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No 61 September 2011  
Dual language schools in high demand in Austin
This year, several public schools in Central Texas expanded on their dual language programs, where students learn in both Spanish and English.

Why Spanish Publishing is the Next Digital Battleground
International digital players are targeting the 500 million strong Spanish-language market. It’s scary stuff for Spanish-language publishers, who need to prepare.
Read the complete Publishing Perspectives’s editorial by Javier Celaya , CEO and founder of DosDoce, an online portal that analyzes the use of the new technologies in the cultural sector and publishes annual studies related to trends in the Spanish publishing sector.

                                                                                                       
Upcoming September Events at Instituto Cervantes
Two of Chicago’s most dynamic theatre companies, Teatro Luna and Bailiwick Chicago, have come together to produce a very special evening of art and social conversation designed to explore the state of North America and the border relations between Canada, the United States and Mexico on the 10th Anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

New book on Spanish-language grammar
To what extent is spelling necessary? Experts agree that correct spelling, proper use of vocabulary and mastery of grammatical rules are the three major areas that govern the rules of a language. To this end, the North American Academy of the Spanish Language (Academia Norteamericana de la Lengua Española -ANLE) and Editorial Espasa recently launched the new edition of Ortografía de la Lengua Española, in the U.S

 
 
   

   
 
 
   


2011 Digital Liber  Program Now Available

   


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With Miami as a backdrop, the novel weaves a web of thrilling intrigue with international repercussions in Mexico and Argentina that keeps the reader on the edge of his seat. Unconventional detective Nelson Montero is investigating a complex case, and it’s not until the last page that he unravels a mystery many would have preferred to keep hidden. Volver a Morir (Dead Again) is published by Penguin Books.
Volver a morir
Rosana Ubanell
Volver a morir (Dead Again) After the death of a prestigious Miami veterinarian, his widow discovers that she is not the only one crying over the deceased. There are many gaps in her husband's past that she did not know about. She decides to hire Cuban-American private detective Nelson Montero to investigate. Nelson and his friend the hacker Teo Osorio will discover a series of suspicious clues scattered throughout Miami.

El amor de mi vida
Rosa Montero  
As she shares some of her favorite works, Rosa Montero transports us into a separate literary world, one that is intimate and yet universal, made up by grand stories, brave heroes, memorable monsters, mysterious youngsters and brilliant villains. In her unique route through literary masterpieces such as The Arabian Nights, La Regenta (The Regenta), Heart of darkness, Lolita or Frankenstein, she reveals unknown tales, shocking life stories and eccentric authors.

Un mal paso
Alejandro Pedregosa       
Xavier Huguet lives in Barcelona and was a good journalist before his alcoholism. In his umpteenth attempt to rehabilitate, a journalist friend asks to tell day to day the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. A prestigious Professor has disappeared after traveling to Germany. Nothing serious, until the head of the professor is found near Xavier's   

El secreto de los Medici
Michael White 
Paleonthologists are examining the mummified remains of a powerful familiy in Renaissance Italy. The organs have shrivelled to a fraction of their original size, making difficult to get a DNA sample. No one can explain presence of alien object discovered resting against Medici's spine. This is a fascinating and dangerous discovery of international success
 
         
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