From the Beijing International Book Fair professional program pages about its rights-trading facilities. Image: BIBF
By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson
Looking at Two Beijing-bound Titles from Italy
As we look at the upcoming Seoul International Book Fair and Beijing International Book Fair—both on the same dates (June 18 through 22) and both offering rights-trading facilities trade visitors—we asked our monthly Rights Roundup contributors, which of them might have content being offered at either or both shows.
LeeAnn Bortolussi, international rights manager with Italy’s Giunti in Milan, contacted us almost immediately to say that, indeed, her offices’ agent is going to be at the Beijing fair and will be presenting two books that the company feels merit specific attention—both illustrated, but one for adults and the other for young readers.
LeeAnn Bortolussi
If you’re headed to the Beijing Fair, Giunti’s agent there is Sara Wang of the Niu Niu agency.
Wang will be operating for Giunti/Bompiani from the Italian collective stand, which you’ll find at E1 A10 1 on the Beijing floor.
And here are two books that Bortolussi has asked Wang to present at the Beijing fair.
The Atlas of Board Games
An adult illustrated book in hardcover, at 256 pages
- By Christian Confalonieri and Andrea Davide Cuman
- Illustrated by Marta Signori
Released October 2, 2024, by Topic Editions, part of the Giunti Group
Publisher: Marco Bolasco
The publisher’s descriptive text reads, “From the best-known Cluedo, Monopoly, Scrabble and UNO, to the rarest games for true enthusiasts, this book is an entry point to the wide world of board games. With a detailed list of more than 600 games—linked to each other through an original series of analogies and connections—The Atlas of Board Games is enriched by illustrations created by Marta Signori, one of the best-known Italian illustrators.
Reported rights sold ahead of Beijing went to Amanda Englander at New York’s Union Square Books, a pre-empt made at London Book Fair.
From left, co-authors Christian Confalonieri and Andrea Davide Cuman, and illustrator Marta Signori
A World of Measures
A nonfiction children’s book, illustrated and in hardcover, at 96 pages
- By Andrea Minoglio
- Illustrated by Bethany Lord
Released April 12, 2023, by Giunti Editore, Children’s Books
Publisher: Beatrice Fini
The publisher’s descriptive text reads: “The Pacific Ocean alone could contain all the continents on Earth or 175 Mediterranean Seas. The blue whale weighs as much as 38 elephants. The cheetah is three times faster than the fastest man in the world. The inhabitants of Tokyo and New York City alone would fill all of Italy.
“How can we understand what is so big or small that we cannot even imagine it? By comparing it to what we know. A large volume to compare living beings, nature and all human constructions through information and surprising comparisons, exploring different orders of magnitude, from speed to depth, from size to height, from length to weight.”
Reported rights sold ahead of Beijing have gone into:
- South Korea
- Poland
- Bulgaria
- Russia
- German
- English
- French
Author Andrea Minoglio and illustrator Bethany Lord
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