Edizioni Piemme

Edizioni Piemme, formerly Edizioni Piemme S.p.A., is an Italian book publisher with specialisms in religion and in fiction for children and young adults. It is a division of Mondadori Libri S.p.A. of Mondadori group and was formerly incorporated as a subsidiary. Since October 2003, it has been part of the Mondadori group, which acquired 70% of its equity at a cost of 14.104 million euros. Among its best-known publications are the Ulysses Moore and Century sagas for children by Pierdomenico Baccalario and the works of Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner.