Itziar Latorre, director of foreign trade for Latorre Literaria, a company that distributes, imports and exports books from Spain, talks to ARS about the titles he recommends to the American readers, and how to find their books in the U.S.
How can one acquire books distributed by you in the United States?
You may contact us directly, or through the principal importers of Spanish books in the U.S.:
- Latin American Books Source
- Bilingual Publications Company
- Audaco, LLC
- LEA Book Distributors
- Ediciones Universal / Librería & Distribuidora Universal
- Multi-Cultural Books and Videos
- Lectorum Publications, Inc.
What books or collections would you recommend for the reading public in the United States?
Poesía Completa de Anne Sexton. (Complete Poems of Anne Sexton), Editorial Linteo.
Cómo contar un cuento/How To Tell A Story (Spanish-English bilingual book), Mark Twain, Editorial Cuadernos del Langre.
Historia de Estados Unidos (3ª Ed. Revisada y corregida). (History of the United States, 3rd ed. Revised and Corrected), Carmen de la Guardia. Sílex Ediciones.
Todo por un puñado de olas perfectas. Miki Dora, el enfant terrible del surf (Everything For a Handful of Perfect Waves: Miki Dora, the Enfant Terrible of Surfing), David Rensin, Editorial The Fishbone Project.
Buscando la visión. Relatos de iniciación de los indios norteamericanos (Searching for Visions: Initiation Rites of the North American Indians), Fuente del Pilar, José Javier (Eds.), Miraguano Ediciones.
Among many others...
What new books stand out in the past few months?
Mainly world bestsellers such as:
The Sombras de Grey (Shades of Grey) trilogy, the Canción de hielo y fuego (Song of Fire and Ice) saga, Cómo ganar amigos e influir sobre las personas (How to Win Friends and Influence People), La enzima prodigiosa: una forma de vida sin enfermarse (The Prodigious Enzyme: A Way of Life Without Getting Sick), Brújulas que buscan sonrisas perdidas (Compasses in Search of Lost Smiles).
In the children and young adult section: Tic-tac, Grégoire Reizac, Editorial Takatuka; ¿Qué personaje te gustaría ser? (What Person Would You Like To Be?), Violeta Monreal, Editorial Anaya Infantil; ¡Arte contemporáneo? Guía para niños. MoMA (Contemporary Art. A Guide for Children. MoMA), Suzy Klein and Jacky Klein, Editorial Nerea.
The Diccionario de Cine Iberoamericano. España, Portugal y América (Dictionary of Iberian-American Cinema, Spain, Portugal and America), in 10 volumes, published by SGAE and Fundación Autor, is a work that, despite its characteristics of heft and cost, has had surprisingly good sales in the United States.
For more information: www.latorreliteraria.com or contact Itziar Latorre at ventas@latorreliteraria.com.
