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“Holy Bible: Reina-Valera 1909” published by Barbour Publishing is #1 best selling title in Spanish in the US for week 48

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 48 of 2014 (week ending 11/30/2014).

Isabel Allende talks about her career and her memories of Chile during the military coup

Last month, novelist Isabel Allende was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Her books have been translated into 35 languages and sold close to 60 million copies around the world. In an interview with Democracy Now, she talked about her literary career and her memories of Chile during the CIA-backed coup.

Spanish author's debut novel rights going to 26 publishers

The 26 rights deals for Milena Busquets’ “This Too Shall Pass” have raised eyebrows, — but looking at the author’s passion and personal history, it makes sense.

Writers pay tribute to García Márquez in Guadalajara’s Book Fair

Latin American authors and intellectuals remembered Colombian writer Gabriel García Márquez, who died on April, during a special homage at he 2014 Guadalajara’s Book Fair, in Mexico.

Experts share their tips for editing literary translations

The German Book Office in New York City hosted a panel entitled, “Editing Translations – Editing Susan,” offering advice on editing works in translation, followed it by a day-long workshop in which German-English translator Susan Bernofsky worked with up-and-coming translators around a text by Jenny Erpenbeck, whose novel “The End of Days” (New Directions) Bernofsky had recently translated.

Guadalajara International Book Fair starts Saturday

Authors, literary agents, librarians, booksellers and hundreds of publishing houses will join thousands of visitors at the biggest showcase books in Spanish, November 29 – December 7. This year, the fair will offer new events, including the first annual scientific outreach program, the FIL is Science Too, and the International Graphic Novel Forum. Argentina is the guest of honor.

“Adultery” by Paulo Coelho and published by Vintage Español is #1 best selling title in Spanish in the US for week 47

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 47 of 2014 (week ending 11/23/2014).

Gabriel García Márquez’s archive goes to University of Texas

The Harry Ransom Center, at the university's Austin campus, announced that the collection spans more than 50 years and features original manuscript material for 10 books, including Garcia Marquez's "One Hundred Years of Solitude."

Sales in Latin America give reprieve to Spanish publishing houses

In an interview with EFE, director of the Guadalajara International Book Fair, FIL, Marisol Shulz says that Spanish publishing houses are benefiting from the vibrant economies of Latin American nations.

Juan Goytisolo wins the 2014 Cervantes Literature Prize

The Spanish author won the highest literary honor for Spanish-speaking writers “for his inquiry and investigations on language and for his complex style, developed in different literary genres,” according to the jury.

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