Good morning and happy Monday from Bologna Global Rights Exchange.

The first day of the week means a roundup of all the best articles and blog posts we have been reading in the past couple of days. There’s a bit of everything: breaking news and book reviews from the UK, the US and our lovely Italy.

Buona.....

Nielsen BookData in partnership with BolognaBookPlus

Great and eventful evening at the Ham Yard Hotel in Piccadilly!

Nielsen BookData partnered with BolognaBookPlus to make this happen and give authors and publishers the opportunity to celebrate the success of some of the books people love.....

January 16th, 2025

The Italian Literary Festival MULTIPLI FORTI in New York City

On this fine January morning the fourth and concluding day of the Multipli Forti literary festival will be held at the Rizzoli Bookstore in New York City! 

Sin.....

BolognaBookPlus catches up with some of its broad community, ranging from exhibitors to speakers and partners, for a quick interview in the time it takes to have .....

BolognaBookPlus catches up with some of its broad community, ranging from exhibitors to speakers and partners, for a quick interview in the time it takes to have an .....

BolognaBookPlus catches up with some of its broad community, ranging from exhibitors to speakers and partners, for a quick interview in the time it takes to have an .....

BolognaBookPlus catches up with some of its broad community, ranging from exhibitors to speakers and partners, for a quick interview in the time it takes to have an .....

BolognaBookPlus catches up with some of its broad community, ranging from exhibitors to speakers and partners, for a quick interview in the time it takes to have an Espr.....

BolognaBookPlus catches up with some of its broad community, ranging from exhibitors to speakers and partners, for a quick interview in the time it takes to have an .....

Read More

BolognaBookPlus catches up with some of its broad community, ranging from exhibitors to speakers and partners, for a quick interview in the time it takes to h.....

Read More

BolognaBookPlus catches up with some of its broad community, ranging from exhibito.....

Read More

BolognaBookPlus catches up with some of its broad community, ranging from exhibitors to speakers and partners, for a quick interview in the time it takes to hav.....

Read More

BolognaBookPlus catches up with some of its broad community, ranging from exhibitors to speakers and partners, for a quick interview in the time it takes to have an.....

Read More

Literary translators are excellent scouts. As Anton Hur says, they are excellent readers, first and foremost. They also have their ears to at least two patches of ground &n.....

I’ve argued that Rights income needs to be understood and recognised more widely as far more than the icing on the cake for publishers. I also want to make the case that the Rights function can also be at the cutting edge, the driver behind exciting new developments in the publishing industry.

These days, the .....

Rights sellers only recognise two seasons in the year: pre-Book Fair and post-Book Fair, and as we gear ourselves up for the next fair in the calendar, the pressure is on to present our titles in the best light and bring home the bacon.  But do our publishing companies truly understand and appreciate what we do?

BBPlus is proud to work with UCL MA in Publishing students and to showcase a selection of their work. This will be the first of a series of blog posts. 

Here is an opportunity to gain an insight into Publishers V Platforms from 2022 student Marisa Brand

International acclaimed, dual nationality (French and British) Michele Roberts is the novelist, poet, short-story writer and memoirist flying the flag for general trade authors at BololgnaBookPlus this year. 

As well as a memoir, a poetry collection,  short stories, a film script and es.....