Bologna: ‘back to basics’ as fantasy, vampires and dystopia reach saturation point

Tuesday, 27 March 2012 Books+Publishing

Nerrilee Weir, rights manager at Random House Australia, writes: The Bologna Children’s Book Fair was held in unseasonably warm weather this year, with the always strong contingent of Australians in attendance. The mood was upbeat, energetic and optimistic. There was no 'big book' of the fair, which left everyone to...