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13th century Maya codex, long shrouded in controversy, proves genuine

Brown University’s Stephen Houston and a team of leading researchers in anthropology and Maya archeology methodically verify the authenticity of the oldest known manuscript in ancient America.

EU court ruling on e-books opens VAT Pandora’s Box

A ruling this month by the EU’s top court on e-books taxation in France and Luxembourg has forced the European Commission to embark on a tricky reform of European VAT rules.

Royal Spanish Academy elects 2 campus professors emeriti as foreign corresponding members

UC Berkeley professors emeriti Jerry Craddock and Charles Faulhaber, both former chairs of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, have been selected for lifetime appointments as foreign corresponding members in the prestigious Royal Spanish Academy.

Spanish Editorial Samarcanda to Launch Collection Cuban Literature

Havana, Sep 11 (Prensa Latina) Spanish editorial Samarcanda will créate Guantanamera Collection, specialized in literature of Cuban authors, explained today their executives to Prensa Latina.

Spanish Fever hits SPX with five guests from Spain

SPX already has a top notch guest list, but here’s an added bonus: five of the most exciting Spanish indie cartoonists

‘ The heirs of the land ‘ Ildefonso Falcones continues the history of ‘ the Cathedral of the sea ‘

Still not have entered in September and already started to see the new titles coming to the libraries. News and more news, but some more than others are those that we are waiting with impatience.

Dispatches from our Festivals around the world Noticias desde nuestros festivales internacionales

My favourite part of Hay is going home. Not, for one moment, because the buzz of the festival and its brilliant mixture of ideas and world views and disciplines isn’t utterly engaging. Not because the events themselves aren’t invigorating and surprising enough to give you thoughts for days.

How NYC's First Puerto Rican Librarian Brought Spanish To The Shelves

Pura Belpré became the first Puerto Rican librarian at the New York Public Library in 1921.

Get to know this week's List for the week 35 ending on September 4th, 2016

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 35 of 2016 (week ending 09/04/2016)

One change in US education could dramatically improve America’s relationship with the world

There are plenty of reasons why Americans should be learning a second language—and almost as many reasons why they’re not.

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