Books
Share your Italian Book: The Second Shot
I moved to Italy in 2004. I'd worked as a financial auditor for four years in London and taken a two-year career break to live and work in Italy...
Read MoreWartime Love Letters Mark Liberation Day
A collection of postcards shows the tender side of soldiers who fought for Italy's liberation.
Read MoreAnti-Mafia Writer Says Cheese is #1 Reason to Live
Anti-mafia author Roberto Saviano wins a lifetime supply of cheese after listing it as his #1 reason to keep on living.
Read MoreA cookery book for L'Aquila
Now there is a book which not only introduces readers to the cookery of Abruzzo but will also enable them to help victims of the 2009 earthquake as all profits from “Breaking Bread in L’Aquila” will be donated to the earthquake relief fund.
Read MorePatti Chiari - How books brought me to Sicily - part 2
As a student I knew that Pirandello had been born in Kaos, a suburb of Agrigento, but I never thought I would visit his birthplace or dreamt that Agrigento would become one of my favourite cities. However, on one hot, October day in 1992, I found myself standing outside the Casa Natale di Luigi Pirandello [Pirandello Birthplace] – at 12.55 pm., five minutes before it was due to close!
Read MorePatti Chiari - Some books about Sicily
Today I want to share with you some of my favourite reading about Sicily. These are not travel guides but well-written, informative works by people who have made their homes here - people whose love for the island shines through in every word they write.
Read MoreLiterature festival in Rome
If you are going to be in Rome between now and 22nd June you have a chance to attend the International Literature Festival at the Basilica di Massenzio in the Foro Romano.
Read MoreSilvio Hood?
Silvio Berlusconi is a wanted man: an unnamed Italian publishing company has told the author of a book about the world’s greatest rule-breakers that an Italian edition of the work must contain a chapter on the colourful Premier.
Read MoreRome and its keys
Frederick Vreeland a former US Ambassador explains why Rome is a city that should be ‘built’ before the eyes of the visitor
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