Our publications are available in over 60,000 bookshops worldwide

Our Group has a presence in several countries, including the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, the United States, South Africa and Australia

Our best-selling authors

The Group's catalogues, which consist of numerous publishing houses, feature best-selling writers as well as the most interesting emerging authors.

Ken Follett

Bad Faith

Publisher: Albatros
Country of publication: Italy
Languages: Italian
Ken Follett is the most widely read author in the world, with over 170 million copies sold. He is one of the few writers to have more than one title in the top 100 books sold.

Amélie Nothomb

Shiny as a New Saucepan

Publisher: Europe Books
Country of publicationUnited Kingdom
Languages: English
From one of the most popular contemporary writers, whose books are read by readers all around the world. Winner of the Alain Fournier Prize and of the Grand Prix du Roman de l’Académie Française.

Barack Obama

Speeches

Publisher: Europe Books
Country of publication: United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Russia, France
Languages: English, Italian, Spanish, Russian, French
A comprehensive and meticulously transcribed collection of the former President’s public addresses, offering insights into the thought processes of one of the most significant global figures of our era.

* Book out of print

The background of our Group

The Hidden Music, Giovanni Maria Pala's debut novel, has enjoyed worldwide success.

Our emerging authors around the world

The Hidden Music has been published in several countries around the world. In Japan, the translation rights have been acquired by East Press, the publishing house that publishes Dan Brown, for the record price of $65,000

Also Mort Castle and Stephen King for the first graphic novel branded Europe

J.N. Williamson's

Les masques de l'horreur

By: Paul Dale Anderson, Mort Castle, Stephen King, Robert R. McCammon,
Wayne Allen Sallee, Robert E. Weinberg, F. Paul Wilson

Publisher: Europe Livres
Language: French
Country: France

Championing Poetry

Alongside fiction and non-fiction, we publish the world's most accomplished poets.

Octavio Paz

Octavio Paz, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, is regarded as one of the most significant poets of the second half of the 20th century.
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Alda Merini

She is widely regarded as Italy’s most distinguished poet of the modern era and has been nominated for the Nobel Prize on multiple occasions.

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includes works by five Pulitzer Prize winners.

In the American Grain

The Anthology of the Most Influential Voices of Contemporary American Poetry

Pope Francis - Ask your Questions

“I would like a Church that knows how to insert itself into the conversations of men, that knows how to dialogue”

Dialogue first of all, this is one of the great teachings that Pope Francis gives us through the pages of this book. By giving living life to a testimony, that is as humble as it is illuminating, of our time and of the anxieties of contemporary man.

Publisher: Europa Ediciones
Language: Spanish
Country: Spain

Our global distribution network

Our publications are available in over 60,000 bookshops worldwide, thanks to our partnerships with leading distributors.

U.K

Vine House Distribution

Italy

Messaggerie

Spain

CAL-Málaga

Uk, U.S.A., Australia and South Africa

Ingram

France, Belgium, Switzerland and Canada

Hachette Livre France

Germany

Libri GmbH

Books and Cinema

Several of our publications have inspired renowned film adaptations.

The latest example is Creators: The Past, an epic fantasy featuring Gérard Depardieu and Bruce Payne.

Caos Film is the group’s department specialising in movies, radio, and TV productions

Monsieur Malaussène

By Daniel Pennac

Available on DVD and streaming

The misadventures of Benjamin Malaussène, the main character of one of the most loved literary sagas worldwide, after winning over millions of readers, finally becomes a play.

Title: Monsieur Malausséne Author: Daniel Pennac Publisher: Albatros Language: IT Subtitles: ENG, FRA, SPA, GER

Book fairs and events

We are proud to announce the launch of our latest books on prominent TV and radio shows. We also attend the main international book fairs and organise numerous literary events.

Television and radio shows

Over 2,000 episodes!

Television and radio broadcasts dedicated to our latest publications have been on air for the last 10 years in Italy. Over time, they have become a benchmark for book lovers and have gained growing success in Spain, Germany, France, Portugal and United Kingdom.

National and International Book Fairs

Around the World With Our Books!

We are proud to represent our publications at the following major international book fairs:
– Turin Book Fair, Italy
– Più libri più liberi, Rome, Italy
– Frankfurter Buchmesse, Germany
– The London Book Fair, UK
– BookExpo America, USA
– Madrid Book Fair, Spain

Literary events

Thousands of Autographed Copies!

Presentations, book signings, readings: we aim to play an active role in supporting the relationship between authors and their readers. For this reason, every year, we organise hundreds of literary meetings throughout Europe about our books

Press Office

1024 Articles in One Year!

The media publish more than one article per day about our books. As shown in our annual reports, in 2020 alone, over 1024 articles about our authors were published in the media throughout Europe.

Our trademarks worldwide

World media that write about us

Amref and Our Group together for Kenya

We would like to express our gratitude to all readers who purchased our books.

AMREF and our Italian brand Gruppo Albatros have partnered to enhance the health and social conditions of children and their communities in schools in the Malindi, Kilifi and Kaloleni districts of Kenya.We are committed to promoting the overall health and well-being of children from preschool through to secondary school.A portion of the revenue from the book sales of our emerging authors has been allocated to selected AMREF projects. This collaboration has enabled us to construct a school building (see the image on the right) and a water well in the Makueni district.Annually, our brands allocate a portion of the proceeds from their book sales to support new charitable initiatives.

Europe Books

International publishing house

Location

London: 1 Northumberland Avenue Trafalgar Square, Greater London WC2N – U.K.
Roma: Via Sommacampagna 9, 00185 – Italy
Madrid: Calle Ferraz, 2 – 2º Izqd., 28008 – Spain