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XXVI Symposium on Children and Young Adult Literature

The Instituto Cervantes of New York invites you to the following events that will take place on Friday 19th and Saturday 20th May, 2017. This Symposium is open to K-12 teachers of the State and the City of New York.

Joan-Lluís Lluís receives Crítica Serra d’Or Award to his latest published work

“The novel El navegant, by Joan Lluís Lluís has been awarded by Crítica Serra d’Or Award for the best novel published in Catalan in 2016. The Crítica Serra d’Or Award are the most prestigious in the country since it is given only to already published books.

Quarto Group’s New Argentinian Partnership Creates a Spanish-Language Imprint

Quarto Iberoamericana addresses a market of up to 550 million Spanish-language citizens, as distribution channels are arranged to deliver translations.

Capitulo Uno Librería: New Spanish Bookstore in Puyallup, Wash

On April 1, Oscar and Ana Armendariz opened Capitulo Uno Librería, a 670-square-foot Spanish-language bookstore in Puyallup, Wash., about 10 miles south of Tacoma. The store, whose name translates to Chapter One Bookstore, sells new books in Spanish across all genres and for all ages.

Book Report from the Southern Cone: Santiago and Buenos Aires

The long flight to the other side of the hemisphere had a Southern Cone touch with two award-winning films by Chilean director Pablo Larraín: ‘Jackie’ and ‘Neruda’. After almost a five-year absence, this will be a 48-hour stay in Santiago.

Teacher from Spain bridges cultural gaps to help second-graders become proficient bilingual readers

“Conflicto. Solucion. Resumen del Argumento. Protagonista. Ambiente. Genero.” Noelia Perez’s second-grade students’ hands shot up in the air after she wrote the words on a whiteboard in her classroom at Skelly Elementary School, 2940 S. 90th East Ave.

Press release from the FGEE - More than thirty Spanish publishers expand borders at the fair in Buenos Aires.

Argentina is the second market for the Spanish book in Latin America, only after Mexico. • In 2015, exports reached 5 million copies, with a turnover of 24 million euros. More than 30 Spanish publishers will take part in the 43rd edition of the International Book Fair of Buenos Aires, which opened on April 25 and will keep its doors open until May 14.

Get to know this week's List for the week 16 ending on April 23rd., 2017

Nielsen 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 16 of 2017 (week ending 4/23/2017).

Centro Cultural Español (CCE) Invites you to a conversation with the Spanish writer Belen Gopegui

With the participation of Gema Pérez- Sánchez, Ph.D., (University of Miami). Belén Gopegui (Madrid 1963) graduated in Law at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.

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