https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The Local asked readers for recommendations for a summer reading list of must-read books either about Spain, based in Spain or by Spanish authors. https://www.thelocal.es/20180801/summer-reading-list Wed, 01 Aug 2018 10:49:15 +0200 summer-reading-list It is the undisputed classic of Spanish literature, and one of the most influential novels ever published, but a new poll has revealed that over 60 percent of Spaniards have never read Don Quixote. https://www.thelocal.es/20150707/most-spaniards-have-never-read-don-quixote Tue, 07 Jul 2015 18:16:40 +0200 most-spaniards-have-never-read-don-quixote The Fault in Our Stars, John Green's tale of teenage heartbreak, topped Spain's bestseller charts in 2014, according to a new study, which shows Spaniards opened their wallets for a mixture of home-grown talent and international authors last year. https://www.thelocal.es/20150114/spains-ten-most-popular-reads-in-2014 Wed, 14 Jan 2015 16:19:00 +0100 spains-ten-most-popular-reads-in-2014 Over a third of Spaniards admit to "never" or "hardly ever" reading books, with nearly half of those people putting their lack of reading down to the fact that they are "not interested". https://www.thelocal.es/20150109/35-percent-of-spaniards-never-or-hardly-ever-read Fri, 09 Jan 2015 17:44:00 +0100 35-percent-of-spaniards-never-or-hardly-ever-read In the wake of Spain's dismal results for reading and maths in the OECD's Survey of Adult Skills, The Local challenges you, the reader, to try out some of the questions for yourself. Are you game? https://www.thelocal.es/20131010/oecd-take-the-test Thu, 10 Oct 2013 18:19:00 +0200 oecd-take-the-test