Books

Lifestyle
by Silvia Donati |
Raised in Liverpool by an Italian father and a British mother, novelist Nicky Pellegrino has been immersed into Italian culture and lifestyle since she was a…
Lifestyle
by andrewcotto |
There’s a literary theory that the most important character in any narrative is the setting. As a writer who loves the “where and when” of story, I’m all over…
Culture
by Jamie Mackay |
The wait is almost over. In just a few days fans of Elena Ferrante’s best-selling Neapolitan novels will finally have the pleasure of watching her characters…
Food & Drink
by Silvia Donati |
The 41st edition of “Ristoranti e Vini d’Italia” (Restaurants and Wines of Italy), the guide published every year by L’Espresso, one of Italy's foremost  …
Culture
by Silvia Donati |
[Lead photo credit: Cristina Marson, 2017, La pescatrice di sogni] What I love the most about the photography book Dream of Venice in Black and White is…
Lifestyle
by Silvia Donati |
The first eight-hour season of My Brilliant Friend will debut this fall on HBO. Based on the first of four ‘Neapolitan Novels’ written by Italian…
Culture
by Silvia Donati |
Italy Magazine editors share favorite books by Italian authors for your 2018 summer reading list. Silvia Donati’s picks: “Ciao America! – An Italian Discovers…
Culture
by jaimeclewis |
Editor's note, October 6, 2022: We're re-sharing this 2018 profile of the Tuscany-based author and broadcaster Kamin Mohammadi not only because of her delight…
Lifestyle
by Silvia Donati |
“Goethe said, 'See Naples and die.' I saw Naples and started to live.” So writes American-born Katherine Wilson in the introduction to her memoir, ‘Only in…
Lifestyle
by Silvia Donati |
In her early forties, in the wake of a divorce and a traumatic illness, California-born Chandi Wyant decided to walk - alone – on a stretch of the Via…