» Newsletter Archive
» Sign Up
Trouble viewing this email? Click here.
To ensure our emails reach your inbox, add Criticas@email.criticasmagazine.com to your address book. Click here to learn how.
 
 
AUGUST 15, 2008
  • Lectorum Plans E-Bookstore To Open This Fall
  • Guatemala’s Book Fair Becomes Annual
  • Top Picks for Hispanic Heritage Month—Titles to Celebrate
  • Publisher Spotlight—Raven Tree Press: Reaching out to a growing bilingual population
  • Críticas Reviewers Needed

    • Lectorum Plans E-Bookstore To Open This Fall
    Almost a year after closing its eponymous bookstore in New York City because of a rent increase, Spanish-language book distributor Lectorum, a subsidiary of Scholastic, has announced it is developing online bookstore LibreriaLectorum.com, likely to launch in November.
    more
    .....................................
    Guatemala’s Book Fair Becomes Annual
    Amid growing interest and confidence in Guatemala’s book culture, nearly 300 book professionals—librarians, booksellers, writers, and critics—attended the fifth Feria Internacional del Libro de Guatemala (Guatemala International Book Fair, known as FILGUA), held July 25–August 3 in Guatemala City’s Parque de la Industria.
    more

    ADVERTISEMENT

    Call for Reviewers!!

    Críticas is seeking librarians to review Spanish-language fiction (includes original works in Spanish & literature in translation), religion, and self-help.

    Reviewers should be familiar with general collection development in public and academic libraries.

    For more information, write to the editor at aida.bardales@reedbusiness.com.

     
     
    Adults’ Fiction

    Doña Flor y sus dos maridos. (Doña Flor and her Two Husbands)    		 Children’s Fiction

    El capitán Cheech. (Captain Cheech)    		 Video

    Seis Dias. (Six Days)

    Publisher Spotlight—Raven Tree Press
    Founded in 2000, Raven Tree specializes in ESL and other non-fiction titles. This relatively new imprint focuses on Spanish-language and bilingual picture books that appeal to a wide audience. Publisher Dawn Jeffers has been with Raven Tree from its beginning; she began as sales and marketing director and was made publisher in 2002. Críticas spoke to Jeffers about the goal behind the imprint and its colorful and significant story books.

    Top Picks for Hispanic Heritage Month—Titles to Celebrate
    Once again we have compiled our top choices for adults’ and children’s books, and videos for Hispanic Heritage Month. This list consists of titles reviewed in Críticas since September 2007 that successfully explore themes relevant to Hispanics living in the United States and is meant to help librarians, booksellers, and educators plan their festivities.
    more

    ADVERTISEMENT

    FICTION Best Sellers – AUGUST 15, 2008
    1. Sin tetas no hay paraíso. Bolívar Moreno, Gustavo. (Quintero Editores. 2005.)
    2. Amor en los tiempos del cólera. García Márquez, Gabriel. (Vintage: Random House. 2007.)
    3. La casa en Mango Street. Cisneros, Sandra. (Vintage: Random House. 1994.)
    4. Inés del alma mía. Allende, Isabel. (Rayo: HarperCollins. 2007.)
    5. Chiquita. Rodríguez, Antonio Orlando. (Alfaguara: Santillana. 2008.)

      6. See All Best Sellers Lists

    ADVERTISEMENT

    If you cannot read this email please go to: criticasmagazine.com/enewsletter/CA6587844.html?nid=2712

    Unsubscribe | Sign up to receive Críticas Connection | Contact Us | Advertise | Past Issues

    QUESTIONS?
    If you need further assistance with your newsletter subscription, please contact our Online Support Staff.
    Send editorial questions about this newsletter to: aida.bardales@reedbusiness.com.
    RBInteractive: onlineads@reedbusiness.com, (888) 7RBI-WEB.

    PRIVACY MANAGER: privacymanager@reedbusiness.com
    Reed Business Information 2000 Clearwater Drive Oak Brook, IL 60523 | Fax: 630-288-8394
    © 2008 Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

    Advertisements