[anthk]

A tip: on accented characters such as Spanish names:

    setxkbmap us -option compose:rwin &

Then just press [Right windows key] + [' ] , [a] in order to type in an 'á'.

[jamestomasino]

I think you're referring to my book data? It's all from Goodreads export, not hand entered. I love my compose key and will get around to cleaning this up.

[andrepd]

You can also use an international layout that uses AltGr

[anthk]

I forgot the "us" switch. Now it will work fine.