As an avid fan of Latin music and collector of a variety of genres- salsa, merengue and bachata being the principal three, without a doubt Héctor Acosta stands out among merengue artists and is an important contributor to Latin music in general. This artist of humble origins who began as one of the key singers of Los Toros band, and nicknamed El Torito accordingly, has a repertoire of albums that attest to the success of the artist and the group. Perhaps...

For the small audience of Spanish book readers on DR1, you may be interested in this weekly list of book recommendations posted in El Universal (Cartagena, Colombia). I look at it on a regular basis but not every week, however, that will change because every time I do read through the short list of books they are good recommendations. As well, it's a great way to get to know contemporary authors in Spanish literature. There are so many good choices of books to read and it's hard to know the 'whose...

I finished reading my third novel this summer and it was worth the read. I wish I had more time to dedicate to literature although I have been focusing on reading of all kinds not only novels thus the slow down on finishing my selected books for the first half of summer 2009.

I read Pura vida and it was a first time sample of this author's work. I think he is very creative and captured the essence of a storyline typical of many Latin and tropical countries in general aka the so-called...

I found this article intriguing about the millionth word in the English language which is about to be created. Does English need anymore words? With the surge of technology and the internet, words pop up overnight especially since English is the most widely used language on the web.

How are newly coined words monitored and who determines if they are valid or not? The first indicator is a dictionary. Who approves the words and how long...

I finished book 4 a couple weeks ago and I enjoyed the stories immensely. Not only are the authors of Le Petit Nicolas renowned for their stories for decades in children's French literature but the grammar is top notch which is important when children read in all languages. This is not to say the book lacks humour or usage of everyday expressions. It's full of French idioms, expressions, colloquialisms from France and once again confirms that diversity...