The National Library of Spain, the Alternatives Foundation and the General Secretariat of Culture, will take place on February 27 and will include the participation of experts who will debate about the present situation and the future perspectives of the world of the book.
The rapid deployment, in Spain as well as internationally, of all kinds of smart devices such as tablets, touch phones, phablets, and so forth is transforming the habits in the access to culture, information and leisure of many people.
The Association of Cultural Magazines of Spain (ARCE) launches its new electronic bulletin with a more attractive and functional design that favors navigation through its contents, to which new tools have been incorporated for greater operability and ease of access.
NPD BookScan, part of the Nielsen Company (US) LLC, and America Reads Spanish (ARS), present the free weekly list of the Spanish bestseller titles in the US market for week 6 of 2018 (week ending 02/11/2018).
The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) was established in 1986 with a founding membership of eighteen institutions. Because of HACU’s exemplary leadership on behalf of the nation’s youngest and fastest-growing population, the Association rapidly grew in numbers and national impact.
Its headquarters is based in Iria Flavia, opposite the collegiate church of Santa María de Adina, in the buildings known as the Casas de los Canónigos, due to the fact that they were built as residences for canons in the 18th century.
Films adapted from books are common throughout the history of cinema, and Spanish cinema is no exception. What is consistent in many Spanish book-to-movie adaptations is that, regardless of the cultural origins of the book, the filmmakers are able to insert touches of Spanish heritage and the quirks of Spanish society.
Latin American writers began to grab the international spotlight in the 1960s, when the region produced a range of powerful new voices that came to redefine its literature. A literary boom was underway amid a background of political turmoil throughout the region.
Barcelona is all about the arts, including literature. Following in the footsteps of legendary Spanish authors such as Cervantes, Frederico Lorca, Joan Maragall, and Camilo José Cela, the many aspiring Spanish writers of today dream of getting their work published.
Spanish is the second mother tongue by number of speakers and the second language in a global tally of speakers (taking into account the native domain, limited competence and Spanish students).
