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Milan’s historic library, Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana in the news

In a recent article by Porter Anderson posted on Publishing Perspectives, Publishing Perspectives – Ambrosiana, the historic Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana, founded in 1609, officially announced an agreement with the Sharjah Book Authority to launch the digitization of more than 2,500 significant aging manuscripts for shared accessibility in their libraries. These manuscripts — some more than 450 years old – are to be made digitally available … Continued

Reading Out Loud Week

ADEI, the Italian Association of Independent Publishers is in the midst of a successful launch of its inaugural “Week of Reading Out Loud”, that started on September 16th and ends on September 23rd. Reading Out Loud Week ( La settimana della lettura ad alta voce) has staged 40 events in 8 Italian cities: Palermo, Turin, Milan, Genoa, Pistoia, Cavriago(Reggio Emilia), Bologna and Florence. The … Continued

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

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

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

Webinar with ITA – April 29th, 2021 @9:00 am (CT)

April 19

The Italian Trade Agency in collaboration with AIE and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs will talk about the trends and tendencies of the US book industry and will present the new site for the book rights market Italbooks.com during the Webinar on April 29,

Celebration of Book & Copyright day in Georgia

The Georgia Publishers and Booksellers Association is going to stream online on April 23, program of their World Book & Copyright Day, which has been annually celebrated by different cultural associations and events in the world. The state of Georgia celebrates the World Book & Copyright Day through a 24 hours book fair, which gathers participants from different Publishing Houses, Distribution Companies and Booksellers. The event also … 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

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