The 2023 Bologna Ragazzi Awards, which honors illustrated children’s books, attracted 2,349 entries from 644 publishers in 59 countries.
Italy’s Book Market Up 13.3 Percent Over 2019
Presented in Venice at the Mauri School, the 2022 report from Italy’s publishers shows gains over the pre-pandemic era, amid market shifts.
Salone Internazionale di Torino Announces Its 2023 Rights Center
The Torino International Book Fair is registering exhibitors and publishing players for its professional program in May.
The 40th Mauri School in Venice: ‘Interpreting Change’
The Umberto e Elisabetta Mauri ‘school of booksellers’ returns to Venice, with a live-streamed half-day conference available on January 27.
Bologna’s 60th Book Fair: Illustrators Exhibition Winners
A total 21,725 illustrations by 4,345 participants were submitted from 91 nations for this year’s Illustrators Exhibition honors at Bologna.
In Italy: Remembering Publisher Achille Mauri
The Italian and international publishing industries remember Achille Mauri while celebrating a record result from #ioleggoperché.
Rome Retains Italy’s 18App in 2023; Changes Ahead in 2024
With its demise seemingly averted at the 11th hour, Italy’s admired 18App for young adults is renewed in its current form for a year.
Italy as Guest of Honor at Frankfurt: Balancing the Rights
Italy’s publishers have set a Frankfurt goal of bringing rights sales of Italian books into other markets up to the level of imported titles.
Rights Edition: Italian Publishers Host an Rights Center at Più Libri Più Liberi
‘Independent publishers make up the soul of the book world, and I felt that strongly here.’ Industry pros evaluate rights meetings at at Più libri più liberi.
Italian Book Publishers Report on 2022 Revenue: A Slight Decline
Italy’s publishers expect their year-end revenue to be down by between a modest 1.1 and 1.8 percent as compared to 2021.