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Dear friends, as you know we do not stop even in August, and this is the editorial for the hottest month of the year. We are working on some new things that will see the light of day soon, and I hope to be able to announce some of these new things as early as next month. On July 29 I had the honor and pleasure of attending the John Fante Festival,...

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Published in 1802, The Last Letters of Jacopo Ortis is one of the most famous works of Italian poet and writer Ugo Foscolo. Foscolo was born in Zante, Greece, in 1778 and died in London in 1827. His birth name was Niccolò, his mother was Greek, and his father came from Venice. At that time the Greek island was governed by the city of Venice and the...

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There is an extraordinary description of Made in Italy as seen from the perspective of design in the book “Il design e l'invenzione del Made in Italy” (Design and the Invention of Made in Italy) by Professor Elena Dellapiana. It is a theme that intersects with the United States several times, even in the introduction of the "Made in Italy" brand, w...

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Katie Parla always wanted to live in Rome. Growing up in New Jersey with restaurant-industry parents, she fell in love with Italian food at an early age and set her sights on the pasta capital of the world. “I decided as a teenager that when I grew up I’d move here and live here forever,” she remembers. “That was the one thing that I knew to be tru...

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Acclaimed dancer and writer Anna Harsh will sign copies of her latest book Aug. 7 at the B.F. Jones Memorial Library. The 5:30 p.m. event will showcase Harsh's highly anticipated second book, "The Italian Dance Quest: Finding Power, Wealth, and Innovation." A continuation of Harsh's first memoir, "La Danza: Conflict, Passion, and Healing," both boo...

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Distinguished author and playwright Rosanna Staffa (The Innocence of Ghosts Off-Broadway) has released her debut novel, The War Ends at Four (Regal House Publishing; May 10, 2023; ISNB-13: 9781646033317; US $18.95 / CAN $24.99 Paperback). In The War Ends at Four, author Rosanna Staffa explores the quest of a perpetual outsider looking for a true ho...

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Italian Fields Media is proud to offer the debut work from Patrick Tunno, PhD, A Guide to Italy: Cultural Insights and Tips to Maximize Your Trip. News of a tourist defacing the Colosseum, newly created fines for lingering in Portofino, and a limit imposed on the hoards of guests visiting Italy’s Alto Adige region: there has never been a more relev...

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The Coccia Institute for the Italian Experience in America is thrilled to collaborate with Watchung Booksellers in presenting Kelsey James, author of The Woman in the Castello and Christina Lynch, author of Sally Brady’s Italian Adventure.  The Woman in the Castello: Rome, 1965: In this gothic thriller, aspiring actress Silvia Whitford arrives at R...

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This is a book written by Tiziano Terzani and published posthumously in 2018. It is described as an original work by an author who was appreciated by more than five million Italian readers. Tiziano Terzani was born in Florence in 1938 and has lived in Asia with his family for thirty years. As a matter of fact, he worked as correspondent for the Ger...

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There are countless books on Christopher Columbus, and it comes with good reason, he was an Italian explorer and navigator who completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean, opening the way for the widespread European exploration and colonization of the Americas. “By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at h...

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