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Un
corazón invencible
(A
Mighty Heart)
Mariane Pearl
When
Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped by terrorists
in Pakistan in 2002, his very pregnant wife, Mariane, was left to try
to manage the search effort. In this memoir of the month between
Pearl's kidnapping and news of his death, she is unflinching, revealing
every emotional detail with such honesty that to call the book
heart-wrenching is to minimize its power.
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Atrévete
a alcanzar el éxito
(Dare
to be Successful)
Hada
María Morales
Today's
job market is more complicated and competitive than ever, especially
for the first-time job seeker, the professional Hispanic recently
arrived in the United States, or the mother reentering the paid work
force after years with children.
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 Termina
el desfile seguido de
Adiós a mamá
(The
End of the Parade)
Reinaldo Arenas
In
this volume we found two books of stories about the Cuba that Arenas
knew. These stories are about the revolution, about a man who sees
stars, about a writer who is exiled in Miami and about the daughters of
Bernarda Alba discovering pleasure. |
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Juana
Inés (Juana Ines)
Georgina Lázaro
Beautiful
verse and lushly detailed illustrations tell the story of a little girl
named Juana Inés who loved to read at a time when women could
not go to school and went on to become the leading writer/intellectual
of her day.
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Spanish book
industry generates 3.01 billion euros in revenue in 2006
The Spanish
publishing industry generated 3.01 billion euros in revenue in 2006, an
increase of 2.8 percent over the previous year, or one-tenth of a
percent higher than the annual inflation rate for 2006.
Antonio
María de Avila, executive director of the Spanish Association
of Publishers’ Guilds, presented the group’s report
on the domestic book trade in Spain in 2006..
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2007 ALA Annual Conference
The 2007 ALA (American
Library Association) Annual Conference was held in Washington D.C.,
from June 21-27, 2007. The exhibits were held June 23-26, 2007 in the
Washington Convention Center.
The ALA President's Program,
"A Contract with Our Future", featured Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. for a
discussion of the important role that our natural surroundings play in
our work, our health, and our identity as Americans.
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Ediciones
B to Open U.S. Office
Spanish Publisher
Ediciones B, part of the worldwide renowned Grupo Z, is launching
operations in the U.S. As a result of this new distribution agreement,
Urano Publishing USA is adding another valuable Publishing House to the
group.
Ediciones B will
expand the supply of books to the growing number of Hispanic readers
with a start-up selection of 200 titles, 50 to be added this summer and
an average of 15 added every month. Most of the titles will be reviewed
to satisfy what the public demands, and only the most suitable ones to
the Hispanic market will be on the shelves.
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Chinese,
English and Spanish are the languages of the future
Mexican
musician and writer Carlos Prieto has presented a study on the origins
of the world’s languages, which he said will decrease in
number from 6,000 to 2,000 by the end of the 21st century. According to
his calculations, “four languages disappear per month, and so
at the end of the 21st century there could be between 2,800 and 2,000
left, with Chinese, English and Spanish accounting for almost 90
percent of the world’s speakers.”
According
to the author, this latest work, titled “Cinco mil
años de palabras” (5,000 Years of Words), is unlike
other books on languages in that he has sought to focus more on the
past in his research.
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With our America Reads Spanish program, we are
looking to provide a space where people can recommend books in Spanish.
Click here and recommend your book.
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 Laura Elena Harring
Actress
Versatile is the
best word to describe Laura Elena Harring. Possessing a rare
combination of beauty and intelligence, she was the first Hispanic
woman to be crowned Miss USA, carries the title of countess and is an
actress by profession, known for her work with acclaimed director David
Lynch in both Mulholland Drive and Inland Empire.
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PARTNER
OF THE MONTH
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El
País Literario
El
País Literario is a Spanish company with an Internet presence
that offers a broad range of services, including a literary agency
oriented toward and promoting culture, a music agency and literary
coaching with personal trainers and professionals specializing in
intellectual and emotional development.
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ARS advances
program with participation in ALA
The
128th edition of the American Library Association’s Annual
Conference, held in Washington D.C. from June 21-27, attracted almost
30,000 professionals and shattered all previous attendance records.
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FEATURED LINK
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Estandarte.com
Estandarte.com belongs to the
new segment that is electronic publishing, but does not provide this
service as just another among many. Estandarte.com is the world leader
among Spanish-language electronic publishers and its fundamental goal
is to open doors to all those people who have not been able to or
wanted to publish their works by traditional means. Spain and Latin
America are its natural areas of focus for reasons of language, culture
and sensibility.
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| INTERVIEW
LOUNGE |
 Linda Goodman
President, Bilingual Publications Company
The
Bilingual Publications Company is a Spanish book importing and
distributing firm which works exclusively with libraries in the United
States. Linda Goodman, the company president, points to her nearly
three decades of experience in the field.
She
maintains working relationships with libraries of all sizes, from large
library systems with multiple branches to the very smallest ones.
“We are known not only for the quality of the materials we
offer but also for the individualized service we provide.”
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