“El País” analyzes the new ranking in the publishing industry worldwide, conducted by Rüdiger Wischenbart. In 2012, 59 large publishing groups in 16 countries reached a volume of 57 billion euros. Pearson is the number one publisher with almost seven billion euros in sales, followed by Random House. From Spain, Planeta is eighth and Santillana 25th.
Each day, throughout the month of July, SpanglishBaby features a different review of a children’s bilingual or Spanish-language book and information about where parents can buy them online. This initiative aims to promote reading among bilingual families, Latina Lista reports.
Israeli president Shimon Peres will open the 27th edition Guadalajara Book Fair, to be held from November 30 to December 8, 2013. Israel is the guest of honor at the event, and its delegations will include more than 30 authors, El País reports.
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 26 of 2013 (week ending 6/30/2013).
For those who have not read Dante Alighieri’s masterpiece “Divine Comedy,” one of literature’s crown jewels, DanBrown’s “Inferno” is a unique opportunity to get close to this masterpiece. Tintafresca sat down with the bestselling author to talk about his latest book.
The star of “Iron Man” is ARS's Amigo del Español this month. In an extensive interview, the actor confesses that although he barely speaks Spanish, he is in love with Don Quixote. Very relaxed, he also talked about the books he is currently reading, how it feels to walk the red carpet and when he will be performing in a small film again.
Bookmasters has signed an agreement with Spanish publisher Edibesa to print and distribute the English and Spanish versions of Edibesa’s daily Catholic devotional book: Gospel 2014 and Evangelio 2014. Each year since 1997, the Spanish version has sold between 600,000 and 1 million copies in Spain.
After several successful months, Días de Cine Reading Club is ending this week. The program, sponsored by America Reads Spanish, promoted literature in Spanish in U.S. libraries and universities. The original and entertaining format closes this cycle with the movie “Adosados”, featured until July 7th.
Five years after winning a Pulitzer Prize, Dominican American author Junot Díaz launches a collection of love stories, Así Es Como La Pierdes (This Is How You Lose Her) published by Vintage Español. Díaz is back in familiar territory, revisiting the lives of characters that have become staples of his writing, like the philandering Yunior. From New York City, where he lives, Díaz discusses with Tintafresca his latest book.
Read in the June edition about the 30th anniversary of the Miami Book Fair International and how a school in Kansas is improving its Spanish programs. Don't miss Robert Downey Jr interview in Amigos del Español section, plus the latest books releases, links to ARS TV and ARS Radio.
