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Is There a Better Future for Venice? A Book Tries to Answer

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 11/20/2020 - 00:00

The best way to learn what life is really like in a certain place is to listen to the people who live in the place, sharing their experiences and feelings;…

Food & Drink

Old World Italian: A Review of Mimi Thorisson's Journey in Italy

by Jamie Mackay | Tue, 11/17/2020 - 06:58

If, like me, your social media feeds are dominated disproportionately by beautiful food content the chances are you’ve probably already heard of Mimi Thorisson…

Culture

Anita Garibaldi: The Heroine of Two Worlds (Author Interview)

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 10/15/2020 - 00:46

While the figure of Giuseppe Garibaldi is widely known and often admired for his fierce personality and his role in the unification of Italy, another figure,…

Lifestyle

Six Italian Novels to Pick Up This Summer

by james.appleton | Wed, 08/19/2020 - 04:25

There’s no question that traveling and reading novels go together, whether it’s passing the time on planes and trains, looking sophisticated while drinking…

Food & Drink

Reviewing 'Bitter Honey: Recipes and Stories from Sardinia' by Letitia Clark

by Jamie Mackay | Tue, 06/30/2020 - 03:03

When I first heard that the writer, chef and illustrator Letitia Clark was releasing a book dedicated entirely to Sardinian cuisine I was intrigued to say the…

Culture

Five Books on Italy To Read in Quarantine

by Silvia Donati | Wed, 05/13/2020 - 00:00

For our list on great books about Italy, we’re going to keep it lighthearted - no heavy tomes, no dense, exacting reads; life in quarantine is already hard…

Culture

Interview with Author Taras Grescoe

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 01/31/2020 - 00:37

For our author interviews series, we’re delighted to present Taras Grescoe, a Canadian journal-ist based in Montreal and the author of seven non-fiction books…

Culture

First impression - Elena Ferrante, The Lying Life of Adults

by Jamie Mackay | Tue, 01/21/2020 - 03:20

International audiences will have to wait another six months to get their hands on Elena Ferrante’s latest novel The Lying Life of Adults. In Italy,…

Lifestyle

Interview With Vicky Bennison, Creator of the YouTube Phenomenon 'Pasta Grannies'

by james.appleton | Thu, 01/09/2020 - 04:41

Since 2014, Pasta Grannies has introduced the world to 250 nonne from Italy and the diaspora. Through YouTube, they show off their skills…

Lifestyle

Elena Ferrante's latest novel La vita bugiarda degli adulti

Ferrante Fever Soars as New Book is Published in Italy

by Silvia Donati | Wed, 11/13/2019 - 00:00

Elena Ferrante is out with a new book, released in Italy last week: La Vita Bugiarda Degli Adulti (which translates as The Lying Life of Adults). Ahead of the…