Amazon today announced the launch of its 4th Annual Literary Award for Spanish-language books. Independent authors can submit their previously unpublished works through Amazon’s self-publishing service, Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), making their stories available to millions of readers around the world and
The first annual Texas Latino Comic Con is from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, July 29, at the Latino Cultural Center, 2600 Live Oak St. in Dallas. By day, Hector Rodriguez is an unassuming fifth grade teacher at McKinney ISD. But by night, he has a whole other identity as an up-and-coming Latino comic book artist whose creation, El Peso Hero, has become an international sensation.
Before class of 2017 Westby Area High School graduates, Beta DeFlorian and Cody King, became alumni they put together a Spanish 4 class presentation they entitled “Fiesta De Los Ninos”.
The novel tells about the deterioration of the Spanish society caused by the economic crisis. The prize is granted by the International Association of Black Novel Writers.The jury, composed of Juan Bolea, Paco Gómez Escribano, Miguel Barrero and Noemí Sabugal, ......
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 27 of 2017 (week ending 7/09/2017).
The sector registered a 2.7 percent increase, a figure slightly lower than the 2.8 of 2015
The publishing sector in Spain continues the upward trend it has been drawing since 2014. Publishing revenues increased 2.7 percent, slightly lower than in 2015 (2.8). Translated to economic figures, were 2,317.20 million euros.
2017 will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the death of the writer.
The Cervantes Institute will broadcast the work of Miguel Hernández (1910-1942) through its centers spread all over the world and with a great central act in the Madrid headquarters, following the collaboration agreement signed today between this entity and the City of Orihuela (Alicante).
La Semana Negra (“Noir Week”), the biggest outdoors literary festival in Europe, will be celebrated this year with the participation of authors such as Leonardo Padura and Petros Márkaris.
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 26 of 2017 (week ending 7/02/2017).
Using his winnings from the International Dublin Award, translator Daniel Hahn has established his own new prize for emerging translators—and their equally overlooked editors.
