Edizioni Piemme, formerly Edizioni Piemme S.p.A. is an Italian

book publisher Publishing is the activity of making information, literature, music, software and other content available to the public for sale or for free. Traditionally, the term refers to the creation and distribution of printed works, such as books, newsp ...

with specialisms in religion, and in fiction for children and young adults. It is a division of Mondadori Libri S.p.A. of

Mondadori Arnoldo Mondadori Editore () is the biggest publishing company in Italy. History The company was founded in 1907 in Ostiglia by 18-year-old Arnoldo Mondadori who began his publishing career with the publication of the magazine ''Luce!''. In 1 ...

group and formerly incorporated as a subsidiary. Since October 2003 it has been part of the

group which acquired 70% of its equity at a cost of 14.104 million Euros. Among its best known publications are the

Ulysses Moore '' Ulysses Moore '' is a series of adventure books written by the Italian author Pierdomenico Baccalario. The plot of the series centers on the fictional village of Kilmore Cove and its Doors of Time. The book has been published by Scholastic Cor ...

and ''Century'' sagas for children by

Pierdomenico Baccalario Pierdomenico Baccalario (born 6 March 1974) is an Italian author of children's and young adult fiction, best known for his '' Ulysses Moore'' series that sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. Biography Pierdomenico Baccalario was born in Acq ...

, and the works of

Khaled Hosseini Khaled Hosseini (;Pashto/Dari ; born March 4, 1965) is an Afghan Americans, Afghan-American novelist, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, UNHCR goodwill ambassador, and former physician. His debut novel ''The Kite Runner'' (2003) wa ...

, author of ''

The Kite Runner ''The Kite Runner'' is the first novel by Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini. Published in 2003 by Riverhead Books, it tells the story of Amir, a young boy from the Wazir Akbar Khan, Kabul, Wazir Akbar Khan district of Kabul. The story is se ...

''.

History

The company was founded in 1982 by Pietro Marietti whose family had been involved in the book trade since 1820. The first books to be published were on religious issues and this theme has remained a fundamental part of the catalogue, with authors including

John Paul II Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ...

and

Carlo Maria Martini Carlo Maria Martini (15 February 1927 – 31 August 2012) was an Italian Jesuit, cardinal of the Catholic Church and a Biblical scholar. He was Archbishop of Milan from 1980 to 2004 and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1983. A towering i ...

. In 1999

Elisabetta Dami Elisabetta Maria Dami (born 1 January 1958) is an Italian children's book author who is famous for being the creator of the character ''Geronimo Stilton ''Geronimo Stilton'' is an Italian children's chapter book series written by Elisabetta ...

joined the company. She had worked in children's publishing for twenty years and in 2000 the imprint ''Il battello a vapore'' appeared. Among its mainstays have been the

Geronimo Stilton ''Geronimo Stilton'' is an Italian children's chapter book series written by Elisabetta Dami under the pen name of the title character. Scholastic Corporation has published the English version of the series in the US since February 2004, and t ...

books, which have sold more than twelve million copies in Italy alone, and the illustrated

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books by Prunella Bat. In 2009 the ''Piemme Freeway'' imprint was established, devoted to books for

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s. The first publications included '' Il silenzio di Lenth'', a fantasy novel by Luca Centi, and ''Ho scoperto che ti amo'' by Ann Edwards Cannon.‘Piemme Freeway’
''Fantasay Magazine'', 18 April 2009. In 2010 the company published ''Take Me With You – Talks with Amanda Knox in Prison'', written by the Italian lawmaker

Rocco Girlanda Rocco Girlanda (born January 31, 1966) is an Italian politician. He is also an entrepreneur, journalist and media proprietor. A native of Gubbio, he owns the Italian publishing house ''Corriere'', whose publications include several important newsp ...

, the first

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in English by Piemme. In January 2023, Piemme published Archbishop

Georg Gänswein Georg Gänswein (; born 30 July 1956) is a German prelate of the Catholic Church, who serves as Prefect of the Papal Household, and was personal secretary to Pope Benedict XVI. He was a professor of canon law at the Pontifical University of the ...

's tell-all book “Nothing but the Truth: My Life Beside

Pope The pope ( la, papa, from el, πάππας, translit=pappas, 'father'), also known as supreme pontiff ( or ), Roman pontiff () or sovereign pontiff, is the bishop of Rome (or historically the patriarch of Rome), head of the worldwide Cathol ...

Benedict XVI Pope Benedict XVI ( la, Benedictus XVI; it, Benedetto XVI; german: link=no, Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, , on 16 April 1927) is a retired prelate of the Catholic church who served as the head of the Church and the sovereign ...

”, coincidentally just days after the death of Benedict XVI.Benedict aide’s tell-all book will expose ‘dark maneuvers’
Nicole Winfield, AP News, 2023-01-03

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