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 lettura!

• Richard Osman, David Nicholls, Dolly Alderton and Stanley Tucci honoured at Nielsen's Bestseller Awards

• Bloomsbury reaches new 'long term' trading agreement with Amazon after threat

• Review of the Year – The Publishers: Big Four market share nears 50% as conglomerates march on in 2024

• TikTok Uncertainty Prompts the Book Business to Envision an Even Better Future

• Confessions from an unromantic romance author

• Between Eternity and Change:' The Mauri School at Venice

• Greene Door opens for 2025 applicants

• Bologna Children's Book Fair espande l'offerta delle sue aree business. Dal settore comics alla game industry, ai diritti audiovisivi

• ​​If Talking Politics With Family Has Become a Horror Show, This Book’s for You

• Prosecuting the Powerful by Steve Crawshaw review – from the Nuremberg trials to the pursuit of Putin and Assad | History books | The Guardian

• Crime and thrillers of the month – review

• The Books You Need to Read in 2025 | Waterstones.com Blog 

• Jack Kerouac, il padre della Beat Generation, in 5 libri - ilLibraio.it

• Giorno della memoria 2025: nuovi libri da leggere, per riflettere e ricordare

• Vorrei rinascere Christopher Isherwood - Lucy

• Una rivoluzione chiamata “Repubblica”

 

- Lara Abrahams