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Publisher Spotlight—Pinto Books, A Publisher with Garbo by Michelle Roche - 05/01/2008
In Spanish, garbo means a jaunty air: elegance and grace. The quintessence of garbo in the independent publishing world is Pinto Books, a New York City-based multicultural house that favors books with substance in English and Spanish, the kind to be read many times.
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The Best Children and YA Books of 2007
By Ximena Diego - 01/15/2008
Something magnificent happened in 2007 in the children’s publishing industry. Many Spanish-language translations of American best-sellers were pretty good. Some even outstanding: their texts flow; they are a pleasure to read and a delight to hear.
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The Best Adult Books and Videos of 2007
By Aída Bardales - 12/15/2007
This year’s wide-ranging list of our top choices for best Spanish-language works for adults reviewed in Críticas in 2007 includes noteworthy, memorable, and indispensable works.
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Breaking Free—Colombian Writers Get Personal
Andrea Montejo - 11/15/2007
Forty years after Gabriel García Márquez first seduced readers worldwide with tales of levitating grandmothers and magic butterflies, a new generation of Colombian authors is making its mark on the Spanish-language literary scene.
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Top Picks for Hispanic Heritage Month—What Everyone Should Have
By the editors of Críticas - 08/15/2007
In light of Hispanic Heritage Month, which takes place every year from Sept 15 to Oct 15, we have compiled our top choices for books and videos of the year that best represent and/or celebrate our heritage.
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Who’s Who in U.S. Spanish-language Publishing—The Christian and Spirituality Market, Part II
By Raya Kuzyk - 07/15/2007
This past May, Críticas looked at how U.S. publishers responded to the call for a greater number and variation of Spanish-language religious and spiritual books. Beyond the publishers, however, the Spanish-speaking community relies mainly on the libraries, online retailers, and small bookstores outside the mainstream that most ably service their particular needs.
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Multicultural Link Bruce Jensen, Automated Systems Librarian, South Texas College; Online Reference Librarian, OCLC's QuestionPoint June 28, 2008 Ruében Martínez redux
In case our story a few weeks ago wasn't enough to get all you Anaheim visitors over ... More
Playing the Angel
After making fans wait seven painstaking years, Ruiz Zafón returns with El juego del ángel, a prequel to his global best seller La sombra del viento.
Publishing in Tough Times
When I read a recent New York Times article about how the recession is affecting Hispanic immigrants, I wound up thinking about the book business.
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