The 28th edition of the International Book Forum will take place from May 12-14 in Turin! The International Book Forum is the International Rights Area of the Turin International Book Fair created to facilitate contacts, meetings and business networking among international publishers, literary agents, cinema/TV producers and new media companies from all over the world, wishing to: buy and exchange copyrights or to explore … Continued
The Bologna Children’s Book Fair is the most important international event dedicated to the children’s publishing and multimedia industry. In Bologna, about 1,200 exhibitors–including authors, illustrators, literary agents, and more–from 98 countries and 25,000 international professional trade representatives in will meet 2016. At the fair, the Illustrators Exhibition offers a broad picture of the most innovative trends in children’s illustration at a world level. Renowned illustrators … Continued
Books translated from Italian are some of the most popular translations available on the U.S. market. In fact, in 2014, Italian translations ranked third behind France and Germany. In recent years, this trend has only increased: As such, we are pleased to announce that publication has been scheduled for IF VENICE DIES by Salvatore Settis for September 13, 2016. Published by New … Continued
Club Italiano Dante Alighieri can grant scholarships directly to some deserving students. Applications for such scholarships should be accompanied by a Curriculum Vitae with list of qualifications and a letter of reference from a teacher of Italian who should also give an assessment of the student’s knowledge of the language. For more information on these scholarships, check out https://www.clidante.it/scholarship-for-italian-courses-in-rome_scholarships_in-rome.php
Centro Studi Italiani offers scholarships for their programs to study a variety of subjects. You could be the next lucky recipient! For more information, visit them at Booth #215 at NECTFL, happening in New York City February 11-13. For more information, go to https://www.centrostuditaliani.org/
A lucky teacher will be offered a full scholarship to attend a Glottodidatic Course in enchanting Salerno. To enter the raffle, visit Accademia Italiana’s booth #217 at NECTFL (February 11-13). To learn more about Accademia Italiana, please visit www.accademia-italiana.it.
As reported by Publishers Weekly, a recent survey of global kids’ reading habits conducted by Dubit finds that children still prefer reading books in print. Read the full article by David Kleeman in the January 25, 2016 edition of Publishers Weekly. www.publishersweekly.com
Source: www.buzzfeed.com/ariellecalderon/books-to-movies-2016#.giA98Enny
Top 10 best sellers in Italy in 2015 La ragazza del treno by Paula Hawkins (Piemme) Sette brevi lezioni di fisica by Carlo Rovelli (Adelphi) È tutta vita by Fabio Volo (Mondadori) L’anima gemella by Elena Ferrante (E/O) La giostra degli scambi by Andrea Camilleri (Sellerio) Via Crucis by Gianluigi Nuzzi (Chiarelettere) Grey. Cinquanta sfumature di grigio by E. L. James (Mondadori) Il magico … Continued
According to data of book sales as tracked by Nielsen Bookscan and and analyzed by Publishers Lunch, Harper Lee’s long awaited novel Go Set a Watchman topped the list of 2015’s Top 15 Fiction with sales of 1,599,000 copies. To Kill a Mockingbird, Lee’s Pulitizer Prize-winning novel first published in 1960 and a classic of modern American literature, sold 563,000 copies and made the … Continued
