. (…) Lola is an excellent novel. It seems we are in the presence of someone who masters the tools of writing almost as an experienced writer.

Lola (Suma de Letras, 2021), Cátia Vieira's first novel, captivates in its depiction of the current generation of young people before the age of thirty - to which the author belongs. A generation that is disbelieving, disenchanted and uncertain about the direction it should (and can) take in life, both professionally and emotionally. Looking at the similar academic backgrounds of the author and the main character (Lola), one wonders how autobiographical this novel is.