Writer and editor Sabina Urraca said she does not believe any book has to be written or that writing should be therapeutic [1].

Urraca's perspective challenges the common contemporary narrative that artistic creation serves as a primary tool for emotional healing or psychological recovery. By framing writing as an arbitrary act rather than a medicinal one, she separates the craft of literature from the goals of clinical therapy.

Speaking from San Sebastián, Spain, Urraca said her approach to literature is one of free expression [1]. She said, "No creo que ningún libro tenga que escribirse, ni que sea terapéutico, al contrario" [1]. This stance suggests that the value of a book does not stem from its ability to heal the author or the reader, but from its existence as an independent work of art.

Beyond her philosophy on writing, Urraca discussed the physical organization of her intellectual life. She maintains a library that is split between her home and her studio [1]. When asked about the logic behind this separation, Urraca said, "¿Cómo se divide una biblioteca en dos? La verdad es que tomo decisiones bastante arbitrarias" [1].

Urraca, who was born in 1984 [1], views this division not as a lack of order, but as a deliberate aesthetic and functional choice. She said, "Me gusta la idea de una biblioteca fragmentada y ecléctica" [1]. This fragmented collection reflects her broader view of creativity as something that does not need to follow a strict, purposeful, or restorative path.

The interview highlights a tension between the professionalization of writing and the personal impulse to create without a predetermined social or psychological utility [1].

“"No creo que ningún libro tenga que escribirse, ni que sea terapéutico, al contrario"”

Urraca's comments reflect a broader intellectual movement that resists the 'therapeutic turn' in the arts. By decoupling literature from mental health outcomes, she advocates for the autonomy of the artist and the validity of arbitrary creation over functional or result-oriented writing.