With more than a thousand publishing houses (in line with the latest editions) and many guests, the Turin Book Fair, in its first edition directed by Annalena Beniniis ready to welcome visitors to Lingotto Fairs from today to May 13th. Indeed, the first ones were already seen yesterday, at the opening of the Rights Centerwhere there are currently around 500 accredited operators (already reaching last year’s figure) and three foreign production companies are present for the first time, to Germany, Swiss And Austria.
The spaces
The most important new feature is Pavilion 4, a temporary structure located outside, between Pavilion 3 and the Oval, which hosts theArena Bookstock and spaces dedicated to younger people. The Show also extends further into the external area behind the Congress Center (along Via Mattè Trucco) with the Live Stage next to tables and chairs for stops during the visit.
At the entrance on via Nizza a new ladder appears which allows visitors who have already entered to reach the Congress Center without encountering the Rights Center operators. Four entrances remain: from via Nizza, from the Lingotto Shopping Centre, from via Mattè Trucco and from the “promenade” between the Lingotto station and the Regione skyscraper.
The security
Yesterday morning, the meeting was held in the Prefecture Committee for public order and safety with the leaders of the Salon, chaired by the prefect Donato Cafagnato ensure the correct running of events such as the meeting with Salman Rushdie tomorrow (6.30 pm, Congress Center) or the official inauguration this morning with the ministers (11 am, Congress Center Auditorium). And also for traveling around the city.
Transportation and restaurants
Gtt, in agreement with the Municipality of Turin, will extend the service of the meter until half past midnight today, Sunday and Monday, and 1.30 tomorrow and Saturday. Also Taxi will guarantee a greater service. The are added restaurateurs of Epat Ascom Turin and province that, with the circuit Mange Bin, will extend their opening hours, but only until 11.30pm (with reservations by 10.30pm). 24 restaurants participated. It is a model already used for the ATP Finals which we intend to replicate to avoid last year’s problems.
The inaugurations
The institutional opening is scheduled for today, Thursday 9 May, at 11 amAgnelli Auditorium with the leaders of the Show, the city authorities and the diplomatic representatives of Germany, Austria and Switzerland, for the guest language German (whose stand will be inaugurated at 1pm).
The Minister of Education will speak Giuseppe Valditara and the Minister of Culture Gennaro Sangiulianoas well as the director of the Salon Annalena Benini. However, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will not be there (while the Minister of Infrastructure is expected tomorrow Matteo Salvini for a copy signing of your book). This will be followed at 2pm in the Sala Oro by the “literary” inauguration with a lesson on writing by Elizabeth Strout. In the morning, at 10.30, theArena Bookstock with Maurizio Maggiani on the theme of memory.
Confirmations and news
The popular stand of Aboca Publisher, The writers’ forest, larger and always made with recycled, eco-sustainable materials and plants that will go to places to be redeveloped at the end of the Show. It is then open Runway 500, in the hope that it will not be nullified by the climate, as happened last year. Among the new features is the Salon Houseat the Oval, a lounge where guests of the event will stop for photos and a chat, together with an engagement project with an ad hoc community built in the last days on the social networks of the Show.
The most awaited guests
Among the prominent names, in addition to Salman Rushdie And Elizabeth StroutThere are Don Winslow, James Ellroy, Alicia Gimenez Bartlett, Eshkol Nevo and Orhan Pamuk. But there is also curiosity about it Nicolas Barreau, which should reveal its identity at the Salone. Also expected, in no particular order, are people from the world of entertainment such as Gianni Morandi, Luca Barbarossa, Paolo Sorrentino, Francesca Archibugi and Jasmine Trinca. They will be there too Jill Abramsonfirst woman to direct the New York Timesand the French publisher Antoine Gallimard.
