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Book Presentations and Panel Discussion by Vincent LaBarbera, Richard Rinaldo, John Anselmo and Thomas DiGrazia. The Italian American Museum and Four Guys from the Neighborhood cordially invite you to a stimulating discussion on growing up in the Neighborhood on Friday, June 5th at 6:30PM.   Featuring three books about Little Italy...

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I manoscritti di Dante Alighieri saranno presto accessibili a tutti. Le opere del padre della lingua italiana potranno essere sfogliate da chiunque e gratuitamente, senza dover ricevere permessi speciali come Robert Langdon, lo studioso protagonista de "Il codice da Vinci" e degli altri libri di Dan Brown.   Lo hanno annunciato la Biblioteca...

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by Tom Witom   Grandmothers, known as "nonnas," hold a special place of honor in Italian families, and when it comes to their cooking skills that esteem becomes reverential. And in "Nonna's House" (Atria Books) Jody Scaravella pays proper tribute to these special women.   In 2007, Scaravella opened Enoteca Maria on Staten Island, a re...

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Italy-born and New York City-based playwright/critic Mario Fratti took home the prestigious Capri Award for his Forbidden Diary (Diario Prohibito), his only novel, written when he was 20 about the horrors of the German invasion of Italy. Fratti was presented with the award September 26, 2013 before the Italian Parliament.   Created 30 years...

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President and CEO Adele Chatfield-Taylor, FAAR'84, will reflect on the history and preservation strategy that were key to the rebuilding of the American Academy in Rome, as she prepares to step down after 25 years at the helm. Adele Chatfield-Taylor, President and CEO of the American Academy in Rome, is an historic preservationist. She was directo...

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The day Riccardo receives a phone call, his sister - Irene - is only a bothersome thought, a memory angrily chased away. He has never forgiven her for writing about him in the novel that made her famous. Now, Irene is in a coma and Riccardo finds himself having to spend time by her side.   It is the story of a man's transformation, a tale of...

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by Dolores Alfieri   In this episode of The Italian American Podcast, we speak to author Maria Laurino, who has written for numerous publications, including The New York Times, and whose essays are widely anthologized. Her first memoir, Were You Always an Italian?, (W.W. Norton, 2000) was a national bestseller and explored the issue of ethni...

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by Sara Tracey   Decades ago, on a cloudy Sunday afternoon, Theresa DiSpirito drove her dad, Henry, to Utica College. He never could drive himself – the Italian immigrant never got a driver's license. Henry DiSpirito, the sculpting artist-in-residence for the college for 32 years and a constant perfectionist, needed to work. It didn't...

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Umberto Eco's "Numero Zero," a best-seller in the novelist's native Italy, will come out in the U.S. this fall. On Monday, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt announced a Nov. 3 release date for Eco's story of a ghostwriter in Milan caught up in an underworld of crime and conspiracy. Eco is known for his complex plots, and his publisher said the latest...

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The Italian Heritage Society of the Monterey Peninsula recently released their new book "Italian Fishing Families of Monterey", a work that is written by fishermen, their families and friends. The purpose of the 302-page book is to preserve the history of the Italian fishing community of Monterey. Impressively, the Italian Heritage Society has co...

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