Six winners are named in the 2024 edition of the Bologna Prize for the Best Children’s Publishers of the Year. On Monday night here at Bologna Children’s Book Fair, the honors most hoped for by publishers were announced: the Bologna Prizes for the Best Children’s Publishers of the Year. This set of awards was created about a decade ago in cooperation with the Association … Continued
It’s opening day at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair! More than 1,500 exhibitors have come to Bologna, from over 90 countries and regions. The rich programme comprises more than 600 events, organised by BCBF and its exhibitors plus many initiatives in the city. Bologna Children’s Book Fair is ready to welcome you, together with BolognaBookPlus and Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids from 8 to 11 April! The Exhibitions There is … Continued
The 61st edition of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair opens this Monday, April 8th along with its “sister” events BolognaBookPlus (BBPlus), an extension of the fair dedicated to generalist publishing produced in collaboration with the Italian Publishers Association (AIE), and Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids (BLTF/K), specifically for brands and the licensing of content for children and young people. After the successful 2023 edition of … Continued
After eight years, Italy’s culture voucher for 18-year-old citizens is becoming two programs, one based on need, one on academics. Two Cards: One Based on Need, One on Academics This year marks the debut in Italy of two new measures replacing the 18App. The two programs are the Carta Cultura Giovani (Youth Culture Card) and the Carta del Merito (Merit Card). Having been active for eight years, Italy’s … Continued
# Title Author Publisher Price/Euro 1 Un animale selvaggio / A Wild Animal Joel Dicker La nave di Teseo 22.00 2 Lo spezzacuori / The Heartbreaker Felicia Kingsley Newton Compton Editori 3.90 3 L’orizzonte della notte / The Night’s Horizon Gianrico Carofiglio Einaudi 18.50 4 Life. La mia storia nella Storia / Life: My Story through History Pope Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio) HarperCollins Italia … Continued
# Title Author Publisher Price/Euro 1 Life. La mia storia nella Storia / Life: My Story through History Pope Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio) HarperCollins Italia 19.00 2 L’orizzonte della notte / The Night’s Horizon Gianrico Carofiglio Einaudi 18.50 3 Tra il silenzio e il tuono/ Between Silence and Thunder Roberto Vecchioni Einaudi 18.00 4 Tutta la vita che resta/ All the Life that Remains … Continued
Among the bestsellers in Italy for 2023, a decisive presence of women authors is noted in the 2023 sales rankings. If we look at the overall ranking, 48 out of 100 titles were written by women, with a total of 34 female writers. All together they generated 4 million copies sold and 61.7 million euros in total purchasing. Compared to the previous year, we … Continued
# Title Author Publisher Price/Euro 1 Tra il silenzio e il tuono/ Between Silence and Thunder Roberto Vecchioni Einaudi 18.00 2 L’orizzonte della notte / The Night’s Horizon Gianrico Carofiglio Einaudi 18.50 3 Cara Giulia. Quello che ho imparato da mia figlia / Dear Giulia: What I Learned from My Daughter Gino Cecchettin, Marco Franzoso Rizzoli 15.00 4 Tutta la vita che resta/ All … Continued
The first outing for this Nielsen BookData-GfK study sees revenue up in many book markets, but rising prices contributing to that 2023 trend: Revenue Growth: 8 of 12 Markets in Europe An assessment of broad book-publishing revenue growth—but, significantly, coupled with price rises—leads the inaugural release — of March 7th — of a new joint annual study made by Nielsen BookData and GFK Entertainment. … Continued
# Title Author Publisher Price/Euro 1 L’orizzonte della notte / The Night’s Horizon Gianrico Carofiglio Einaudi 18.50 2 Cara Giulia. Quello che ho imparato da mia figlia / Dear Giulia: What I Learned from My Daughter Gino Cecchettin, Marco Franzoso Rizzoli 15.00 3 Tra il silenzio e il tuono / Between Silence and Thunder Roberto Vecchioni Einaudi 18.00 4 Frontiera. Perche’ sara’ un nuovo … Continued
