January brings great news for the Spanish language: it is the second-most-used language on Twitter. The newsletter also features a brief history of the Spanish language, and how exposing children to books in Spanish improves literacy skills. Read a fun interview with Tom Hanks, this month's “Amigos del español”, find out what books in Spanish are the bestsellers of the week, and much more!
The movie, based on Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra's "El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha" (second part of "Don Quijote de la Mancha"), will be available at Días de Cine Reading Club until February 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.
Publishing Perspectives' guest contributor Andrés Delgado Darnald writes about how books in Spanish are becoming global, thanks to their translation to English, the international language of commerce and literature.
PewInternet publishes a complete study on how libraries and patrons are embracing and using new technologies, and how while the libraries’ digital services are expanding, still print books remain relevant.
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 3 of 2013 (week ending 1/20/2013).
This month's newsletter also includes an interview with David Unger, and book reviews like Silvia Longmire's “El Cartel”. In the news section read about Dan Brown's new novel available in Spanish, a California bookstore forced to close, and find out what literary awards are authors Junot Díaz and Reyna Grande nominated to.
The latest issue's main feature is business opportunities on the library market. It also has an interview with Rosa Montero about Casa del Lector, José Antonio Cordón with the opinion piece of the month, and other industry news.
That's not only the question Cuento de Luz is posing to the readers of its January newsletter, but it is also the theme of its latest release: “Haunted house handbook” by Mónica Carretero.
The movie, based on Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra's "El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha" (second part of "Don Quijote de la Mancha"), will be available at Días de Cine Reading Club until February 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.
Paulo Cosin Fernandez of Ediciones Morata talks to ARS about their latest releases and his recommendations for public and educational libraries.
