Latino literature in the U.S. has a long history, dating back to the early period of conquistadors. Spanish and Latin American individuals have continued to influence the evolving landscape of the United States, in every facet, and as a result “Latino literature [became] part of the canon and mainstream culture,” said Jorge Camacho, an associate professor and Spanish Program Director at the University of South Carolina.
October is a busy month at McNally Jackson, the New York city-based book store. From readings, to seminars, and even tango lessons, check out what is going the next few weeks.
As part of Hispanic Heritage Month, The Huffington Post publishes “How Hispanics Are Defining and Redefining America”, a recount of the many contributions from Hispanics and their crucial role in United States.
One of the many ways to celebrate Hispanics in America, is to form a Latino book Club. NBC News offers these tips to start.
The 32nd International Book Fair (LIBER 2014) ended Friday with the participation of more than 10,000 publishing professionals, convened by the Federation of Editors Guild Spain, where its president, Xavier Mallafré stressed that "LIBER 2014 offered a business opportunity to more than 400 publishing companies.
Momtastic, an online resource offering parenting tips and advice published by Evolve Media, launched a Latina section, to celebrate, educate, and motivate the Hispanic community providing readers with the latest cultural news, entertainment highlights, recipes, holiday celebrations, and more.
At DePue, bilingual students learn all the core subjects in Spanish, with subjects such as art, physical education and music still being taught in English. In kindergarten, 90 percent of instruction is in Spanish; by first grade it drops to 80 percent.
Marcos Giralt Torrente is well-respected in Spain, where he has won the Herralde Novel Prize and the Spanish National Book Award, but his name is new for most English readers. In the past year three of his books—the story collection, “The End of Love,” a novel, “Paris, “and his memoir, “Father and Son: A Lifetime”—have been published as English translations.
Science Hill Elementary is one of the schools in that state implementing education in English and Spanish. Texas is one of the country’s leaders for the number of dual-language programs across the country. According to The College Board, students with an average of four or more years of a foreign language study scored higher on the verbal section of the SATs.
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 39 of 2014 (week ending 9/28/2014).
