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CCE Miami presents “Oficio de tinieblas” a poetry book by Germán Guerra

Centro Cultural Español Miami and publisher Aduana Vieja present “Oficio de tinieblas” by Germán Guerra. Author Ena Columbié will open the event, Friday, November 7th at 7 p.m.

Amazon launches Kindle Unlimited service in Spain

The subscription service offers access to over 700,000 e-books for a flat rate of € 9.99 per month.

Musical CD brings to children the story of seven amazing women

“A Real Story. Stories to Be Heard, Heroines to Be Discovered” features seven children musical stories about the lives of seven real women, unjustly neglected by history and whose adventures and contributions deserve to be better known.

Support for bilingual education grows as population shifts

Hispanic students account for almost 20 percent of the student population of the Lake Travis school district in Austin, Texas. Because the majority of Spanish-speaking families live within the attendance zone of Lake Travis Elementary, the school is home to the district’s newly implemented dual language program, the Gomez and Gomez Enrichment Model, applicable from pre-K until fifth grade.

“Santa Biblia / Holy Bible: Reina-Valera 1909” published by Barbour Publishing is #1 best selling title in Spanish in the US for week 44

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 44 of 2014 (week ending 11/2/2014).

Booksellers across the U.S. can succeed offering Spanish books

Hispanics are the fastest-growing ethnic group in the U.S., and they are not only growing in terms of numbers but also expanding their presence in regions across the country. These demographic shifts pose new challenges and opportunities for bookstores that seek to service their communities and expand their businesses.

Cultural activities for all available this month at Instituto Cervantes Chicago

Spanish classes, Cervantes for kids, cultural events, latin music festival and more activities are planed for november at the Instituto's headquarters in Chicago.

Instituto Cervantes to open doors in San Antonio area

By the end of the year two certified instructors from Spain are expected to arrive in San Antonio to begin developing a Spanish-language program for students at Texas A&M University-San Antonio and the general public. That will mark the beginning in the Alamo City of the Instituto Cervantes, a world-famous institution created by the Spanish government to teach and promote the Spanish language and culture across the globe.

Children’s Books in Spanish have increased sales in the U.S.

The rise in the number of children’s bilingual and Spanish-language books available for sale in the U.S. is due to an increment in the number of Spanish-language books imported, and a surge in the number of Hispanic writers in the U.S. that publish in Spanish.

Miami International's Book Fair new director announces innovations in the 31 year of the event

The Miami Book Fair International is one of the largest literary gatherings in the country. Last year, more than 200,000 attended the events featuring who’s who of authors. In an interview with Ocean Drive Magazine, Tom Healy, the fair’s new director, has a message for those eagerly anticipating the 31st edition of the fair: You ain’t seen nothing yet.

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