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My Brilliant Friend, by the pseudonymous Italian author Elena Ferrante, is the New York Times’ No. 1 book of the century. This recognition, and the recent adaptation of Ferrante’s four-novel Neopolitan Quartet into an HBO series, underscores this writer’s profound influence.  Ferrante’s popular novels, translated into English by Ann Goldstein, are...

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Every year, one month before the holidays, my mom and my grandmother would start planning. The two of them hosted Christmas: One would take Christmas Eve, the other Christmas Day. My mom would start by writing out a work-back schedule, scribbled notes peeking out of cookbooks that included ideas for specialty cocktails and cookies. She excelled at...

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The Casa Italia Library/ Italian Cultural Center (Chicago) announces the release of Italian Women in Chicago, Volume II, Siamo arrivate (We have arrived). This anthology is a collection of stories, spotlights, poetry, and much more. You can order Italian Women in Chicago vol ii from Casa Italia here. Focusing on “Saving Our Stories,” “Pop Culture,”...

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Dear friends, 2024 has been another year full of very interesting people, topics, meetings for us at We the Italians. The eleventh book, the ninth annual yearbook, is available for you: a nice Christmas gift, with the twelve interviews from 2024 on twelve different topics that have in common Italy and the United States. We hope you will buy and giv...

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Subiaco, in the province of Rome, has been proclaimed Italian Book Capital 2025. The municipality will receive a prize of 500,000 euros to be invested in initiatives for the development of reading. “the title of Italian Capital of Books is also intended to celebrate the cities of Italy as the propelling center of our civilization,” commented the Mi...

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In her book, Adriatico, Paola Bacchia digs down into the culinary culture of Italy’s Adriatic coast, where food is marked by regional differences but unified by the sea. What’s your connection to the Adriatic Sea?My father was born right on the shores of the Adriatic Sea, less than a mile from it. When he was born, his birthplace was in Italy, but...

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When the greatest living historian of our time, Robert Orsi, started researching Italian Harlem and unearthing the documents that allowed him to study the meanings and importance of the festa of the Madonna of Mount Carmel between the end of the nineteenth and the first half of the twentieth century, one of the things he discovered was that the lif...

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Mario Puzo was an American writer best known for his iconic novel The Godfather. Born in New York City in 1920 to a family of Italian immigrants, Puzo grew up in a tough neighborhood, which greatly influenced his writing. His early life experiences, combined with his fascination for the mafia, led him to craft stories that delve deep into the world...

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Thursday, December 5th, 6:00 pm. Suggested donation of $15 per person. Italian American Museum, 151 Mulberry Street, New York, NY. For reservations please send an email here. You are cordially invited to attend a Book Presentation and Talk by Dr. Jo Ann Cavallo who will discuss her book, “The Sicilian Puppet Theater of Agrippino Manteo (1884-1947):...

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I am so happy to share my debut book, Artisan Italian Baking at Home, with you. My hope is that you will find these recipes for 60 delicious bakes inspiring and a great tool to empower you on your culinary journey. I was born and raised in Rome, but my grandparents on my mother’s side were from Arce, a small town in Ciociaria. The name Ciociaria is...

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