Saxon Henry interviews JoAnn Locktov about the book on Venice she co-authored: Dream of Venice. Dream of Venice captures the mysterious allure of the ancient floating city with the … [Read more...]
Articles on books about Italy, plus author interviews.
Happy reading.
From Marble to Flesh: The biography of Michelangelo’s David by A. Victor Coonin
If you are like me, you love books. Not just for the tales themselves but also for the people and places behind them. When it comes to Florence, two of the city's most famous names arguably … [Read more...]
Dive into Wild Swimming Italy
A new, highly original Italy travel guide has recently come out: Wild Swimming Italy, is its title. As far as I know, there's nothing else quite like it.As you may have guessed from the … [Read more...]
Supping with the devil…from Ammaniti to Abruzzo
It's that time of year, we're all partied out, we've eaten and drunk our way through the festive season and are starting to think that maybe it's payback time for all those excesses. If … [Read more...]
How Blood Washes Blood in Italy
Under the heat of the Sicilian sun, blood certainly does wash blood, as is graphically illustrated by Frank Viviano in his book of the same name.Brought up in Detroit of … [Read more...]