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Lorito Books presents the new additions to its audio library

In its latest newsletter, the publisher features “The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred” and “Yum! ¡MmMm! ¡Qué rico!”, the latest additions to its catalog.

HACU urges for education and Hispanic-Serving Institutions to be a policy priority in State of the Union

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, a coalition member of the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (NHLA), was among the organizations that endorsed a letter sent urging President Barack Obama to include seven key priorities in his State of the Union address on January 28.

Argentine poet Juan Gelman died

Juan Gelman, an Argentine poet who challenged the petty and profound tyrannies of his country’s military junta, died Tuesday at his home in Mexico City. He was 83, The New York Times reports.

The World Digital Library shares materials from countries and cultures around the world

The World Digital Library (WDL) makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world. It is a collaborative project of the U.S. Library of Congress, UNESCO, and partners throughout the world.

Dosdoce latest newsletter is now available

This edition features the musical and social media trends for 2014, the partnership between El Corte Inglés and Casa del Libro to sell e-books, and more.

Students in non-intensive and intensive dual language courses yields similar abilities

Both intensive and non-intensive language courses produce students with similar language abilities, according to a recent internal case study conducted by the Georgetown University German Department.

Books are never in a hurry

To the lovers of manuscripts and paper, parchment devotees, Fernando Báez traces 5,000 years of different formats coexisting together in his latest essay.

'Inquebrantable: Mi Historia, A Mi Manera / Unbreakable: My Story, My Way' published by Atria Books is #1 best selling title in Spanish in the US for week 3

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 3 of 2014 (week ending 1/19/2014).

Literal: America’s newest bilingual and Spanish-language book publisher

Literal magazine, a quarterly publication in English and Spanish on literature and the arts, now has some new stable mates: bilingual and Spanish-language books by Latin American writers for readers on both sides of the Rio Grande.

Living Learning Community to enhance Spanish study at Georgetown

A new Spanish and Portuguese Living Learning Community has entered its planning stage. Scheduled to start in the 2015-2016 academic year, the LLC marks Georgetown’s second Romance language-based community.

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