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 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. Source: Wikipedia (en)