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Isabel Allende         
Violeta comes into the world on a stormy day in 1920, the first girl in a family of five boisterous sons. From the start, her life will be marked by extraordinary events, for the ripples of the Great War are still being felt, even as the Spanish flu arrives on the shores of her South American homeland almost at the moment of her birth.
 
José Antonio Gurpegui   
Despite the fact that the reunion lasts only a few moments in which her father, old and sick, can barely speak, she discovers the existence of some letters that contain the secrets of his past. To uncover them, Merche will travel the paths her father once traveled as a war reporter.
Yolanda Feta, Jaime Giménez 
Many times, what fails to ensure that our children eat better are the strategies we use to make change. Perhaps it is due to the lack of time to prepare healthy snacks, the lack of children’s self-control when it comes to sweets, or not being clear about which foods are the healthiest and most appropriate.
 
David  Halberstam   
From The Breaks of the Game to Summer of ’49, David Halberstam has brought the perspective of a great historian, the insider knowledge of a dogged sportswriter, and the love of a fan ....

 
 
The mysterious case of Virginia Feito, the Spanish writer who triumphs in the US with her first novel
Deadline for the participation in the new edition of the New Spanish Books translation rights sales program is February 7th
Barnes & Noble Bestsellers in Spanish
The XXV Alfaguara Novel Award 2022: "El tercer paraíso,” by Cristian Alarcón
Writer and literary critic José Manuel López de Abiada dies at the age of 77
AMIGOS DE ESPAÑOL
Steven Spielberg  
American  film director, producer, and screenwriter.
When you finally sit down to watch Steven Spielberg's long-awaited, acclaimed new adaptation of West Side Story, you may notice something unusual: the Spanish portions of the script are not subtitled. The legendary director made this choice for a very specific and significant reason, which he explained in this interview. West Side Story was never meant to represent Puerto Rican communities. Its original creators Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein, Jerome Robbins, and Arthur Laurents admitted  they set out to tell a Romeo and Juliet story based in New York City.
 
 
 

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Children's Book
El gran libro de las emociones
María Menéndez-Ponte 
Recognizing and knowing how to express emotions and feelings is essential in the development of the little ones. Sometimes we as adults understand what they feel but we don’t know how to explain it to them. However, doing so is a necessary step to grow happily. The 30 stories by María Menéndez-Ponte will help to recognize and manage all kinds of emotions. 
 
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