Lit Links & Scoops

Isabel Allende: By the Book: The author of the forthcoming novel “Maya’s Notebook” says reading Gabriel García Márquez made her want to become a writer: “I thought, ‘If this guy can do it, so can I.’ ”

– Emilio Gil on Modern Spanish Book Design

– Lulu Delacre, Bilingual Children’s Book Author & Illustrator Says, “The Power is in Numbers

– Top 20 Spanish-Language Novels Written Since 1982, (written in 2007)

– What librarians consider when putting together a Spanish-language children’s book collection

– If you have not see the documentary, The Central Park Five, you must watch it. It’s online and in Spanish.

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