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English-Language Media

Books

Most bookstores carry books in both English and Spanish, and you'll find the standard English-language paperbacks at supermarkets and drugstores, with prices comparable to those in the United States.

Bookstores

Bell Book & Candle (102 Av. José de Diego, Condado, San Juan. 787/728-5000). Borders (Plaza Las Américas, 525 Av. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Hato Rey, San Juan. 787/777-0916). The Bookshop (Mayagüez Mall, Hwy. 2, Km 159.4, Mayagüez. 787/805-3415). Bookworm (1129 Av. Ashford, Condado, San Juan. 787/722-3344). By the Book (1300 Av. Ashford, Condado, San Juan. 787/724-4272). Cronopios (255 Calle San José, Old San Juan, San Juan. 787/724-1815). Isabel II Books & Magazine (66 Calle Isabel, Ponce Centro, Ponce. 787/848-5019). Librería Thekes (Plaza Las Américas, 525 Av. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Hato Rey, San Juan. 787/765-1539).

Newspapers & Magazines

Puerto Rico's Pulitzer prize-winning San Juan Star is printed daily in Spanish and English. It carries local and syndicated columnists as well as a good mix of local and international news. In addition, you can get copies of the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, USA Today, Miami Herald, and other nationally distributed U.S. newspapers, most often at hotels and drugstores.

Radio & Television

Most local TV programs are in Spanish, and consist of the usual mix of news, game shows, movies, soaps, and music videos. Some local shows broadcast in English, but the majority of English programming comes from cable-transmitted HBO, CNN, and others.

Radio programs run the gamut of Spanish talk shows, Miami-based English news broadcasts, evangelical religious broadcasts, and music of all sorts in both English and Spanish. Radio WOSO (1030 AM) is a local English-language radio station.