November's Críticas Connection

CRÍTICAS Connection

November, 2006

HarperCollins and Planeta
Launch Joint Venture

Álvaro Pombo Wins 2006
Premio Planeta

Premio Herralde de Novela
Goes to Venezuelan

Guadalajara 2006 Preview

New Project Touts Spanish as
a Second Language, Worldwide

Know-how at the Library

HarperCollins Publishers and Spain's Grupo Planeta To Copublish
The publishing giants HarperCollins and Planeta announced a plan to release a line of Spanish-language titles published under Rayo—an imprint of HarperCollins—this fall. The partnership consists of the U.S. publication and distribution of Planeta's front and backlist titles.

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Guadalajara 2006 Preview
The 20th Guadalajara Book Fair (FIL) will take place from November 25 to December 3. This year's fair will host more than 1500 international publishers and offer an array of activities for U.S. librarians. So far, 215 American Library Association (ALA) members have applied for the "Free Pass" slots available via a program sponsored by FIL and ALA, which covers most of the costs.

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Database Resources for Spanish Speakers Reviewed
For libraries serving Spanish-speaking patrons, the need to subscribe to bibliographic resources and to provide adequate attention and funding to the collection building process will continue to increase. netConnect, a supplement of Library Journal, published a full review of databases that provide access to key scholarly and popular publications.

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Gioconda Belli—The Queen of Hearts

"A true force of nature." That's how the Nicaraguan-born novelist, poet, and activist Gioconda Belli (b. 1948) was described by her U.S. agent when asked about her client's essence. Belli's name was internationally recognized for her daring poetry and fiction, but the U.S. release of her revealing memoir, El país bajo mi piel (The Country Under My Skin), put her on the map as one of the most exciting writers in the country. Belli's new work of fiction, El pergamino de la seducción (The Scroll of Seduction), is a historical novel with erotic hints inspired by the misunderstood passion of Spain's Queen Juana of Castille. The novel was a best seller in Spain.

Who's Who in U.S. Spanish-Language Publishing—High Demand, Short Supply, and the Market's Savvy Buyers
Developing a collection of English-language books is a Herculean enough feat, but make it a matter of Spanish-language books, and the going's that much tougher. Frustrations aside, experienced Spanish-language collection development librarians share one big thing in common: they're scrambling to fill in the gaps. Críticas set out to meet some of the people steering the U.S. Spanish-language book market through their day-to-day collection decisions. We wanted to find out what challenges they face, which distributors and publishers they work with, and which resources they rely on and recommend.

Audio Best Sellers – November

Amar es combatir. Maná. (WEA Latina. 2006.)

Romantics Classics. Iglesias, Julio. (Columbia. 2006.)

Ananda. Rubio, Paulina. (Universal Music Latino. 2006.)

Sigo Siendo Yo. Anthony, Marc. (Sony International. 2006.)

Andando. Torres, Diego. (Sony BMG Latin. 2006.)

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