Grupo Prisa

General Publishing is the division which groups together all of Grupo Santillana's publishing labels. Its portfolio includes literary works for all ages (children, teenagers, adults), in addition to popular, travel, reference and philosophy publications.

Alfaguara

Alfaguara is the label specialized in publishing works of fiction. Thanks to a back catalogue of thousands of publications, numerous best-sellers and the most prestigious authors, Alfaguara is, for many Spanish-language readers, synonymous with quality and a guarantee of good literature.

Since 1998, Alfaguara has sponsored the Alfaguara Literary Award. It is one of the most prestigious literary awards to be given to a previously unpublished Spanish-language novel and the award is well-known and respected worldwide. Prize-winning novels are published simultaneously in Spain and throughout Latin America.

Alfaguara Children and Teenagers

Publishing activity in the area of fiction aimed at children and teenagers Alfaguara Infantil y Juvenil is based on two basic premises: the literary quality of the publications and the service provided to users. We believe that creating good readers is essential for the individual’s academic as well as personal development.

Aguilar

Aguilar is the label responsible for non-fiction works in Spanish. Set up over a decade ago, its catalogue covers a wide range of subjects that address the diverse needs of the general public.

Alamah

The publications of Alamah include titles in the area of personal development and the spiritual unity of humankind and are aimed at helping us reach a greater understanding of ourselves and our place in the universe.

Altea

The Altea label publishes informative general interest and reference books based on the premise that good, informative books create good readers. Subjects covered include topical issues of interest to younger readers.

Taurus

Taurus specializing in non-fiction works. Since it was set up in 1955, Taurus has been an intellectual touchstone for a generation of Spanish and Latin Americans.

Taurus is aimed at the inter-disciplinary reader who wants to keep abreast of the different current-interest topics through books which, though written with academic rigour by specialists, remain accessible to the general reader.

Taurus holds a back catalogue of classics by Max Weber, E. M. Cioran, Theodor W. Adorno and Hannah Arendt as well as a new wave of essayists such as Fernando Savater, Joseph Stiglitz, Tzvetan Todorov, Giovanni Sartori, André Glucksmann, John Elliott, Anthony Giddens, Santos Juliá and Emilio Lledó.

El País-Aguilar

Established in 1988, El País-Aguilar is one of the most renowned publishers of travel, leisure and gastronomy books.

A market leader in publishing quality travel guides, El País-Aguilar publishes some of the most popular collections in the guide-book sector, including the Guías Visuales (Visual Guides) and the Guías con Encanto (Guides to Charming Places). The constantly updated information is compiled and written by specialist journalists, thus guaranteeing a successful trip.

Punto de Lectura

Punto de Lectura is the publishing label which has revolutionized the paperback sector in every corner of the Spanish-speaking world. Since May 2000, Punto de Lectura has been making the most prestigious authors of fiction and non-fiction available to Spanish-speaking readers throughout the world, thus contributing towards the socialization of books and promoting reading.

Suma de Letras

Aimed at the general reading public on both sides of the Atlantic, the titles from SUMA are both popular entertainment and quality fiction. Books under this label are fast-paced, page turners.

Objetiva

Founded in Rio de Janeiro in the 1990s, publishing house Objetiva had a mission to be different and unique from the very outset. From the very beginning, the company has promoted a wide variety of genres and a broad range of renowned authors, which has enabled it to stand out, in a short time, in the Brazilian publishing market. The Objetiva brand publishes biographies, fiction titles, history, politics, essay and reference works, among others.

In mid 2005, with the arrival of Grupo Santillana Brazil, a new phase of diversification and growth got underway. In September of that year, the Group launched the label Suma de Letras, dedicated to quality fiction and entertainment. A year later, it launched Alfaguara, a byword for literary excellence in Spain and Latin America. The publishing house has adopted a strategy for continuity and innovation and a commitment to catering for a broad and diverse public. Objetiva now seeks to consolidate its position in new segments of the Brazilian publishing market.

Objectiva

After twenty years of activity in the publication of textbooks, Santillana has now made a foray into the field of general-interest publishing through Objectiva. The publishers have entered the Portuguese-speaking market with four publishing labels: Alfaguara (fiction), Suma de Letras (popular fiction), Objectiva (non-fiction) and Alfaguara Infantil y Juvenil (fiction for children and young people).