Publishers Weekly released this piece on the still young, but popular book fair. Backed by Guadalajara International Book Fair and the University of Guadalajara in Los Angeles, this event seeks to promote not only books but also reading and Latino culture in general.
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 13 of 2013 (week ending 3/31/2013).
Publishers Weekly has the story on what U.S. librarians consider when putting together a collection of Spanish children's books and why titles in this language are more popular than ever.
In a recent informal interview during the 18th “Salón Internacional del Cómic” in Granada, the creator of “Mafalda” revealed an interesting fact about himself: The Argentinean cartoonist, believed to be born in Mendoza from Andalusian parents was not born in Argentina... Rómulo Parra, from “About Libros en Español” tells where Quino is really from.
The movie, based on Carmen Rico Godoy's book, will be available at Días de Cine Reading Club until April 14th, 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.
The first Spanish-Language spelling bee for high school students in California, will be celebrated April 13th. The event is open to students of this language, not only to native speakers, reports Southern California Public Radio.
Spanish newspapers feature the celebration to honor Federico García Lorca in New York city this Spring. The dailies highlighted the publication of Lorca's “Poeta en Nueva York” for the occasion.
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 12 of 2013 (week ending 3/24/2013).
The Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Network has picked Spain's Zinkia, creator of the popular kiddie cartoon character Pocoyo, to take part in an educational project aimed at Latino kids in the United States.
Casa del Lector and Germán Sanchez Ruiperez Foundation came together to create “Diálogos de lectura”, a series of training courses for reading professionals, reports dosdoce.com.
