Spain’s Liber Award 2025 goes to a landmark library in Barcelona, the 20-year-old Jaume Fuster Library.
The International Booker Prize Names Its 2025 Longlist
An ‘unconventional longlist’ opens the International Booker Prize’s cycle: authors and translators of 15 nationalities on five continents.
At Frankfurt: Isabel Cristina Giraldo on Sharing Colombian Stories
At Colombia’s Frankfurt Book Fair stand, Isabel Cristina Giraldo is helping Colombian publishers and authors connect with international audiences.
At Spain’s Liber Barcelona: A Call for Clarity on the EU Accessibility Act
Publishing professionals at Liber 2024 in Barcelona voice concerns about the EU Accessibility Act; Fondazione LIA’s guidance may be useful.
Santiago Muñoz Machado: Liber’s 2024 Top Latin American Author
Now in his second term, the director of the Royal Spanish Academy is named Liber 2024’s Most Outstanding Latin American Author.
Publishers Criticize Mexico’s Possible Departure From PISA Testing
Publishers in Mexico’s beleaguered educational system are concerned that the government may exit the international PISA testing program.
Mexico: Publishers Dispute State English Language Training
The Mexican Publishers Association, already in court over state textbooks, now sees English-language training overtaken by the government.
Purses Totaling £28,000: The UK’s 2024 Translation Prize Winners
This year’s Society of Authors Translation Prizes honor literary translation into English from Japanese, Dutch, Swedish, French, Spanish, Arabic, and German.
Report: Spanish-Language Audio Markets See Fast Growth
In its second ‘Map of the Spanish Audio Industry’ report, Javier Celaya’s Dosdoce cites extraordinary uptake.
France’s Vivlio, 10 Years Old, Launches New Ebook Service
Not unlike the ‘Storytel Originals’ effort to create new audiobook content in some markets, France’s Vivlio is starting a ‘Stories’ platform.