Opening today at the Philadelphia Convention Center, the ALA (American Library Association) Conference and Expo is the biggest library event of the year in the United States. ALA – American Library Association, founded in 1876, is the largest library and oldest library association in the world. The Italian Trade Agency is exhibiting at the ALA for the second time with a 600 sq.ft. booth … Continued
As the European Parliament works through its ‘AI Act’ legislation, Italy’s publishers back the country’s industrial sector’s position. The Association of Italian Publishers (Associazione Italiana Editori, AIE), influential among European publishers associations, is signaling its support for the statements of the Confindustria Cultura Italia and its new position paper on artificial intelligence. The Confindustria, as many Publishing Perspectives readers will recall, is the umbrella organization-of-organizations, bringing together manufacturing and service … Continued
Twenty-eight Italian publishers and literary agents are exhibiting at the London Book Fair, among the leading international rights exchange events scheduled for April 18-20 in London’s historic Olympia Exhibition Center. Italy is present at the LBF, as well as with individual exhibitors, with a collective stand (stand 6F30) of 150 square meters created by ICE- Italian Trade Agency for the promotion abroad and the … Continued
Among the many events of the packed opening day here at Bologna Children’s Book Fair, a presentation from Ricardo Franco Levi and the team at the Association of Italian Publishers (Associazione Italiana Editori, AIE) included facts and figures on the robust children’s book market in our host country, Italy. So strong is the trade-visitor turnout this year that at times getting through the halls … Continued
On Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights, Commissary transitions to Blind Tiger, the after-hours “speakeasy” with beer, wine, and chill vibes. And tidy rows of gem-like popsicles stand like troopers, able to be pulled from their chilly ranks. Many flavors here are seasonal, however count on at least one cookie variation-like the creamy, aromatic Mint Oreo swirled with cookie chunks-and practically as many vegan choices … Continued
More than 100,000 people visited the 20th edition of Più Libri Più Liberi, the national fair of small and medium-sized publishers organized by the Italian Publishers’ Association (AIE), which concluded on December 11th at the Rome convention center – La Nuvola. Next year’s dates are already set for December 6 – 10, 2023. Il Giornale della Libreria, a media partner of Più Libri Più … Continued
The Week of Italian Language in the World is an annual worldwide celebration of the Italian language and creativity. The theme for the 22nd edition of the Week is The Italian Language and the Youth. The Week of Italian Language was created in 2001, in cooperation with the Accademia della Crusca. The events are scheduled for the third week of October by the Italian Embassies, Consulates, and Italian … Continued
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If, as Susan Sontag states, “translation is the circulatory system of the world’s literatures”, translators and translators deserve the credit for introducing the lifeblood into this system, allowing it to constantly regenerate and branch out. With this viewpoint, the “From Italian to the World” translators conference, an initiative of the Turin International Book Fair, returns this fall to promote and support foreign translators who … Continued
