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Being an Italian American who holds passports for both countries, grew up in the U.S. and moved to Italy later in life, my thoughts on what it means to be Italian American have evolved over the years. Here is what being Italian American means to me today. Staying connected to my roots while forging ahead to chase my dreams. Our families left Italy...

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Amidst the exposés and scandalous tell-alls that often pass for memoir, readers can be caught off guard by a heartfelt exploration of family history. And, having been caught off guard, we may come to realize that silence can be as scandalous as mayhem. Philip Gambone’s father was not an abusive or neglectful parent. When he eventually learned that...

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In the last 24 years, no other writer has likely lured more travellers to Italy than Frances Mayes. Her 1996 memoir Under the Tuscan Sun tells the story of how she fell in love with a rundown 200-year-old villa outside Cortona, and how she painstakingly restored it alongside her Italian neighbours. The book remained on the New York Times bestseller...

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Danielle Mongelli, an Italian American writer, poet, comedian, and teacher; has completed her new book “The Cure of the Heart”: a heartbreaking autobiography told in poems about how she was forced to endure the restrains of her insecurities and sorrow during her upbringing that left her broken for several years, long before she learns to embrace th...

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Lawrence Ferlinghetti, who died on Monday at the age of 101, was one of the key figures in 20th century American culture. He was as responsible as any single other person for the rise of the Beats, the end of obscenity laws, and, not least, the transformation of San Francisco from a backwater province to a vibrant artistic center. He did all this t...

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After teasing Survivor fans for months about a new project he has in the works, Boston Rob Mariano has finally revealed what it is — a cookbook! Here’s what you need to know about it and how to get your hands on a copy. Mariano made the big reveal on Instagram, touting that his “Boston Rob’s Family Favorites Cookbook” is now available on his offici...

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By early afternoon, a small memorial of flowers and a can of Pabst had begun to accumulate outside the door of City Lights Books, to commemorate the death of its co-founder Lawrence Ferlinghetti. And by the evening, a vigil for Ferlinghetti, one of the last living links to the Beat generation, was being held in the adjacent Jack Kerouac Alley, a ti...

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Writer Luca Zingaretti created the commissioner Salvo Montalbano. He’s a character that with its feet and roots deep in Sicilian ground. The company production has recently announced that March 8th is the last episode. That’s it. The last chapter is Il metodo Catalanotti. Sicily’s reaction The show’s location is Noto, a gorgeous baroque town in pro...

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In our culture we have lost our connection to cooking,” says Teresa Lust, author of "A Blissful Feast, Culinary Adventures in Italy’s Piedmont, Maremma, and Le Marche" ( Pegasus Books 2020; $19.19 Amazon hardcover price). The book was The Readable Feast’s 2020 winner for Best of Food Memoir. Lust, who teaches Italian at Dartmouth University in New...

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Mimmo Gangemi ritorna in libreria con Il popolo di mezzo, un bellissimo libro in cui riprende il tema dell’emigrazione italiana in America che già aveva trattato con successo nel romanzo La signora di Ellis Island. Una “storia d’amore e di anarchia” ma anche di risentimento, frustrazione e di forte odio degli immigrati italiani verso il nuovo Conti...

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