The Center for Basque Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno, announced the publication “Basque Literary History”. This work has the main purpose of presenting written Basque literature since the seventeenth century to academic centers in United States.
The non-fiction essay, written by Ana Fuentes, tells real, amazing stories of ten Chinese people from all rungs of the socio-economic ladder: from a dissident lawyer, a young nationalistic millionaire, an entrepreneur, to a nostalgic maoist taxi driver, and a migrant worker, among others.
Dolores Redondo's novel, “The invisible guardian”, has been reprinted five times in three weeks following publication in January in the original Spanish language, and translation rights have been sold in 15 languages. In a piece entitled “The Rising Basque Star of Crime Fiction,” Publishing Perspectives tells us who she is.
Nubia Macías Navarro has put an end to a decade in charge of the International Book Fair of Guadalajara. Her resignation has been a surprise, both in Mexico and in the publishing community around the globe. Macias resigned Thursday with a statement and refused to comment further, reports "El País".
Starting April, “Lorca in NY, a celebration” features more than two dozen events, many of which will mine an aspect of Lorca’s “Poeta en Nueva York” (Poet in New York). “Back Tomorrow”– an exhibition of Lorca’s manuscripts and drawings at the New York Public Library, is the centerpiece of this celebration, reports NBC Latino
The movie, based on Benito Pérez Galdós' novel, will be available at Días de Cine Reading Club until March 31st, 2013. 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.
“Fotografía de alta calidad” (High quality photography) by award-winning author José María Mellado is Anaya Multimedia's new release.
Antonio Muñoz Molina will have a conversation with authors Osdany Morales and Francisco Díaz Klaassen, Friday, March 15th at the New York-based bookstore.
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 10 of 2013 (week ending 3/10/2013).
The Federación de Gremios de Editores de España (Spanish Federation of Publishing Guilds) conducted a study that reveals that 63 percent of that country's population, 14 years and older, dedicate some of their time to read. It also describes the profile of the Spaniard reader: a woman with college education, that lives in the city and prefers novels, book in Spanish, and reads as a form of entertainment.
