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Frankfurt Book Fair: The Future of Independent Publishing

At this year’s edition of the Frankfurt Book Fair, one of the many live events originating in the new Frankfurt Studio media production unit, independent publishers, agents, editors, and scouts addressed the future of independent publishing in a two-hour series of short talks with Publishing Perspectives’ Porter Anderson. Among the panelists was Sandro Ferri, publisher of Edizioni E/O, discussing the two worlds in publishing—independent and … Continued

21st Italian Language Week in The World

The 21st annual Italian Language Week in the World was held last week, October 18-24th. Under the patronage of the President of the Republic of Italy, the week-long event serves to promote the Italian language through a series of events worldwide organized by embassies, consulates and the Italian Cultural Institutes. This year’s theme was “Dante, The Italian”: Dante the Italian. Fortunately, the virtual art exhibit … Continued

Top Ten Bestsellers in Italy: week of October 11 -17, 2021

# Title Author Publisher Price 1 Il maialino di Natale / The Christmas Pig J. K. Rowling Salani 18,90 2 La ragazza del collegio / Boarding School Girl Alessia Gazzola Longanesi 18,60 3 Io mi fido di te. Storia dei miei figli nati dal cuore / I Trust You. Stories of My Children from the Heart Luciana Littizzetto Mondadori 19,00 4 L’amore fa miracoli … Continued

Just published: English translation of Stefano Benni’s The Book of Morfeo

US-based Kazabo Publishing is proud to announce the English language version of Stefano Benni’s best-selling novella The Book of Morfeo (published in Italian as La Traccia dell’angelo).  With a blend of magical realism and satire, Benni creates a powerful and poignant work. For more details: Book of Morfeo  

Italian Publishing Shows More Growth in 2021: Up 29 Percent

As reported by Porter Anderson in Publishing Perspectives, the Italian book market shows strong resilience in the first-nine-month statistics for 2021 — coming in strongly ahead of 2019’s numbers as well as those of 2020.  AIE (Association of Italian Publishers) president, Ricardo Franco Levi, states that this is “a trend that we had already observed at the end of 2020 and then in the … Continued

Milan’s historic library, Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana in the news

In a recent article by Porter Anderson posted on Publishing Perspectives, Publishing Perspectives – Ambrosiana, the historic Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana, founded in 1609, officially announced an agreement with the Sharjah Book Authority to launch the digitization of more than 2,500 significant aging manuscripts for shared accessibility in their libraries. These manuscripts — some more than 450 years old – are to be made digitally available … Continued

Top Ten Bestsellers in Italy: week of September 20 – September 26, 2021

# Title Author Publisher Price/Euro 1 Bolle di sapone / Soap Bubbles Marco Malvaldi Sellerio Editore Palermo 15.00 2 Cambiare l’acqua ai fiori / Fresh Water for Flowers Valérie Perrin E/O 18.00 3 Fermare Pechino. Capire la Cina per salvare l’Occidente / Stopping Peking: Understanding China to Save the West Federico Rampini Mondadori 20.00 4 La canzone di Achille / The Song of Achilles … Continued

Reading Out Loud Week

ADEI, the Italian Association of Independent Publishers is in the midst of a successful launch of its inaugural “Week of Reading Out Loud”, that started on September 16th and ends on September 23rd. Reading Out Loud Week ( La settimana della lettura ad alta voce) has staged 40 events in 8 Italian cities: Palermo, Turin, Milan, Genoa, Pistoia, Cavriago(Reggio Emilia), Bologna and Florence. The … Continued

Top Ten Bestsellers in Italy – week of September 13th – September 19th, 2021

# Title Author Publisher Price/Euro 1 Bolle di sapone / Soap Bubbles Marco Malvaldi Sellerio Editore Palermo 15.00 2 Cambiare l’acqua ai fiori / Fresh Water for Flowers Valérie Perrin E/O 18.00 3 La canzone di Achille / The Song of Achilles Madeline Miller Marsilio 11.00 4 Tre / Three Valérie Perrin E/O 19.00 5 L’impero del vampiro / Empire of the Vampire Jay … Continued

Afro-Italian authors gain international recognition

In a recent article by Porter Anderson posted on Publishing Perspectives (PublishingPerspectives2021 ), Italian authors of African heritage are profiled in Words Without Borders. The article profiles five Afro-Italian writers: Djarah Kan, Rhama Nur, Igiaba Scego, Marie Moise, and Ubah Cristina Ali Farah. All five writers have enjoyed success with their published works in Italy. Currently, translations are in the works to debut these … 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