1. Cinquanta sfumature di grigio by E. L. James (Mondadori) 2. Fai bei sogni by Massimo Gramellini (Longanesi) 3. Cinquanta sfumature di nero by E. L. James (Mondadori) 4. Cinquanta sfumature di rosso by E. L. James (Mondadori) 5. Una lama di luce by Andrea Camilleri (Sellerio) 6. L’inverno del mondo by Ken Follett (Mondadori) 7. Una voce di notte by Andrea Camilleri (Sellerio) … Continued
Announcement by Embassy of Italy in Washington https://www.ambwashingtondc.esteri.it/Ambasciata_Washington/Archivio_News/APP_11.11.2010.htm The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/10/AR2010111006271.html The Wall Street Journal https://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2010/11/10/ap-italian-exam-rescued-by-the-cuomos/
Five of the six top-selling titles on Italy’s combined list in June were new, led by the latest from the international bestselling author Carlos Ruiz Zafón, September Lights. Coming in at #6 is Forever, the newest general romance from Italian novelist Susan Tamaro, whose Follow Your Heart sold 15 million copies worldwide when it was released in the mid-1990s. It was published in the … Continued
Over one in five publishing houses in Italy “works” abroad: 21% of Italian publishers who produced a new book in 2007 have bought or sold publishing rights abroad over the last four years, a significant growth bearing in mind that the figure in 2004 was 15% (+75%). This is what emerges from the second “Survey on imports-exports of publication rights in Italy”, carried out … Continued
According to an article by Jim Milliot published on January 2, 2015 in Publishers Weekly, unit sales of print books sold through outlets that report to Nielsen BookScan rose 2.4% in 2014, with total units topping 635 million. To read the full article, click here.
U.S. Department of State just published the Request for proposals for EXPO Milan 2015 29/07/2013 U.S. authorities have just published a Request for Proposals in order to identify a private partner which could undertake and monitor the fundraising activities which will allow the establishment of the US pavilion at Expo Milan 2015. The Request for Proposals can be found at www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-07-29/pdf/2013-18171.pdf The Request for Proposals … Continued
The Government of Italy has authorized the allocation of US$500,000.00 in support of maintaining the Advanced Placement Program in Italian Language and Culture. It was made possible through the direct efforts in Italy by the Prime Minister’s Office and by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the support of the Embassy of Italy in Washington. Major Italian American organizations also lent significant support to … Continued
The Italian Publishing Research Project, commissioned by the Italian Trade Agency – Chicago Office, was presented at Rome’s Piu` libri piu` liberi book fair on December 4, 2014. Click here to read the study.
Four Italian groups are present in the top 50 largest book publishers: De Agostini ranked 9th, RCS Libri 26th, Mondadori 32nd and Gruppo Mauri Spagnol 34th. Read the entire article
Entitled RICORDATIDIME (Remember Me), the competition is dedicated to “memory”, the theme of the next Salone Internazionale del Libro di Torino (May 13-17, 2010). The competition is open to all, including foreigners and children. The deadline is April 11, 2010. More information is available on Cartman Edizioni’s website and blog.
