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Spanish Publishers to add Editorial Salamandra's titles to distribution

Distribution of Editorial Salamandra's titles through Miami, Fl-based Spanish Publishers to begin on early July of 2015.

Get to know this week's 20 best-selling titles in Spanish in the US according to Nielsen for week 20

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 20 of 2015 (week ending 5/17/2015).

Uruguayan poetess Ida Vitale wins “Queen Sofia Poetry Award”.

The 91-year-old poetess is one of the most emblematic voices in Spanish literature of the last decades.

REFORMA 2015 Election results

Congratulations to the REFORMA's members who have been elected for key positions at this organization!

Join us in congratulating 2015 Sloan Public Service Award winner Roxana Benavides!

Roxana Benavides, supervising librarian at Sunset Park Library, has been selected to receive the 2015 Sloan Public Service Award from the Fund for the City of New York. Roxana earned this tremendous honor—considered the “Nobel Prize of city government”—for her decades of service to the residents of Sunset Park. Respected by her peers and beloved by her patrons, Roxana has made an impact in the community for more than 20 years.

Are Small Presses the Best Choice for Latino Writers?

“The small presses that exist today are often professionally run, highly principled organizations that focus on marginalized or experimental writers. And when it comes to Latino authors, we may be entering a golden age.” Taken from Huffington Post’s blog by Daniel Cubias.

Instituto Cervantes to open new centers in Washington, D.C., Luxemburg and Singapore.

This institution, currently present in 90 cities in 43 countries, is also expanding North African venue.

Spanish philosopher Emilio Lledo wins Princess of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities

The Princess of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities has been bestowed on the Spanish philosopher Emilio Lledo. The prize honors a person, group or institution who has made an outstanding contribution to universal culture.

Linguistics professor at Florida International University states: “It´s time for Miami to embrace bilingualism”.

Professor Phillip Carter has conducted research on bilingualism and Hispanic-English dialects in the United States, particularly in Texas, North Carolina and Florida. He has recently brought extensive media attention to the Miami English dialect through national and international media, including the Miami Herald, El Nuevo Herald, CNN, CNN Español, MSN Latino and BBC Mundo.

“Star Trek/Green Lantern: The Spectrum War”, graphic novel crossover to be published this year, has two Spanish artists involved in creative process.

Graphic artist Angel Fernandez and colorist Alejandro Sanchez in charge of the artwork for this novel.

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