Translation was a hot topic at BEA earlier this month, with around 30 presentations about the issue. Writers appeared together on stage to discuss the process of being translated; not so much from the business perspective, but from the creative one.
Translation was a hot topic at BEA earlier this month, with around 30 presentations about the issue. Writers appeared together on stage to discuss the process of being translated; not so much from the business perspective, but from the creative one.
Spanish author Manel Loureiro recounts his experience at BookExpo America, and how this fair, although very popular in America, is barely known in Europe.
If you missed BookExpo America last week, or want to learn more, there is information available about books, vendors and authors featured in this edition of the fair, on BEA's website and mobile app.
El País recounts the second weekend of the 73rd edition of the fair, where exhibitors hope to have a better year and visitors pay tribute to Gabriel García Márquez.
The international Maratón de la Poesía (Poetry Marathon), “La Pluma y la Palabra,” or “The Pen and the Word”, was created by Teatro de la Luna, to celebrate the literature of Spain and Latin America. The 22nd edition of the event took place this weekend in Washington D.C.
Volpi, one of the leading voices in contemporary Mexican literature, will talk about his book about the crisis of capitalism, with Alfred MacAdam at Instituto Cervantes New York, on Monday June 9th at 7 pm.
Librarian Sandra Rios Balderrama is the first recipient of the Elizabeth Martinez Lifetime Achievement Award given by REFORMA, the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking. This award recognizes those who have achieved excellence in librarianship over an extended period of service and who have made significant and lasting contributions to REFORMA, as well as to the Latino/a community.
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 22 of 2014 (week ending 6/1/2014).
Stanford University associate professor Vincent Barletta and two of his students shed light on the interconnectedness of Iberian languages and cultures through the study and translation of over 100 late medieval and early modern lyric poems in Catalan, Portuguese and Spanish.
After just two years, Canal Lector has grown the volume of users, partners and content. And since its inception the first quarter of this year, Lectyo has provided quality content.
