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Lorenzo Silva wins Planeta Prize

The Spanish writer is the winner of the of the 61st edition of the Planeta Prize for his novel "La marca del meridiano."

Rachel Weisz: "I'm a fan of Lorca. I read all his books"

In love with the Spanish cinema she worked with Alejandro Amenabar in Agora. We had the opportunity to sit with her in New York were we talked about her passion for acting and juggling her life

Carlos Fuentes: The Writer and his Translators, by Tony Beckwith

America Reads Spanish is pleased to be able to share the following article about Carlos Fuentes with its readers. The author Tony Beckwith is not only a writer, but a translator, interpreter, voice talent and cartoonist.

Días de Cine features 'La Guerrilla' for the next two weeks

The movie, based on José Martínez Ruiz – Azorín's play is featured at the Días de Cine Reading Club until October 28th. This initiative is sponsored by the America Reads Spanish program and the American Library Association to promote literature and the Spanish language in American libraries and universities.

The 51st edition of Bibliodiversidad magazine is now available

We present the October 2012 issue of Bibliodiversidad, the quarterly news magazine from the Small Publishers Commission at the Madrid Publishers Association. In this issue you will find the latest news as well as each publishers new releases organized by subject.

“Cincuenta Sombras de Grey / Fifty Shades of Grey” by E.L. James and published by Vintage Books is #1 best selling title in Spanish in the US for week 40

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 40 of 2012 (week ending 10/07/2012).

New York is celebrating “Festival de la Palabra” this week

The event, organized by Salón Literario Libroamérica en Puerto Rico (SLLPR), is taking place at the King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center of New York University until October 11th.

Grupo Anaya presents its October releases

This month's catalog includes releases like “Donde la muerte me encuentre” by Fernando Otero; “Seis peces azules” by David Tehera, and “Los desorientados” by Amin Maalouf.

Días de Cine continues to present “El Sur” until October 14th

The movie, based on Adelaida García Morales' novel is featured at the Días de Cine Reading Club until October 14th. This initiative is sponsored by the America Reads Spanish program and the American Library Association to promote literature and the Spanish language in American libraries and universities.

CCE Miami invites to movie nights

Every Wednesday, Centro Cultural Español Miami is hosting “Días de Cine”, a free activity to promote Spanish films. This week features “El Orfanato”, Oct. 10 at 7 p.m. Admission is free.

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