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October's issue 2021, is now available with exciting news about America Reads Spanish!

U.S. sues to stop Penguin Random House bid to buy Simon & Schuster

WASHINGTON, Nov 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit on Tuesday aimed at stopping Penguin Random House, the world's biggest book publisher, from buying competitor Simon & Schuster, saying the deal would give the company "outsized influence" over what Americans read.

The crime novel adds a new character: Fran, Marquis de Gules and detective

The lawyer José María Fuster-Fabra dissects the world of the police and the courts in the novel ‘Tu refugio en el infierno.’

X National Congress of Public Libraries "El Desafío de la Transformación"

The call for entries for the X “El Desafío de la Transformación” (The Challenge of Transformation) will be announced within the framework of the X National Congress of Public Libraries, which will take place November 10th, 11th and 12th, 2021 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

The Book Industry, in a permanent struggle against piracy

Last Monday the Observatory for piracy and digital content usage habits for 2020 was presented. Prepared by the Coalition of Content Creators and Industries, and of which the Federation of Publishers Guilds in Spain (FGEE) and CEDRO are part of.

#TRANSLATORSONTHECOVER: The campaign that recognizes translators.

Earlier this October, translator Jennifer Croft and writer Mark Haddon launched the #TranslatorsOnTheCover campaign to convince publishers of the need to include the translator's name on the book cover.

José María Merino, National Prize for Spanish Letters 2021

The Galician writer was awarded yesterday the National Prize for Spanish Letters, which distinguishes all of his literary work, a prize endowed with 40,000 Euros.

Instituto Cervantes NY - Cultural Activities

In addition to our language courses, Instituto Cervantes New York is involved in promoting the Spanish Culture from more than 20 Spanish speaking countries.

The map of the Spanish edition of EDI-RED. Interview with Luis Solano (Libros del Asteroide).

This ambitious project focuses on the figure and on the work of editors, publishers, collections and literary consultants, from nineteenth-century boutique companies to the large groups that currently dominate the industry.

Fiction in Spanish continues at the top of the best-selling Publishnews - Nielsen Spain.

Among the best-selling fiction books, Spanish authors continue to play a leading role. Of the ten best-selling books on this week's Publishnews - Nielsen Spain list, eight are by Spanish authors.

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