Recognition of the production and design work of general trade publishing is celebrated each year at BolognaBookPlus.
Jackets Off! Is a project to put design in general trade publishing at the heart of the business of books. The showcase centres around one title published across many international editions: War and Peace in 2024, 1984 in 2023, The Handmaid’s Tale in 2022. Jackets Off! examines the different interpretations of contemporary classics across cultures and languages.
The 2025 chosen title is The Great Gatsby, Scott Fitzgerald.
Indie Authors Book Jacket Award is a new initiative born in 2024, that enables the discovery of new talent, through the variety of covers that represent them. Sandy Horsley was the first winner.
Talking Pictures is a collaboration between BolognaBookPlus, Hamelin Association and Steven Guarnaccia that explores the cultural importance and ongoing impact of the contemporary international visual book. It comprises a showcase, a jury, and a seminar with a jury discussion.
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