Ivrea has been selected as the Italian Book Capital 2022. It follows on from Vibo Valentia in 2021. The mayor of Ivrea, which is close to Turin said, “[It’s] A great opportunity for the area. We will network on the themes of reading and culture.” The Ivrea project is based on Olivetti’s concept of “Community.” It beat rivals from Aliano, Barletta, Costa di Rovigo, … Continued
# Title Author Publisher Price/Euro 1 Solo è il coraggio. Giovanni Falcone, il romanzo / Courage is Alone Roberto Saviano Bompiani 24.00 2 Le storie da brivido / Shivering Tales Lyon Magazzini Salani 16.80 3 Rancore / Resentment Gianrico Carofiglio Einaudi 18.50 4 One piece. Celebration edition. Con gadget. Con Poster. Vol. 100 Eiichiro Oda Star Comics 18.00 5 Fabbricante di lacrime / Maker … Continued
# Title Author Publisher Price 1 One piece. Celebration edition. Con gadget. Con Poster. Vol. 100 Eiichiro Oda Star Comics 18.00 2 Rancore / Resentment Gianrico Carofiglio Einaudi 18.50 3 Fabbricante di lacrime / Maker of Tears Erin Doom Magazzini Salani 15.90 4 Limes. Rivista italiana di geopolitica (2022). Vol. 3: La fine della pace / Limes. Italian magazine of Geopolitics (2022), vol.3: The … Continued
The 2022 Mauri School commentary from Waterstones CEO James Daunt and Thalia CEO Michael Busch was a deep look at ‘The New Future’ ahead for books. This year’s 39th edition of the Scuola per Librai Umberto e Elisabetta Mauri—a “School of Booksellers” that annually provides valuable updates to many more book industry players than retailers—was held digitally, as was the previous year’s iteration. So … Continued
# Title Author Publisher Price/Euro 1 Rancore / Resentment Gianrico Carofiglio Einaudi 18.50 2 Fabbricante di lacrime / Maker of Tears Erin Doom Magazzini Salani 15.90 3 La luna di Kiev. Ediz. illustrata / Kiev’s Moon Gianni Rodari Einaudi Ragazzi 8.00 4 It ends with us. Siamo noi a dire basta Colleen Hoover Sperling & Kupfer 15.90 5 Limes. Rivista italiana di geopolitica (2022). … Continued
In 2021, a new report indicates, Italians carried out an average 322,000 acts of book piracy per day, a major challenge for publishing. During the course of the still-ongoing coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, book piracy has cost the Italian book publishing industry €771 million (US$856.7 million) as well as an estimated 5,400 jobs. That’s the top-line finding of a second round of research conducted by … Continued
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation MAECI) is now accepting applications for the request of financial support for translation of editorial work from Italian to other languages. Applications for translation grants sponsored by MAECI must be submitted directly by the U.S. entity to one of the Italian Cultural Institutes in the United States, according to the procedures established by the Open Call. … Continued
# Title Author Publisher Price/Euro 1 Fabbricante di lacrime / Maker of Tears Erin Doom Magazzini Salani 15.90 2 Limes. Rivista italiana di geopolitica (2022). Vol. 2: La Russia cambia il mondo/Limes: Italian magazine on Geopolitics, vol.2: Russia Changes the World Gedi (Gruppo Editoriale) 15.00 3 La mascella di Caino. Il puzzle letterario più diabolico del mondo / Cain’s Jawbone Torquemada Mondadori 18.00 4 … Continued
The numbers are in: the 59th edition of the Bologna Children’s Book Festival draws 75 percent of its 2019 crowd size, a strong in-person turnout – 40 percent international. “This was an unexpectedly positive result for the Bologna Children’s Book Fair,” says BolognaFiere in its media messaging this afternoon, “given the difficult international situation.” It translates to an attendance figure of 21,432 visitors, with … Continued
# Title Author Publisher Price/Euro 1 Limes. Rivista italiana di geopolitica (2022). Vol. 2: La Russia cambia il mondo/ Limes: Italian magazine on Geopolitics, vol. 2: Russia Changes the World Gedi (Gruppo Editoriale) 15.00 2 Una persona alla volta/One Person at a Time Gino Strada Feltrinelli 16.00 3 Fabbricante di lacrime/Maker of Tears Erin Doom Magazzini Salani 15.90 4 La mascella di Caino. Il … Continued
