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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

Top Ten Bestsellers in Italy – week of August 30 – September 5, 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 Tre / Three Valérie Perrin E/O 19.00 4 La canzone di Achille / The Song of Achilles Madeline Miller Marsilio 11.00 5 L’inverno dei Leoni. La saga dei Florio / The … Continued

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Top Ten Bestsellers in Italy – week of August 23 – 29, 2021

# Title Author Publisher Prezzo/Euro 1 Tre / Three Valérie Perrin Edizioni E/O 19.00 2 Cambiare l’acqua ai fiori / Fresh Water for Flowers Valérie Perrin Edizioni E/O 18.00 3 L’inverno dei Leoni. La saga dei Florio / The Lions’ Winter Stefania Auci Nord 20.00 4 La canzone di Achille / The Song of Achilles Madeline Miller Marsilio 11.00 5 Due vite / Two … Continued

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Top Ten Bestsellers in Italy – week of August 16-22, 2021

 # Title Author Publisher Price/Euro 1 Tre / Three Valérie Perrin Edizioni E/O 19.00 2 Cambiare l’acqua ai fiori / Fresh Water for Flowers Valérie Perrin Edizioni E/O 18.00 3 L’inverno dei Leoni. La saga dei Florio / The Lions’ Winter Stefania Auci Nord 20.00 4 La canzone di Achille / The Song of Achilles Madeline Miller Marsilio 11.00 5 Due vite / Two … Continued

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Top Ten Bestsellers in Italy – week of July 26 – August 1, 2021

#      Title Author Publisher Price (Euro) 1 Tre / Three Valérie Perrin E/O 19.00 2 Due vite / Two Lives Emanuele Trevi Neri Pozza 15.00 3 L’inverno dei Leoni. La saga dei Florio / The Lions of Winter Stefania Auci Nord 20.00 4 Cambiare l’acqua ai fiori / Fresh Water for Flowers Valérie Perrin E/O 18.00 5 La canzone di Achille / … Continued

RIP Roberto Calasso, 1941 – 2021

On July 28th, Italy lost one of its shining stars in the literary world: Roberto Calasso. As reported in worldwide media, including The Guardian, the New York Times, Reuters, and Corriere della Sera, Roberto Calasso was a prolific writer and publisher. Referred to as “a literary institution of one” by the Paris Review, his erudite explorations of myth and literature were translated into more … Continued

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Top Ten Bestsellers in Italy – week of July 5 – 11, 2021

Week of July 5 – 11, 2021 Title Author Publisher Price/Euro 1 Tre (Three) Valérie Perrin E/O 19,00 2 Una Sirena a Settembre (A Siren in September) Maurizio De Giovanni Einaudi 18,50 3 Vecchie conoscenze (Old Acquaintances) Antonio Manzini Sellerio Editore Palermo 15,00 4 L’inverno dei Leoni. La saga dei Florio (The Lions of Winter) Stefania Auci Nord 20,00 5 La canzone di Achille … Continued

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Top Ten Bestsellers in Italy – week of June 28 – July 4, 2021

 Position Title Author Publisher Price (euro) # 1 Tre (Three) Valérie Perrin E/O 19,00 # 2 Vecchie conoscenze (Old Acquaintances) Antonio Manzini Sellerio Editore Palermo 15,00 # 3 L’inverno dei Leoni. La saga dei Florio (The Lions of Winter. The saga of the Florios) Stefania Auci Nord 20,00 # 4 La canzone di Achille (Achille’s Song) Madeline Miller Marsilio 11,00 # 5 Cambiare l’acqua … Continued

ITA at Comic-con@home 2021

The Italian Trade Agency (ITA) in Chicago will be at Comic-con@home 2021 representing Italian comics. If you are an American publisher, distributor and/or a literary agent, if you are interested in buying the rights of the books displayed in our virtual booth, or if you simply wish to know more about Italian comic books, you have browsed the right place. Contact us here: info@italbooks.com  … 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