Year: 2023

116,000 books donated by publishers arriving in schools thanks to #ioleggoperché, a national initiative of AIE

A staggering 116,000 new books donated by publishers, 4,000 more than last year, are on their way to schools by the end of April thanks to #ioleggoperché, the Italian Publishers Association’s (AIE) major initiative to benefit school libraries throughout Italy. An extraordinary event with the involvement of nearly four million students, 23,240 registered schools, 250 nurseries and 3,275 libraries. With this final phase and … Continued

Top Ten Bestsellers in Italy, week of March 27 – April 2, 2023

# Title Author Publisher Price/Euro 1 Perfetti o felici. Diventare adulti in un’epoca di smarrimento/ Perfect or Happy: Becoming Adults in an Age of Loss Stefania Andreoli Rizzoli 17.00 2 Innamorati pazzi / Crazy in Love Felicia Kingsley Newton Compton Editori 3.90 3 Capolinea Malaussene / End of the Line Malaussene Daniel Pennac Feltrinelli 22.00 4 Buchi bianchi. Dentro l’orizzonte / White Holes. Inside … Continued

Italy in France: ‘Passions Italiennes’ at the Paris’ Book Festival, April 21-23, 2023

Fifty authors are among the Italian delegation being readied for Italy’s guest-of-honor turn at April’s Salon du Livre de Paris. Before Frankfurt 2024, Italy is Guest of Honor in Paris Yes, that’s a red Vespa speeding past the Eiffel Tower. And midway through April in Paris, this and more Passions Italiennes will be on display at the Festival du Livre de Paris welcomes Italy as its pays invité, … Continued

Top Ten Bestsellers in Italy, week of March 20th – 26th, 2023

# Title Author Publisher Price/Euro 1 Buchi bianchi. Dentro l’orizzonte / White Holes. Inside the Horizon Carlo Rovelli Adelphi 14.00 2 La Malnata / The Ill Bred Beatrice Salvioni Einaudi 17.50 3 La vita intima / A Private Life Niccolo’ Ammaniti Einaudi 19.00 4 Dammi mille baci/ A Thousand Boy Kisses Tillie Cole Always Publishing 13.90 5 Profondo come il mare, leggero come il … Continued

Genoa Was Just Named the 2023 Italian Book Capital

As part of a national initiative to promote reading among the Italian public, the Ligurian port city of Genoa has been named Italian Book Capital 2023 by the Ministry of Culture. The competition: a real page-turner Recognizing the power books and words hold, the naming of the “Italian Book Capital” — which lasts for one year — was inscribed into law on February 13, … Continued

Top Ten Bestsellers in Italy, week of March 13th – 19th, 2023

# Title Author Publisher Price/Euro 1 Buchi bianchi. Dentro l’orizzonte / White Holes. Inside the Horizon Carlo Rovelli Adelphi 14.00 2 La vita intima / A Private Life Niccolo’ Ammaniti Einaudi 19.00 3 Dammi mille baci/ A Thousand Boy Kisses Tillie Cole Always Publishing 13.90 4 Profondo come il mare, leggero come il cielo/ Deep as the Sea, Light as the Sky Gianluca Gotto … Continued

Top Ten Bestsellers in Italy, week of March 6th – 12th, 2023

# Title Author Publisher Price/Euro 1 Buchi bianchi. Dentro l’orizzonte / White Holes. Inside the Horizon Carlo Rovelli Adelphi 14.00 2 La vita intima / A Private Life Niccolo’ Ammaniti Einaudi 19.00 3 Buonvino tra amore e morte / Buonvino between Love and Death Walter Veltroni Marsilio 15.00 4 Profondo come il mare, leggero come il cielo/ Deep as the Sea, Light as the … Continued

Bologna’s 60th Edition Draws 28,894 Visitors

The in-person professional visitor count at Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2023 jumped by 35 percent over 2022, organizers say. With Bologna Children’s Book Fair having closed Thursday, we have numbers today that reflect the very big crowds at the 60th edition of its operation. Organizers see the program as one in transition—its three-part design of the fair, Bologna Book Plus, and Bologna Licensing Trade … Continued

Top Ten Bestsellers in Italy, week of February 27th – March 5th, 2023

# Title Author Publisher Price/Euro 1 Profondo come il mare, leggero come il cielo. Deep as the Sea, Light as the Sky. Gianluca Gotto Mondadori 19.50 2 La vita intima / A Private Life Niccolo’ Ammaniti Einaudi 19.00 3 Dammi mille baci/ A Thousand Boy Kisses Tillie Cole Always Publishing 13.90 4 Scemi di guerra. La tragedia dell’Ucraina /Fools of War. The Tragedy of … Continued

Big Crowds at Bologna’s Day One

Among the many events of the packed opening day here at Bologna Children’s Book Fair, a presentation from Ricardo Franco Levi and the team at the Association of Italian Publishers (Associazione Italiana Editori, AIE) included facts and figures on the robust children’s book market in our host country, Italy. So strong is the trade-visitor turnout this year that at times getting through the halls … Continued

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  • The Bologna Children’s Books Fair will turn digital

    April 8

    The organizers (Ente Fiera) of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair announced on April 9th the cancellation of the 58th physical edition of the Expo, including the Licensing Trade Fair and the first Bologna BookPlus, expected for April 14 to 17 (2021) in order to stop the spreading of the Coronavirus. But the show must go on. In fact, according to Publishing Perspectives, the exhibition … Continued