HarperCollins is creating two new Spanish-language publishing divisions: HarperCollins Español and HarperCollins Iberica. With the move, HC will increase the number of Spanish-language titles it publishes, as HarperCollins Español will do roughly 50 titles a year in the Americas, and HarperCollins Iberica will release about 30 titles a year in Spain and Portugal.

The expansion will kick off with the publication of a Spanish-language edition of Harper Lee's second novel, Go Set a Watchman, which will be called in Spanish Ve y pon un centinela. HC acquired world Spanish rights to Watchman in all formats, as well as print and audio rights to To Kill a Mockingbird. The publisher will release the Spanish-language edition of Watchman in the U.S. on July 14, the publication date for the English-language edition of the book. The Spanish-language edition will be released in other markets later in July.

HarperCollins Español and HarperCollins Iberica will both publish titles by regional and global authors, with titles planned from, among others, Daniel Silva, Jorge Posada and Spanish authors like Ismael Cala and Mario Escobar Golderos.

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