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Just in time for Father's Day, native Philadelphian, journalist and Philly sports fan Richard Manieri's memoir on the funny and powerful insights into his tumultuous father-son relationship and his "Philadelphia Experience" is now available everywhere books are sold. Manieri, known to many as a former Philadelphia TV news reporter, shares anecdotes...

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American Italian Heritage Association and Museum - 1227 Central Avenue, Albany, New York 12205. Ms. Cerrone is an Italian American author who recently published The Hunger Saint (Bordighera Press 2017), a novella that tells the story of hope and survival set in Sicily. The story follows a young boy’s survival from the sulfur mines of rural Sicily....

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June 10 (Saturday)  5:30 - 7:30 pm The Italian American Writers Association 2nd Saturday Reading Series. Pushcart Prize nominated Olivia Kate Cerrone will read from her latest work, The Hunger Saint, a historical novella about the child miners of rural Sicily. Nino Provenzano, Vice President of Arba Sicula, will read in Sicilian and English from Fo...

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June 5 (Monday)  7:00 pm: Meet the Author: Antonio Monda. Presentation of Antonio Monda's last novel The Evidence of the Unseen by journalist Giampaolo Pioli, followed by the one-act play Beth and Audrey by Paolo Tartamella, an imaginary dialogue for the stage inspired by the novel. Q&A with Antonio Monda to follow presentation. Sponsored by Italyt...

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There’s an expression that weaves its way through Helene Stapinski’s union of crime story and family memoir: Leave the dead in peace. She doesn’t.“Murder in Matera: A True Story of Passion, Family, and Forgiveness in Southern Italy” starts as an inquiry that takes Stapinski from Jersey City, New Jersey, to the city of Bernalda, on the instep of the...

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The Italian Trade Agency is pleased to announce Italy’s official participation at BookExpo America 2017 (June 1-2) at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City. The Italian Pavilion will occupy Booth 621, and will showcase the latest books, catalogues, and multimedia products by 11 Italian exhibitors. The publishers, editors, and industry...

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This June 7 we celebrate the 100 birthday of a true fantastic icon of the Italian music: Dean Martin. Born Dino Paul Crocetti in Steubenville, Ohio, Dean Martin was a wonderful artist who already is part of the history of the American show business. To celebrate him and his legacy, we are honored and happy to welcome on We the Italians his daugh...

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"Remember one thing, my darling. One day nonna won't be here anymore. And I want you to be able to do all the things that nonna does!" -Rossella Rago, Cooking with Nonna That is the opening line of Rossella Rago's popular debut cookbook, Cooking with Nonna, and is one that I can relate to. As soon as you open the book, you are faced with dozens of...

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Thursday June 22, 6 PM - I Am Books - 189 North St, Boston 02113. When people asked Anthony Fasano about his nationality, he always replied, “I’m Italian,” without understanding the depths of what that meant. After 35 years of saying this, and with the birth of his third child and the aging of his grandparents, he decided that vague response wasn’t...

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Think of a tomato. Round, bulbous, straining the vine with its weight. Red as lipstick and fire engines. Testing the limits of its thin skin, sun-baked juices threatening to bust the membrane, taut with readiness. Yeah, we don’t have those in Minnesota. Well, rather, we do, but harvest season starts in mid-July and ends in September. Blink, and you...

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