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Interview With a Freelance English and Spanish Bilingual Editor

Do you enjoy playing with words? If so, would you like to develop your writing skills and find your voice? Perhaps you could even become an editor and help Hispanic writers find their voice and develop their stories.

Judge blocks Penguin Random House-Simon & Schuster merger

NEW YORK — A federal judge has blocked Penguin Random House's proposed purchase of Simon & Schuster, agreeing with the Justice Department that the joining of two of the world's biggest publishers could "lessen competition" for "top-selling books."

Miami Book Fair November 13-20, 2022

For eight days in November, Miami Book Fair transforms downtown into a literary wonderland, hosting hundreds of critically acclaimed authors in three languages; talking politics, pop culture, and all manner of impactful prose. Get smart, buy books, meet authors, and bring the kids too!

Instituto Cervantes NY Upcoming Cultural Events

Instituto Cervantes is an institution that was founded by the Spanish government in 1991 to universally promote the Spanish language, its teaching, study and use, as well as develop the quality and visibility of these, and to spread Spanish and Hispanic-American culture.

Actualidad Literatura interview with the writer Juanjo Braulio

Juanjo Braulio is from Valencia, born in 1972, and works as a journalist. In 2015 he published his first novel, “El silencio del pantano,” which was a success, and which has recently been adapted to the cinema.

Patrimonio Nacional makes a thousand manuscripts available from its Digital Library through Hispana

On the occasion of Libraries Day, Patrimonio Nacional has made available to the public 998 manuscripts from the Real Biblioteca Digital del Palacio Real de Madrid (Royal Digital Library of the Royal Palace of Madrid) through the Hispana platform,

The secret book sales lists: Pérez-Reverte's new war is against La Vecina Rubia

Which books have more sales in Spain? The data is usually confidential, but EL PERIÓDICO has had access to the two great lists that draw the map of the best-selling books in our country.

Josep M. Fradera wins the Anagrama Essay Award 2022

Of the 124 originals received, “Antes del imperialismo,” by Josep M. Fradera has been awarded the 2022 Anagram Essay Prize.

Antonio Malpica is First Mexican Winner of SM Ibero-American Children’s Lit Prize

Antonio Malpica Maury has become the first Mexican author to win the SM Iberoamerican Children’s and YA Literature Award and its $30,000 purse.

Dolores Redondo, Ildefonso Falcones and Julia Navarro, the Spanish writers most in demand in Frankfurt.

Tributes to Javier Marías and Almudena Grandes, concerts by Sheila Blanco and Fraskito and Silvia Pérez Cruz, meetings with readers of Enrique Vila-Matas, Fernando Aramburu, Clara Obligado, Irene Vallejo...

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