BookExpo America (BEA) 2011 is pleased to announce that this year Global Market Forum will shine a spotlight on Publishing in Italy. This year’s program will be produced with the support of the Italian Trade Commission and the Associazione Italiana Editori. Program details are coming soon but be sure to mark your calendar for the Official Global Market Forum Opening Ceremony to be held Tuesday, … Continued
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) today released its annual estimate of total book sales in the United States. The report, which uses data from the Bureau of the Census as well as sales data from eighty-one publishers inclusive of all major book publishing media market holders, estimates that U.S. publishers had net sales of $24.3 billion in 2008. New York, NY, March 31, … Continued
Tuesday February 3rd, at 5:00 pm at Galleria Aiap in Via Ponchielli 3, Milan, there was the round table Editorial Graphic in XX century: excellence of made in Italy, organized by AIAP in order to present conservation and valorization projects. Great interest aroused in the media by still underway exhibition dedicated to the collection Elia Barbiani-Giorgio Conti of Italian editorial graphic from 1945 to … Continued
A brief guide to the Italian institutions and organisations providing support to foreign publishers and translators for the translation of literary works by Italian authors into other languages. A brief guide to the Italian institutions and organisations providing support to foreign publishers and translators for the translation of literary works by Italian authors into other languages. Grants and Awards for the Translation of Italian … Continued
Corraini, a contemporary art gallery and publishing workshop, will showcase their newest publications at TABLE I05 at the LA Art Book Fair held at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. Free and open to the public, Printed Matter’s LA Art Book Fair is a unique event for artists’ books, art catalogs, monographs, periodicals, and zines presented by over 250 international presses, booksellers, antiquarians, artists, and … Continued
The Polish and Slovakian rights to Carlo A. Martigli’s The Mighty Ones Conspiracy (Longanesi) have been sold by Piergiorgio Nicolazzini at Piergiorgio Nicolazzini Literary Agency (www.pnla.it). Is the Conspiracy ripe to come to the States? The Mighty Ones Conspiracy intertwines history and fiction in a captivating tale, full of passions and plot twists: the story of the birth of economic power, a power that … Continued
The celebrated Spanish artist Ana Juan, who illustrated the cover of the January 19, 2015, issue of the New Yorker titled “Solidarité”, has contributed over twenty covers to the magazine since 1995. After studying fine arts, she began as an illustrator for magazines and newspapers. She has also published illustrated books, including many for the Italian publisher Logosedizioni (www.logosedizioni.it). To see more of her … Continued
One lucky teacher will be offered a full scholarship to attend a Glottodidatic Course in the enchanting Italian seaside city of Salerno. To enter the raffle, visit Accademia Italiana’s booth #11078 at ACTFL (November 21-23). The winner will be chosen at 1pm on November 23, the last day of the Convention & Expo. The winner does not need to be present, but participants must … Continued
Come hear all about it at Edizioni Edilingua’s Booth #11080 at ACTFL (November 21-23) and at their workshop in Room 1, on Friday, November 21. Dylan Dog is part of Edilingua’s new series Imparare l’italiano con i fumetti (Learning Italian with comics), which selects texts to introduce adult and teenage students to the most famous Italian comics! Each book, in full color, presents a … Continued
If jetting off to Venice, London or Cape Town for a cooking class with the vivacious “Cooking Countess” Enrica Rocca isn’t feasible for you at the moment, then don’t miss the chance to catch the native Venetian during her book tour. The author of “Venice on a Plate…but What a Plate” will host cooking demonstrations, cicchetti events, and book signings in cities throughout the … Continued
