Jaipur Literature Festval 2026

The 2026 edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival, presented by Vendanta, returns from 15th to 19th January at the amazing location of the Hotel Clarks Amer. Like each year, this unmissable event will continue to foster powerful literary discourse and engage with the most pertinent global themes. Bringing together leading voices from literature, politics, science, and the arts, the Festival is a forum for diverse perspectives and meaningful exchange. The Festival remains an empowering space for informed intellectual dialogue, where ideas are debated and stories shared.

The Jaipur Literature Festival, presented by Vedanta, is a sumptuous feast of ideas. The past 18 years have seen it transform into a global literary phenomenon, having hosted nearly 2000 speakers and welcoming over a million book lovers from across India and the globe.

Every year, the Festival brings together a diverse mix of the world’s greatest writers, thinkers, humanitarians, politicians, business leaders, sports people and entertainers on one stage to champion the freedom to express and engage in thoughtful debate and dialogue. Writers and Festival Directors Namita Gokhale and William Dalrymple, alongside Festival producer Teamwork Arts, invite speakers to take part in the five-day programme set in the historic and dynamic state capital Jaipur.

The Festival has featured eminent speakers from various fields, including Nobel Laureates, Pulitzer Prize winners, Booker Prize winners, Sahitya Akademi Awardees, JCB and Baillie Gifford winners. With its rich tapestry of voices and ideas, musical performances, art installations, an artisanal shopping space, food stalls and a host of satellite events, the Festival continues to inspire and captivate attendees worldwide.

The 19th edition will host an impressive line-up of insightful sessions, performances, book signings, and the simultaneously held BluOne Ink presents Jaipur BookMark and First India News Jaipur Music Stage.

For the entire and detailed programme, please visit their website and register to attend. Whether you’re a passionate book lover, a student eager to learn, or a member of the media, they have a category tailored just for you.

We cannot wait to see all the great news the JLF is bringing this year!

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New Delhi World Book Fair 2026

The New Delhi World Book Fair is a major calendar event in the publishing world. NDWBF 2026 is going to be held from 10 to 18 January 2026 in Halls 2-6 at the centrally located Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.

The Fair is organized by National Book Trust, India (under the Ministry of Education, Government of India). ITPO (under Ministry of Industry and Commerce) is the co-organiser/venue partner of the fair.

This massive festival hosts several cultural and literary events and features a theme pavilion with installations and graphics; a children pavilion dedicated to young readers welcoming sorytelling sessions, workshops, contests, illustrators and educators; an authors' corner for panel discussions, dialogues, book launches; the "CEO speak" corner: exclusive B2B publishing conference; a Rights Exchange programme: B2B matchmaking sessions for publishers to exchange book translation and distribution rights; an Author's Lounge: an inviting space designed especially for authors to connect with fellow authors during the New Delhi World Book Fair 2026.

For more information about the programme, please visit the New Delhi World Book Fair 2026 website. With a free entry, thousands of people are expected to visit the Fair and indulge themselves with new reads and spectacular events.

Source: https://www.nbtindia.gov.in/ndwbf2026/

CEPELL Grants for Translation from Italian

Call for Proposals “For the translation and dissemination of Italian books and reading abroad by Italian authors”.
The CEPELL (the Italian centre for books and reading) has just submitted a tender aimed at funding translations of Italian books from Italian into any other language. Whether you are an Italian publisher looking for promoting the translation of books and the reading abroad of Italian authors, or a foreign publishing house interested in translating one or more books from Italian into your mother tongue, this could be your chance to see your work funded by the CEPELL.

All types of works are eligible, with the exception of school publications, which have already been published in Italian at the time of the publication of the Call for Entries.

Translations will be admitted into all foreign languages, with priority for works in translation into English, French, Spanish, German and Chinese.

Project proposals, accompanied by all the required documentation, must be completed and sent exclusively online, through the Centre for Books call platform, no later than 13:00 on 28th November 2025.

Information and/or clarifications on the Call and the procedure can be requested, within 5 days from the deadline of the Call, by writing exclusively to the following e-mail address: Questo indirizzo email è protetto dagli spambots. È necessario abilitare JavaScript per vederlo..

For requests and any problems, on the other hand, of a technical-informatics nature relating to data entry on the platform, it is possible to write only to Questo indirizzo email è protetto dagli spambots. È necessario abilitare JavaScript per vederlo..

Click here for the tender in Italian.

If you are a French speaker, please have a look at the translation of this news in French.

[Sources: https://www.newitalianbooks.it/highlight/cepell-grants-for-translation-new-call-for-proposals-2025/
https://cepell.it/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Bando-traduzioni-2025.pdf]

If you are a non Italian publisher wishing to translate an Italian book into your language through this funding, why not considering a book from IBA? Do not hesitate to contact IBA at Questo indirizzo email è protetto dagli spambots. È necessario abilitare JavaScript per vederlo. . We will be more than happy to send you our newest books catalogue (we cover a wide range of genres), support you through the process and send the application for you.

Frankfurt Buchmesse 2025 (Germany)

The Frankfurt Book Fair (Frankfurter Buchmesse) is the world’s largest and most influential book fair, held every October in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Now in its 77th edition, the fair takes place this year from 15 to 19 October 2025.
Beyond being a major cultural celebration, the fair is first and foremost a professional hub for the global publishing industry. Publishers, literary agents, booksellers, translators, authors and media professionals from all over the world gather in Frankfurt to connect, network and do business.

The organisers report around 4,350 exhibitors and visitors from over 90 countries for the 2025 edition. Last year’s fair welcomed more than 230,000 visitors and over 4,300 exhibitors. With similar or even higher attendance expected this year, Frankfurt confirms its position as a leading international event for the book industry.

A Marketplace for Rights and Licensing.

One of the core functions of the Frankfurt Book Fair is its role as a global trading hub for publishing rights and licences. Every year, thousands of publishing professionals — including publishers, literary agents, scouts, translators and media producers — gather in Frankfurt to negotiate and sign international deals.

The most common transactions involve translation rights, allowing a book to be published in other languages and territories. Many deals also cover international editions or adaptation rights for formats such as film, TV, theatre, audiobooks, podcasts or digital platforms.

Thanks to its unmatched international reach, Frankfurt remains the key meeting point for the global book industry: rights negotiations often start months before the fair and are finalised during these intense five days.

For literary agencies and publishers, the fair is a strategic opportunity to showcase titles to the world, build new partnerships and expand the reach of their authors and catalogues.

Special events and new features.

The 2025 programme features a rich calendar of professional and public events. Among the highlights:

• The Frankfurt Kids Conference on 15 October, themed “Children’s Books in a Fragile World”, with British illustrator Axel Scheffler (The Gruffalo) as keynote speaker.

• The Frankfurt Rights Meeting, focusing on AI in publishing, digital licensing, and global market trends, with speakers including Fatimah Abbas and Chantal Restivo-Alessi.

• A growing Book-to-Screen section dedicated to adaptations of literary works for film and television.

• Expanded spaces and activities for the general public, with author meetings, panel discussions and cross-media events.

This year’s Guest of Honour is the Philippines, under the theme “The imagination peoples the air.” The programme highlights the country’s rich storytelling traditions, linguistic and cultural diversity, and growing literary presence on the international stage. A dedicated pavilion hosts events, author talks, performances and showcases of Filipino literature and art.

The Frankfurt Book Fair continues to be a powerful bridge between cultures, markets and stories. For literary agencies and publishers, it represents not only a moment of visibility but also a concrete chance to open new doors for authors and to bring books to readers across the globe.

For more information about tickets and events, please visit the Frankfurt Buchmesse's official website!

If you are a foreign publisher wishing to translate one of our Italian books, do not hesitate to contact us and ask for a catalogue at Questo indirizzo email è protetto dagli spambots. È necessario abilitare JavaScript per vederlo.

If you are an Italian writer or publishing house and wish to be represented abroad at international fairs like in Frankfurt, please feel free to contact the same email address (Questo indirizzo email è protetto dagli spambots. È necessario abilitare JavaScript per vederlo.) to receive more information.

The best-selling books of all time

When it comes to reading, we all have different tastes and preferences but have you ever wondered what the best-selling books around the world are? Have a look at this ranking… you might get some ideas for your next readings!

According to Mark Menson, these are the first 15 best-selling books with the approximate number of copies sold:

1. The Bible (5 billion)
2. The Quran (3 billion)
3. The Little Red Book: Quotations from Chairman Mao (900 million)
4. Don Quixote (500 million) by Miguel De Cervantes
5. Selected Articles of Chairman Mao (450 million)
6. A Tale of Two Cities (200 million) by Charles Dickens
7. The Lord of the Rings (150 million) by J. R. R. Tolkien
8. Scouting for Boys: An Instruction in Good Citizenship (150 million) by Robert Baden-Powell
9. The Book of Mormon (150 million) by Joseph Smith Jr.
10. The Little Prince (140 million) by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
11. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (120 million) by J. K. Rowling
12. The Truth that Leads to Eternal Life (107 million)
13. Alice in Wonderland (100 million) by Lewis Carroll
14. Dream of the Red Chamber (100 million) by Cao Xueqin
15. The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe (85 million) by C. S. Lewis

How many of the above have you read? What titles would you like to see in this list in the future? Are there any underestimated books which would deserve to be in this ranking?

Despite all rankings and positions, we know that a great read will always be our best life companion, whether it is a book coming from a small publishing house with very few readers or a manuscript selling thousands of copies every year!

Salone del Libro book fair and Rights Centre 2025 - Turin (Italy)

Now you all know: the Salone del Libro in Turin is a not to be missed occasion for IBA and for the big family of CSA Editrice.
The book fair, which this year was held from 15^th to 19^th May, is one of the most important event in Italy in the field of national and international literature and culture and it set a new record of attendance in 2025: 231,000 people visited the amazing book stands and halls, and participated in the incredible events and interviews organized by the Salone and by individual publishers hosting writers, singers, tv presenters.
CSA Editrice, as the main sponsor of several literary competitions used his booth to host the awarding ceremony of some contests, such as “Autori italiani”, or “Il saggista”, rewarding many writers with trophies, certificates and free publications for the winners. Moreover, they hosted presentations and interviews, besides selling many CSA and Planet Book books to the general public.

In the meanwhile, our Foreign Rights Assistant was busy meeting publishers and foreign rights assistants from all over the world at the Rights Centre of the Salone and to promote IBA’s most loved titles from several Italian publishing houses, such as the essays “Nushu: the script that gave voice to women”, “Gaslighting”, “The music of the peoples”, but also children illustrated stories (new titles by Planet Book like “Elia’s Trunk”, “King Pulce”, “The Advent Calendar”), young adult fiction (the fantasy saga, “Vita” by Armando Curcio Editore or the new title “The holy ashes” by Alessandra Bonadonna, Planet Book), adult fiction and contemporary literary fiction (in particular “Moonskin”, “The cracked vase” , the feminist novel “Chrysalis” have aroused most publishers’ interest).

We all hope these meetings will lead to fruitful collaborations with new publishers from all over the world, in order to spread Italian literature abroad and to enrich our knowledge with some interesting foreign books as well!

If you are a foreign publisher wishing to translate one of our Italian books, do not hesitate to contact us and ask for a catalogue at Questo indirizzo email è protetto dagli spambots. È necessario abilitare JavaScript per vederlo.

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Bologna Children's Book Fair 2025

The 62nd edition of the BCBF, one of the most important and renowned children's book fair is taking place in Bologna at Bologna Fiere from the 31st of March to the 3rd of April, 2025.

Bologna is home to a unique three-in-one event: the Bologna Children’s Book Fair (BCBF), the world’s leading trade fair for the children’s publishing industry; BolognaBookPlus (BBPlus), the extension dedicated to general trade publishing; and the Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids (BLTF/Kids), the BCBF licensing event for subsidiary rights of brands and properties for children, teens and young adults. From March 31st to April 3rd, 2025, these three dynamic events will run concurrently, transforming Bologna into a leading global hub for copyright exchange across publishing, multimedia, licensing, illustration, and animation.
The Bologna Book Fair is proudly organised with the support and collaboration of the Italian Trade Agency and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. 

The 2025 Guest of Honour will be Estonia, bringing a dedicated programme of exhibitions and workshops both at the fair and around the city.

The Guest of Honour programme includes illustration- and book exhibitions, author presentations, discussions, seminars, and workshops both in the fairgrounds and around the city of Bologna. The project is led by the Estonian Children’s Literature Centre and the Estonian Publishers’ Association, and is funded by the Estonian Ministry of Culture and aimes at promoting Estonian literature and establishing contacts with foreign publishers for the translation and publication of books in other countries..

This constitutes a rare opportunity to exhibit Estonian authors’ and illustrators’ work on such a grand scale and garner significant international attention.

Book your ticket and read more information about this year's BCBF and about their programme on their official website.

Source: https://www.bolognachildrensbookfair.com/en/home/878.html

Translation Grants and Awards for translation, subtitling and dubbing from Italian into non Italian languages - Ministry of Foreign Affairs and international cooperation - 2025

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation promotes the dissemination of Italian publishing and cinematographic works abroad by providing incentives to translation and dubbing/subtitling initiatives, as a strategic tool for promoting Italian language and culture abroad.

The Foreign Ministry provides two types of financial incentives:

Grants for the translation of an Italian literary work, which has not yet been published abroad, and for the production, dubbing and subtitling of short/feature-length films and TV series; 

Prize to an Italian work already translated abroad.

Proposals must be presented annually to the Italian Cultural Institutes and Italian diplomatic and consular representations abroad, according to the Call regulations. The expiry for submitting a proposal for the 2025 edition is 7 April 2025.

For French speakers, have a look at this article in French!

Please, read and download the call with the rules to be followed in order to apply for the Grant or for the Prize, in Italian or in English.

Sources --> https://www.esteri.it/it/diplomazia-culturale-e-diplomazia-scientifica/cultura/sostegno-alleditoria/promozionelibroitaliano/
https://www.newitalianbooks.it/highlight/translation-awards-and-grants-of-the-ministry-of-foreign-affairs-and-international-cooperation-2025/

If you are a non-Italian publisher wishing to translate an Italian book into your language through this call, why not considering a book from IBA? Do not hesitate to contact IBA at Questo indirizzo email è protetto dagli spambots. È necessario abilitare JavaScript per vederlo. . We will be more than happy to send you our newest books catalogue (we cover a wide range of genres), support you through the process and help you fill in the application to be sent at your local Italian cultural institutes or Italian diplomatic and consular representations in your country!