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 7 of 2013 (week ending 2/17/2013).

Manuel Francisco Reina is a spanish author, born in Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz. His new book is “Los Amores Oscuros,” a story about Lorca’s lover never told. With him we had the chance to talk in Spain where he lives. Manuel Francisco is the author of titles as “Los Santos Varones,” “La Coartada de Antínoo” and “La mirada del Sol.” In his much versatile legacy we find poems, theater, and this phenomenal novel “Los Amores Oscuros” an amazing adventure that embrace the last love of Federico Garcia Lorca.

In its YouTube Channel, America Reads Spanish features videos in different categories, such us Book Reviews, Essential Guide to Spanish Reading, and ARS Video Picks, among others. While visiting the channel, don't forget to leave your comments.

As part of the series “Creative Writing in Spanish Events” at the New York University's King Juan Carlos Center, on Thursday, February 21 the Spanish author will be hosting “El cuento y la mirada”, a reflection on the diversity and shared characteristics of narrative strategies in literature, visual arts and popular culture.

While in the US translated books make up only 3 percent of all publications, in other countries that percentage is higher. Joanna Zgadzaj and Nancy Roberts, of Stork Press, write an editorial piece on Publishing Perspectives on what the problem is with translations and if it is true that readers do not want them.

The movie, based on Antonio Muñoz Molina's novel, will be available at Días de Cine Reading Club until March 3rd, 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.

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 6 of 2013 (week ending 2/10/2013).

The New York-based bookstore is hosting several events this month. Read details about each of them in its newsletter, that also features books recently released as well as an open invitation to the Spanish Language Discussion Group, every Saturday at 1 p.m.

Read about the upcoming Juanes' biography, the return of Isabel Allende, John Lennon's personal letters in a book in Spanish. Plus an interview with Jose Ignacio Valenzuela, author of “Malamor 2,” reviews on Justice Sonia Sotomayor's “Mi mundo adorado” (the Spanish title for her memoir, “My beloved world”), and Michael Hyatt's “Plataforma.”

The movie, based on Arturo Pérez-Reverte's' novel, will be available at Días de Cine Reading Club until Sunday. 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.