Dual-language programs have gained in popularity across the U.S. as employers seek bilingual, bicultural workers, and more parents view bilingualism as necessary for their children's success in a globalized world. Oregon, California, New Mexico, Washington, Illinois and Louisiana are among the states that are recognizing and rewarding bilingual education.
This weekend, the American Library Association’s annual meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, congregated over 180 notable Latino authors for the 16th annual International Latino Book Awards (ILBA). This year the submissions increased dramatically, more that 1,800, a 41 percent increase over last year.
The Cervantes Prize winner in 2010 and academic died last week at her home in Barcelona. Her apparently simplistic style hid the entire complexity of human life. Matute was 88.
Dosdoce.com and Biografías Personales prepared the study “Autores independientes: La irrupción de la Revolución Indie”, exploring the impact of auto-publishing in the publishing industry.
The American Library Association celebrates its Annual Conference and Exhibition today through July 1 at Las Vegas Convention Center. Among the 775 exhibiting organizations, is America Reads Spanish, at booth 631. The conference has multiple pavilions and stages featuring authors and other events.
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 25 of 2014 (week ending 6/22/2014).
Both publishers are donating their archives, including photographs, sound and audiovisual files, from the 60s through the 90s to the Biblioteca de Cataluña.
The Chilean Nobel laureate is known for his love poems, so it should come as no surprise that some of the 20 newly discovered poems are about love.
Spanish writer Almudena Solana's latest novel “Efectos secundarios” (Side Effects) was recently published by Planeta. The author talked to ARS about her commitment with PEN Center USA, her wish to move to the U.S. and her latest project: Literature with fabrics.
Facing the prospect of a waning empire and no clear successor, Spanish agent Carmen Balcells, 83, announced last month that she had signed a letter of intent with the New York literary agent Andrew Wylie to form a new venture, the Balcells-Wylie agency. The outline of the deal remains unclear, and there is always a chance that Ms. Balcells could change her mind. The New York Times published this piece about her, the deal and the end of an era.
