Colombian novelist dies in his Mexico City home at age 87 on Thursday. The author of "One Hundred Years of Solitude" was considered to be the most popular Spanish-language writer since Miguel de Cervantes.
Colombian novelist dies in his Mexico City home at age 87 on Thursday. The author of "One Hundred Years of Solitude" was considered to be the most popular Spanish-language writer since Miguel de Cervantes.
Nine months from the first publication, three new children’s stories have been published in both Spanish and English by Avian Kingdom, and this month, they are finalists for the book award. The publisher’s goal with these children’s books is to promote literacy, family values, and environmental stewardship.
University of Maryland students Yesenia Portillo and Domonique Parkes founded the non-profit group Libros Sobre Ruedas (Books on Wheels) with the goal of improving educational opportunities for children in El Salvador.
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 15 of 2014 (week ending 4/13/2014).
At another event at the literary translation center at the London Book Fair last week, experts discussed how translations reach the market and the best ways to bring foreign-language authors to publishers.
Recent growth in the foreign language eBook catalogs of many major retailers has demonstrated an increased interest on the part of consumers. Publishers are also coming on board with Spanish eBooks, working to release their back-list titles that never saw translation.
“The Best in Children's Literature in Spanish” features titles for grades K to 8th.
REFORMA's member Dr. Jamie Campbell Naidoo has written a paper endorsed by ALSC.
The Chilean author will present her latest novel, “Ripper”, a fast-paced mystery involving a brilliant female teenage detective, Thursday, April 17 at Instituto Cervantes New York. Tickets for this event are sold out.
The Texas State Board of Education voted 11-3 to add elective courses to include Special Topics in Social Studies to include Mexican-, African-, Asian-, and Native American Studies. Cortez's measure had bipartisan support. The measure was sponsored by Texas State Board of Education member Ruben Cortez Jr.
