The audiobook is no longer a passing trend: it is the gateway through which millions of people have returned to books. In Spain, the consumption of editorial audio grows at double-digit rates every year, driven by commuting, sports and that fast-paced life that sometimes leaves little room to sit down with a volume in hand. The problem, until now, was another: anyone searching the major platforms for serious Catholic content —in-depth spirituality, Church history, counter-revolutionary thought, Golden Age classics— found a desert dotted with self-help and interchangeable new releases.
That gap has just been filled. It is called Legens.app and it is the new audiobook app that puts into audio, for the first time and in full, the entire catalogue of the publisher Homo Legens with plans from €3.99 per month: more than 160 titles and more than a thousand hours of listening, with a library that will continue to grow month by month. InfoVaticana readers receive a 14-day free trial with unlimited content.
A publisher that swims against the current
To understand the scope of the project, one must know the house behind it. Homo Legens, relaunched in 2017 by a group of young publishers under the motto of “brave books,” has earned its own place in the Spanish publishing scene by publishing what others do not dare. Its catalogue features John Senior and his restoration of Christian culture, historian Roberto de Mattei, the unclassifiable Malachi Martin, the prophetic fire of Léon Bloy or essential spiritual biographies by Alberto José González Chaves, biographer of figures such as Don Marcelo González and Rafael Merry del Val.
Its backlist combines spirituality and formation, the history of Spain and the Church, unapologetic political essays and fiction for all ages. A catalogue conceived, as they themselves say, “to ignite enthusiasm, illuminate judgment and forge character.” Now, that entire backlist can be listened to.
What Legens.app offers
The app, available on the website Legens.app and in the Android and iOS app stores, organizes the catalogue into listening itineraries —Thought, Religion, History, Highlights— and allows users to download audiobooks for offline listening: in the car, while walking, on the subway or before bed. The Homo Legens library has also been joined by a section of essential classics, so that alongside new releases the works we should have read—or listened to—based on an education in beauty and cultural roots can coexist.
The model is a simple monthly subscription with no commitment: you enter and leave whenever you wish, with unlimited access to the entire catalogue, including offline mode. In the coming weeks, in addition to audiobooks, podcast content will begin to appear to explore the available works in greater depth.
Two weeks free for InfoVaticana readers
On the occasion of the launch, InfoVaticana readers can try the app with no commitment: simply enter the code INFOVAT26 during registration to enjoy fourteen days free with full access to the entire catalogue. More than enough time to check whether a thousand hours of good books truly fit in a pocket.
In an era in which the cultural battle is also fought through headphones, the fact that Catholic thought and great Spanish literature finally have their own audio platform is not a commercial anecdote: it is good news.
Legens.app is available at legens.app and in the Android and iOS app stores. Promo code for InfoVaticana readers: INFOVAT26 (14 days free).