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Call for artists: Mixed Borders & Hybrid Identities

International ArtExpo is selecting all interesting photo works, video/short films, computer graphics works, paintings, architecture projects, installations, sculptures and performances to include in the next 2013 Exhibition: MIXED BORDERS & HYBRID IDENTITIES – International Art Exhibition of Photography, Video Art, Computer Graphics, Painting, Architecture, Installation, Sculpture and Performing Art held in Riccione (Italy) during the “Nightshow“, Annual Exhibition of the Night-related Industries and Technologies … Continued

Happy 50th and many more, Bologna Children’s Book Fair!

<iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/0D86bEMR17E” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe> The Bologna Children’s Book Fair celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Showcasing the best of children’s publishing and multimedia, the fair runs March 25-28 at the Bologna Fair Centre. A rich program of events is planned for this special edition of the fair, with Sweden as its country of honor. To learn more, please visit www.bolognachildrensbookfair.com.

Camilleri’s The Dance of the Seagull lands on New York Times list of Print Paperback Best Sellers

It seems the 15th time’s the charm for Andrea Camilleri’s Inspector Montalbano as The Dance of the Seagull, the latest in the Italian writer’s famed series of mystery novels featuring the Sicilian detective, ranks 18th on The New York Times Book Review list of Print Paperback Best Sellers for the week ending March 2. Longtime bestsellers in Italy, the books, which have been adapted … Continued

Oltremai: an exhibit of Lorenzo Mattotti’s latest work opens at the Bologna National Gallery

Italian illustrator Lorenzo Mattotti describes his latest series of drawings Oltremai (Beyond Never) as “a fabled universe with no accurate reference to unreal fairy-tales, a very personal story in pictures where light and darkness play a leading role.” The drawings will be on view at the Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna (www.pinacotecabologna.beniculturali.it) from February 23-April 7. The artwork is collected in a book of the … Continued

Giunti Group surpasses Mondadori in sales of children’s books in 2012

Giunti Group, one of the largest and best known publishing groups in Italy, has surpassed Mondadori in the number of copies of children’s books sold in 2012, largely due to the popularity of Peppa Pig. The Peppa Pig books are based on the British animated children’s television series about a cheeky but loveable 5-year-old pig who likes playing dress-up, eating spaghetti and jumping in … Continued

2013 – Year of Italian Culture in the United States

Embark on a year-long journey to discover Italian culture. In cities across the United States throughout 2013, events and exhibitions will showcase Italian culture in areas including art, music, theater, landscaping and architecture, cinema, literature, science, design, fashion, and food. To learn more, please visit www.italyinus2013.org.

Visit Rome’s Piu` libri, piu` liberi book fair

Piu’ libri piu’ liberi, Italy’s most important book fair for small- and medium-sized publishers, returns to the Palazzo dei Congressi in Rome from December 6-9, 2012. The fair offers a venue for books that sometimes face obstacles to find a place on the shelves at chain outlets, which tend to privilege books by larger publishers. During the fair, foreign publishers and literary agents are … Continued

Italy at the Frankfurt Book Fair

Frankfurt Book Fair October 10-14, 2012 Messe Frankfurt – Hall 5.1 C 902 Frankfurt, Germany www.buchmesse.de The leading Italian publishers will present their latest works in both traditional print and multimedia at the Frankfurt Book Fair in Booth C 902, showcasing the latest titles on art, architecture, language, literature, archaeology, cooking, natural science, children’s literature and illustrated books. Visitors will have the opportunity to … Continued

The art of making an Art Book: Artelibro Art Book Festival

“Book collecting: collecting means seeding” is the theme of the 9th edition of the Artelibro Art Book Festival 2012. From September 21-23, 2012, Artelibro will transform Bologna into a hub of cultural activity, taking place in more than 30 public and private spaces including museums, libraries and art galleries, with more than 100 contemporary artists invited to present their contributions on paper, from Giulio … Continued

A Taste of the Good Life: The Duke’s Table: The Complete Book of Vegetarian Italian Cooking

An early advocate of a vegetarian diet, Enrico Alliata, the Duke of Salaparuta, published The Duke’s Table, an extensive collection of vegetarian recipes (1,030 to be exact), in 1930. Italian publishing house Sellerio continues to publish the cookbook and now an English edition will soon be available from Melville House. Described as a utopian gourmand and winemaker, the bon vivant believed that vegetarianism was … 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