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Ficciones.
Reviewed by Camilo Hoyos, Barcelona, Spain - 06/15/2008 Borges, Jorge-Luis.
U.S.: Rayo: HarperCollins & Planeta. 207p. ISBN 978-0-06-156537-3. pap. $15.95. STORIES More
Lo que está en mi corazón. (What Is in My Heart)
Reviewed by Laura Barbas-Rhoden, Wofford College - 06/15/2008 Serrano, Marcela.U.S.: Rayo: HarperCollins & Planeta. 2008. 332p. ISBN 978-0-06-156545-8. pap. $15.95. FICTIONMore
Zapatos Italianos. (Italian Shoes)
Reviewed by Carolyn Kost, Stevenson Sch. Lib., Pebble Beach, CA - 06/15/2008 Mankell, Henning.
tr. by Carmen Montes Cano. Spain: Tusquets, dist. by Urano Pub. 2007. 370p. ISBN 978-84-8383-025-3. pap. $22.95. FICTION More
Balas de plata. (Silver Bullets)
Reviewed by Bruce Jensen, South Texas Coll. Lib., McAllen, TX - 06/15/2008 Mendoza, Élmer
Spain: Tusquets, dist. by Urano Pub. 2008. 254p. ISBN 978-84-8383-057-4. pap. $26. SUSPENSEMore
Una novela real. (A Real Novel)
Reviewed by Catherine Rendón, Savannah, GA - 06/15/2008 Mizumura, Minae.
tr. by Mónica Kogiso. Argentina: Adriana Hidalgo Editora. 2008. 607p. ISBN 978-987-1156-764. pap. $38.95. FICTIONMore
Nunca pasa nada. (Nothing Ever Happens)
Reviewed by Carlos Rodríguez Martorell, East Elmhurst, NY - 06/15/2008 Ovejero, José.
Spain/U.S.: Alfaguara: Santillana. 2007. 288p. ISBN 978-84-204-7227-0. pap. $22.99. FICTIONMore
La Llorona. (The Weeping Woman)
Reviewed by Carolyn Kost, Stevenson Sch. Lib., Pebble Beach, CA - 06/15/2008 Serrano, Marcela.
U.S.: Rayo: HarperCollins & Planeta. 2008. 169p. ISBN 978-0-06-170065-1. pap. $13.95. FICTIONMore
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.