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HACU joins IFYC in A Talk with Dolores Huerta

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities will join Interfaith Youth Core in a talk with Dolores Huerta on February 10, 2021, at 12 p.m. CST.

Patricia Highsmith Centennial, Five Books to Remember the Queen of Suspense

The American writer, who would have turned one hundred today, transformed the crime novel into an art.

Writer David Jiménez wins the 1st Asteroid Book Non-Fiction Award

Madrid, Jan 21 (EFE) .- The Madrid writer and columnist David Jiménez Torres has won the 1st Asteroid Book Non-Fiction Prize with “El mal noche”, a “solid” novel where he approaches a of the most fundamental, and inescapable, human experiences: sleep.

Colombian Writer Pilar Quintana wins the Alfaguara Novel Prize

The Colombian writer Pilar Quintana (Cali, 49 years old) has been awarded the 24th Alfaguara Novel Prize, endowed with 175,000 dollars (145,000 euros, approximately) and a sculpture by Martín Chirino, for the work The abysses, presented with the same title and under the pseudonym of Claudia de Colombia.

Former Presidente of Spain to publish book on Jorge Luis Borges

Madrid, Jan 17 (Prensa Latina) Former President of Government of Spain Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero will show his literary side once again in September with the publication of an essay book on Jorge Luis Borges, the Huso Editorial house, in charge of the project, announced.

Spanish Publishers Bestsellers

With over 6000 available titles and 100 monthly new releases, Spanish Publishers provides a very wide selection of Spanish titles in every category available in the US shortly after publication date, including translations of American bestsellers as well as the works of renowned Spanish authors.

The XXIX Edebé Prize for Children and Young Adult will be awarded On January 28 at 6:00 pm, Spain's local time.

The ceremony will be broadcast live on YouTube. Edebé Prize promotes literary works aimed at young readers and has an endowment of 55,000 euros.

Industry Notes: Short Story Awards in Spain and the United Kingdom

The Madrid-based Desperate Literature program and the BBC National Short Story Award open submissions and name their 2021 jurors.

Top 100 Bestsellers in Spanish Bookstores

Todostuslibros.com offers a listing of more than a million books sold in Spain and where to get them.

The oldest dictionary of the Spanish language has been discovered.

A CONICET researcher found fragments of the priceless incunabula in a library at Princeton University.

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