TAM - Piccoli libri eccellenti

TAM - Piccoli libri eccellenti (also known as Tam Editore) is an Italian independent publishing house based in Milan. Its name and editorial identity are built around the promise of "piccoli libri eccellenti" — small, excellent books — entrusted to authoritative journalists, writers and professionals who know how to tell a story and get to the heart of a subject. The publisher describes its output as essential, agile, brilliant and of absolute quality: short and fascinating journeys at the end of which the reader has a clear overall picture, made simple (but not simplified) by the authors' ability to synthesise, and always offering a personal, complete and often courageous reading of the topic. The house was founded on an idea of Federico Pistone, its editorial director, a journalist at Corriere della Sera and author of books on social, anthropological and sporting themes as well as children's fiction. TAM's catalogue is organised into three series, each identified by a colour: blue for themes — great and small, but always deep and gripping; green for places, from the village to the continent, realities to be discovered or rediscovered; and red for the fire of sport, treated with a seductive journalistic passion. Titles range from travel guides (the "guide turchesi" to Scotland, Japan and Mongolia) to current-affairs and religion titles such as Capire il Corano and Cuba, to sport books such as Inter. Miracolo a Milano and L'amico di Garrincha, and to narrative and memoir works. In an era of digital disruption, TAM has made a deliberately contrarian choice: it publishes only paper books, a decision the publisher itself calls perhaps risky but romantic and convinced. Its books are sold where, in its view, all the books of the world should be bought — in bookshops — with the hope of ending up on the shelves of curious and demanding readers. The covers and graphics are sober and elegant, almost collectible, matching the character of the texts. TAM is a young and growing house. Its editorial team has formed and continues to grow, and while the number of available titles is still small, many more are in production, always under the banner of small, excellent books. It operates in the Italian market and is privately held.

TAM - Piccoli libri eccellenti is a young Italian publishing house based in Milan. It was born from an idea of Federico Pistone, a journalist at Corriere della Sera and author of books on social, anthropological and sporting themes as well as children's fiction, who serves as the house's editorial director. The founding concept was to create a publisher devoted to "piccoli libri eccellenti" — small, excellent books — written by authoritative journalists, writers and professionals capable of telling a story and reaching the heart of a subject. From the outset the catalogue was organised into three colour-coded series: blue for themes (great and small, but always deep and gripping), green for places (from the village to the continent), and red for sport, treated with a seductive journalistic passion. The publisher's stated editorial project is to offer essential, agile, brilliant and high-quality publications: short and fascinating journeys at the end of which the reader has a clear overall picture, made simple but not simplified by the authors' capacity for synthesis, and always providing a personal, complete and often courageous reading of the topic. Among the titles that have appeared are travel guides in the "guide turchesi" series — including guides to Scotland by Beatrice Roat, Japan by Stefano Vecchia, and Mongolia by Federico Pistone and Dulamdorj Tserendulam — as well as current-affairs and religion titles such as Capire il Corano and Cuba, sport books such as Inter. Miracolo a Milano by Fabio Monti and L'amico di Garrincha, and narrative and memoir works such as La collinetta di Via Leopardi, In cammino con Silvia by Silvia Tenderini, La fattoria dei miracoli by Monica Tantardini and Dado e le farfalle silenti by Alberto Magatti. A defining decision of the house is its exclusive commitment to paper books. In an age of technological disruption, TAM publishes only printed books — a choice it describes as perhaps risky but romantic and convinced — and distributes them through bookshops, where it believes all the books of the world should be bought. The physical design matches this philosophy: sober, elegant, almost collectible covers and graphics. TAM remains a small and growing operation. Its team has formed and continues to expand, and while the number of available titles is still limited, many more are in production, always under the banner of small, excellent books. It operates in the Italian market and is privately held.

• TAM is founded on an idea of Federico Pistone, who becomes editorial director.

• The house organises its catalogue into three colour-coded series: blue (themes), green (places) and red (sport).

• Publication of travel guides in the 'guide turchesi' series, including Scotland, Japan and Mongolia.

Independent Italian publisher of short, high-quality paper books, sold through bookshops and aimed at curious, demanding readers.

• Scozia. Le guide turchesi

• Giappone. Le guide turchesi

• Mongolia. Le guide turchesi

• Inter. Miracolo a Milano

• In cammino con Silvia

• La fattoria dei miracoli

• Dado e le farfalle silenti

• La collinetta di Via Leopardi

• L'amico di Garrincha

• Capire il Corano

• Cuba

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