Use Lahoz (Barcelona, 1976) is a novelist and a regular contributor to several media outlets such as El País or Icon Magazine.

His career as a novelist began with Leer del revés (El Cobre, 2005), honoured at the Festival du Premier Roman de Chambèry (France). Among his novels, one should mention: Los Baldrich (Alfaguara, 2009) published to both critical and popular acclaim; La estación perdida (Alfaguara, 2011 – Ojo Crítico Award 2012), El año en que me enamoré de todas (Espasa, 2013 – Primavera Novel Award) and Los buenos amigos (Destino, 2016).

After the highly anticipated novel Jauja (Destino, 2019), in 2023 he publishes another novel, Verso suelto (Destino, 2023).