Premio Bancarella 2025

Sunday 20 July saw the close of the seventy-third edition of the Bancarella award, which was established in 1953 by the booksellers of Pontremoli. The title most voted by Italian booksellers was “Come l'arancio amaro” by Milena Palminteri, published by Bompiani, which earned the San Giovanni di Dio sculpture, a statue depicting the patron saint of booksellers, created by the artist Umberto Piombino.  The sixty-second Bancarella Sport Prize was awarded to Gianluigi Buffon for the autobiography "Cadere, rialzarsi, cadere, rialzarsi", published by Mondadori and written with Mario Desiati. This year also saw the presentation of the Premio Bancarella Unicum, awarded posthumously to Pope Francis for his book Spera, published by Mondadori.