“The book Las novias de la Yihad (The Brides of Jihad) by the journalist and writer Ángela Rodicio has won the 2016 Premio Espasa, worth 30,000 euros, by a unanimous vote.
“The book Las novias de la Yihad (The Brides of Jihad) by the journalist and writer Ángela Rodicio has won the 2016 Premio Espasa, worth 30,000 euros, by a unanimous vote.
EL PASO — Jill McGee stands in front of her new second-grade class at Mesita Elementary School and begins a math lesson in Spanish. "Muy bien Seamus," she tells a student who answers a math question correctly in Spanish.
As he contemplates speaking on October 18 at Frankfurt Book Fair’s The Markets conference, Spain’s Daniel Fernández talks of struggles in cultural shifts, copyright, and piracy.
‘There is good news’ from the publishing sector in Spain, says The Markets’ visionary speaker Javier Celaya of Dosdoce.com. And it’s ‘radically transforming the cultural sector.’
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“No doubt the surly, rebellious, chaotic and brilliant policeman John Rebus would have drunkenly disdained the honours and praise that rained down on his creator
A dignified older man in a suit tries to make sense of his life in a home for senior citizens as he struggles to hold on to his memories. That’s the haunting premise for Wrinkles (Arrugas) by Paco Roca,....
"Cuento de Luz" has been awarded with the Best Children’s Fiction Picture Book in Spanish:
"Con Ojos de Niño" by Jimena Licitra; Illustrator: Susana Rosique
“Although the digital race is evolving at highly different speeds in the Spanish markets (Spain and Latin America), the ebook and audiobook markets offer a broad spectrum of business opportunities for publishers in Latin America and Spain.
“The book was described by the jury as “the raw tale of a conservative, prudish society faced with a terrible crime that exposes its flaws.”
