Children's Bookseller on Stage

Thursday 4 April
h.09.00 am
Sala Notturno (Services Centre) 

The phenomenon of independent bookshops continues to grow: in addition to playing a primary role in the promotion of reading, they are increasingly becoming places of great cultural and social value. The children's book industry shows an increase in specialized bookshops, consistently with the trend showing young readers as one of the most thriving in the publishing field. Organized by Bologna Children's Book Fair in collaboration with ALIR - Associazione Librerie Indipendenti per Ragazzi, the association of independent bookstores -  the conference will offer the opportunity to share ideas, discover the best practices at European and International level and investigate the ever more frequent phenomenon of booksellers becoming publishers, and vice versa.

This international Conference will feature experts in the field and independent booksellers from all over the world:

• Paolo Ambrosini - ALI – Associazione Librai Italiani (ItalY)
• Oblit Baseiria - Casa Anita LLibres (Spain)
• Ana Garralón - La Fabulosa (Spain)
• Elena Giacomin - ALIR – Associazione Librerie Indipendenti per Ragazzi (Italia)
• Grazia Gotti - Giannino Stoppani (Italy)
• Yoko Umegaki – Nijinoehonya (Japan)
• Melissa Posten - The Novel Neighbor (USA)
• Anne Leloup -  Librairie des Éditeurs Associés (France)
• Mihaela Maier -  Tutimi și Titoc (Romania)
• Francesca Martella -  Il Sognalibro (Switzerland)
• Sara Panzavolta -  Libreria Momo (Italy)
• Sergey Karpov -  Marshak (Russia)
• Judith Wilhelm - Calibroscopio - El Libro de Arena (Argentina)

Moderator: Julia Eccleshare -  Giornalista, Autrice, Direttrice Hay Festival (UK)

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