Ediciones B to Open U.S. Office, Urano To Distribute Spanish publisher Ediciones B, part of the publishing group Grupo Zeta, announced the launch of its U.S. operations, the result of a new distribution agreement with Urano Publishing. According to Lucía Laratelli, Urano Publishing's president and director of sales and marketing, Ediciones B wants to offer more new titles to more Hispanic readers in the United States, in a timely manner.
Random House Adds Colombian Publisher to Roster Colombian publisher Oveja Negra Editores has signed over exclusive U.S. distribution rights to Random House Spanish (RHS). The RHS July-December catalog will include eight Oveja Negra titles, including two children's books. "The titles chosen represent some of the best options for readers of Spanish-language books [in the United States] and range from popular novels to poetry to children's titles," Erik Riesenberg, RHS business development manager, told Críticas.
Random House Mondadori to Publish Univision's Gratas This fall, another Univision news reporter will be hitting the bookshelves. Award-winning journalist and news anchor Enrique Gratas signed a deal with Mexico's Random House Mondadori to publish his first book, El arte de la infidelidad ("The Art of Infidelity").
In "Natural Cures 'They' Don't Want You to Know about" Kevin Trudeau blows the lid off a nest of deception and double standards concerning general and individual health, even risking government prosecution to bring the full story of an intricate conspiracy. Now available in Spanish. Alternatives naturales, (9788484606468), $16.95.
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When has one truly clinched a spot in America's popular imagination? A Wikipedia entry, YouTube video clips, and a MySpace profile are all healthy starts. At 45, singer, songwriter, author, lecturer, and Pastor Marcos Witt is one of the few middle-aged men who can claim all three. He's also one of the few to have won three Latin Grammy Awards, sold seven million records, and written ten books, many of them best sellers in the Hispanic Christian markets in the United States and abroad.
Why They Do It Better
Over the last few years, an unprecedented number of Spanish writers have exploded onto the global literary scene in what seems to be the publishing phenomenon of the decade: the rise of the historical thriller. While some may argue that these authors are simply riding Dan Brown's wave of success, most of these novels were published in Spain long before The Da Vinci Code was even a blip on the screen. Five authors—Matilde Asensi, Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Julia Navarro, Javier Sierra, and Ildefonso Falcones—are at the forefront of this movement. Together they have sold over 11 million copies in 40 countries.
