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"Brooklyn Roses", a novel by Catherine Gigante-Brown. Brooklyn Roses follows the travails and triumphs of that loud, loving Italian-American family from Borough Park. The riveting story picks up more than a dozen years after The Bells of Brooklyn, in the turbulent late 1950s/early 1960s. It weaves an unforgettable tale that encompasses forbidden lo...

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Former Vermont Poet Laureate Chard deNiord will interview Vincent Panella on his soon-to-be-published novel, Sicilian Dreams, during the Brattleboro Literary Festival's virtual Literary Cocktail Hour, scheduled for 5 p.m. on Friday on the Literary Festival's Facebook page. In this novel, Santo Regina, a 32-year old activist, immigrates to America a...

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“The Gaudio Family Dynasty”: an eye-opening and inspirational exposé of one of America’s oldest and most successful retail empires. “The Gaudio Family Dynasty” is the creation of published author, Ralph Gaudio, who has worked in the retail field for over sixty years and was previously named Man of the Year by Sons of Italy. Gaudio states: “This boo...

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"Gli stranieri impazziscono per l'Italian Lifestyle che, per quanto riguarda il cibo coniuga gusto, semplicità e salute. Non a caso negli USA impazziscono per libri come The Mamma Mia! Diet, scritto a 4 mani da me e Paola Palestini. Questo non è il classico libro di diete in senso tradizionale, ma lo possiamo definire un manuale sulla dieta mediter...

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Congratulations to NIAF Member Patricia Badia-Johnson’s book Orienta… She Is the Dance, which is crafted around her mother’s autobiography. A young Italian American woman during the Great Depression, Orienta became a talented dancer which supported her family during the time period’s hardships. The novel is a rare female coming-of-age story, the di...

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Scholar and literary critic Ingrid Rossellini will be the guest of this episode of Tutti a Casa, moderated by Stefano Albertini, dedicated to the role of Western Civilization in today's world - the topic of her latest book Know Thyself (Penguing Random House, 2018). Daughter of film legends Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini, the episode will se...

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As a great lover of New York, a few years ago I started to notice a particular character on social media, unique in his way of talking about the city that fascinates me so much. I contacted him, and we met, and we became friends. One year we also walked in the Columbus Day Parade together. His name is Piero Armenti, and today he is a real star. Ten...

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Congratulations to NIAF Member Joseph R. Novello, M.D., who has written a biography of one of NIAF’s Founding Members, Angelo D’Agostino, S.J., M.D.–or “Dag,” as everyone called him. Novello’s DAG: Savior of AIDS Orphans tells the story of how D’Agostino, as a medical missionary in Kenya, developed Africa’s first orphanage for HIV+ children and lat...

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New Italian Books is the site that promotes Italian publishing, language and culture in the world. It’s bilingual, and aimed at Italian and foreign publishers, literary agents, translators, Italianists, Italian cultural institutes, Italians abroad, and all literature lovers. With the goal of encouraging Italian publishing production in the world, a...

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Susan Van Allen is the author of four book, “100 Places in Italy Every Woman Should Go,”  “Letters from Italy: Confessions, Adventures, and Advice,” “50 Places in Rome, Florence, and Venice Every Woman Should Go,” and “Hungry for Italy: Culinary Adventures in the Bel Paesee. She has attained an international fan base through her books and stories t...

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