On her editor's note, White Rock-East Dallas editor Ananda Boardnan explores the benefits of Spanish immersion program as early as in kindergarten.
On her editor's note, White Rock-East Dallas editor Ananda Boardnan explores the benefits of Spanish immersion program as early as in kindergarten.
The Spanish novelist is preoccupied with his country’s troubled past – from the civil war to the aftermath of Franco – but he fights shy of presuming he has the authority to sum it up.
Narcoliterature is a blend of fiction and, in some cases, investigative journalism that explores the realities of drug culture. Titles of this genre are among Amazon's 100 best-selling Libros en Español.
“La Iglesia de la Misericordia” and “Lo Mejor de Octavio Paz” start the list of books reviewed in this issue. This month, actor Channing Tatum is featured in “Amigos del Español” section and Ana Perez Galván offers and interview on Hispabooks. Don't miss Príncipe de Asturias award winner, Quino, in ARS TV; and how California lawmakers are rethinking an old law, on ARS radio.
The 73 edition of the fair starts May 30th at noon. The event includes exhibitors, conferences, readings and much more. It takes place in El Retiro park and it ends June 15.
HACU is seeking undergraduate students currently enrolled at U.S. HACU-member institutions to demonstrate their knowledge of Latino history by answering questions in a game show format for the 2014 Hispanic College Quiz produced by Central City Productions. Students compete in one of four shows for a chance to earn a scholarship. The deadline to sign up is June 3rd.
Over 10,000 Spanish language books from many publishers are coming to BiblioBoard in partnership with e-Libro, one of the largest distributors of Spanish Language eBooks. The books come from over 300 Spanish language publishers, such as EL Cid, Scielo Cuba, Grupo Destiempos, Bubok, Granica, and Nobuko, Encuentro, with countless authors contributing—including Pope Francis. Additionally, Spain-based publisher Red Ediciones will contribute with hundreds of literary and historic books from the 18th to the 20th century.
BookExpo America, which will take place in New York City at the Jacob K. Javits Center, May 29 – May 31, 2014, is the largest book industry event in North America, and one of the largest gatherings of English language publishers in the world. 23 countries are participating in this years edition, and America Read Spanish will be present at the Spain's pavilion.
Publishers Tropo, Letra Clara, Mandala, and Gaumin will publish the works of four authors who have released their work on the online platform entreescritores.com, which previously had been read and commented on by hundreds of readers.
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 21 of 2014 (week ending 5/25/2014).
