Books, Authors, Comics & Poets

Unlock Italian Mysteries This Halloween: Spooky Book Club Adventures

Join the 2024 Fall Matta Italian Book Club: Improve Your Italian with ‘La Libreria dei Gatti Neri’ by Piergiorgio Pulixi – Signup now!

Announcing the Fall 2024 Matta Italian Book Club: “La Libreria dei Gatti Neri” by Piergiorgio Pulixi

Announcing the Spring 2024 Matta Italian Book Club: “Brodetto Galeotto” by Christina Assouad

Fumetti to Fine Art: The Graphic Novels of Ernesto Anderle

Zio Paperone’s Comic Quest: Language Learning capers at the Giostra del Saracino in Arezzo

Discover Italy’s Remarkable Women: Melissa Mudoon’s Novels and the Gift of Inspiration

Unveiling Rome’s Enchanting Allure: Mark Tedesco’s book: “She Seduced Me: A Love Affair with Rome.” 

An Italian “beach read!” Learn Italian with novels by Grazia Cioce

Announcing the Fall 2023 Matta Italian Book Club: “Quatro Metà” di Martino Coli

Mia suocera è un mostro di Valentina Vanzini

A letter from Artemisia Gentileschi to the author.

Visiting Gardone and Villa Vittoriale home of Gabriele D’Annunzio

Announcing the Spring 2023 Matta Book Club: “Io non ho paura” di Niccolò Ammaniti

Matta Book Club Meets Felicia Kingsley!

Recensione “Una grande storia d’amore” di Susanna Tamaro

Chat with Serena Capilli: Teacher and Author of Due Amiche

Gold and Silver Awards for Artemisia and Sofonisba — my novels set in Italy.

“The Secret Life of Sofonisba Anguissola” is orbiting the blog-o-sphere this month—win a print copy of the book.

The Divine Proportions of Luca Pacioli – a novel set in the Renaissance: Guest post by author W.A.W. Parker

Laura e Petrarca: Immortalizing Unrequited Love Through Art

“Come hai detto che ti chiami?” A book and podcast to learn Italian by Alessandra Pasqui

Elena Ferrante: Neapolitan novels discussed at San Francisco Istituto Italiano

Dante & Beatrice: The Poem That Changed the World

Umberto Ecco: Tribute to the great Italian – Author of Il nome della Rosa

The Past Told by Children: The History of Arezzo!

Promessi Sposi in Dieci Minuti: A Quick Dive into an Italian Literary Classic

Escape the Black Death with Boccaccio in Fiesole

Mastering the Subjunctive with Daniela Mancini Author of “Il Congiuntivo”

Novecento: The Legend of the Pianist on the Ocean

750th Anniversary birth Dante Alighieri – author epic poem Divina Commedia

How the Grinch Stole Christmas… and Our Hearts