The book of October

WHAT ELSE HAPPENED ON YOUR BIRTHDAY? AND THE DAY YOU MET YOUR GREAT LOVE?

Whether you are celebrating an anniversary, a birth, or simply remembering a special moment, this book is for you. Because a date is never just a date, and a number and a day can mean many things in the intangible interconnection between humanity, time and space.

FEATURED MAIN EVENTS THE BOOK OF AUGUST

1st, 1977, Brazil, last Pelè’s match

2nd, 1925, France, Josephine Baker naked dance

3rd, 1990, Germany, Germany East and West re-unification

4th, 1883, France, Orient Express’ first ride

5th, 1975, Japan, Grendizer/Goldrake debut

6th, 1889, France, Moulin Rouge’s inauguration

7th, 1959, Russia, first photo to the other side of the Moon

8th, 1871, Usa, Chicago’s big fire

9th, 2012, Pakistan, Malala’s attack

10th, 1969, United Kingdom, King Crimson’s first album

Key selling points:

– all the 365 (+1) days of the year featured, month by month

– events of all the centuries and from allover the world

– best known team of writers and illustrators
– no page numbers: just a date display
– multidisciplinary topics
– each day: one main event told and illustrated + other mentioned

Author & Illustrator

Ivan Canu was born in Alghero. He has been working in Milan since 1996 as an illustrator, art director, critic, and writer. He has served as art director of the International Balzan Foundation and as graphic designer for Hystrio, a quarterly performing arts magazine. He is the author of children’s books published in Italy, France, Japan, China, and Korea. He has written articles and interviews for La Repubblica, Il Corriere della Sera, and La Stampa.

In 2009, he founded and has since directed Mimaster Illustrazione. He is also one of the coordinators of the Illustrators Survival Corner, an international project for the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, and co-author of the editorial trilogy The Illustrated Survival Guide, published by Corraini.

His clients include L’Espresso, La Repubblica, Il Sole 24 Ore, The New York Times, The Boston Globe, Die Zeit, L’Express, The Guardian, LatinFinance, Courrier International, Salani, Centauria, Lapis, Laterza, Mondadori, Rizzoli, Einaudi, De Agostini, Feltrinelli, Casterman, and Gakken.

Together with Benedetta Lelli, he is the author of the podcast Il Mondo di Tolkien for Storytel (2019). He illustrated the books by Paolo Mieli The History of Communism in 50 Portraits (2018), Mussolini’s Italy in 50 Portraits (2020), Italy of the Liberation in 50 Portraits (2021), and Italy of the First World War in 50 Portraits (2022), and he wrote, designed, and illustrated God Save the Queen (2023), about the reign of Elizabeth II of Great Britain. All of these titles were published by Centauria.

His latest book, A Brief History of K-pop, the first complete historical essay on the South Korean pop music phenomenon, is published by Salani. His work has been awarded and exhibited by the New York Society of Illustrators, American Illustration, Creative Quarterly, Communication Arts, and 3×3.