The book has sold close to 2 million copies in United States and the U.K.

A few days ago, a video went viral showing a man hitting three drunken men violently with a large book. Further information has shown that this was a performed hoax order to promote literacy.

Spain’s FEDELE and Argentina’s SEA this week signed a framework agreement to promote Spanish as a second language and develop language tourism in both countries.

The organization has launched the Instituto Cervantes de Harvard to study the evolution of Spanish language in the United States.

Juan Gabriel Vásquez is best known for his 2013 blockbuster novel The Sound of Things Falling. But more than a decade before that book vaulted him onto the international literary stage, he published a well-reviewed collection of short stories in Spanish.

Educators from around the world gathered in Palm Springs this week to discuss strategies to help students become bilingual and biliterate. The 23rd annual conference of the Association of Two-Way and Dual Language Education drew more than 1,400 educators, the largest number yet, a spokeswoman said.

New York Public Library branches have offered more than 30 courses since May launch.

Adan Griego of the Stanford University Libraries, narrates fascinating book hunting journey while attending Peru’s publishing and software development summit.

Spaniards use them on a daily basis, but often don’t know the first thing about their origins. They get angry and exclaim “me cago en la mar” (I shit in the sea), they do something clumsy and exclaim “llevo una torrija encima” (I’m walking around with a fried slice of milk-soaked bread on my head).

Spanish and English already share just about every space at South Shore Elementary School. Both languages grace library books, hallway signs, parent newsletters and more. Starting this fall, however, the languages also will have equal time in each class, not just the ones dedicated to the district's sole elementary dual-immersion program.