https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Publishers are boycotting the famous Turin book fair over the presence of the neo-fascist publisher of Italian deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini’s new book. https://www.thelocal.it/20190507/turin-book-fair-boycott-over-salvinis-far-right-publisher Tue, 07 May 2019 19:46:43 +0200 turin-book-fair-boycott-over-salvinis-far-right-publisher When Audrey Fielding first came to Puglia, she was expecting "a barren landscape", based on what she's heard and read. Instead, she found vibrant towns, chatty locals, a rich culture and delicious food that kept her coming back year after year. https://www.thelocal.it/20170324/why-the-beauty-music-and-people-of-salento-keep-me-coming-back-for-more Fri, 24 Mar 2017 09:01:57 +0100 why-the-beauty-music-and-people-of-salento-keep-me-coming-back-for-more Formerly a California banker, Marie Ohanesian Nardin moved to Italy 31 years ago after a short trip to Venice turned into something permanent. Now she has written a book based on her experiences, and tells The Local how the lagoon city has changed her own outlook on life, and how learning Italian has made her a better writer. https://www.thelocal.it/20180419/being-bilingual-has-made-me-a-more-creative-writer Thu, 19 Apr 2018 17:45:52 +0200 being-bilingual-has-made-me-a-more-creative-writer An Italian journalist acquitted in last year's so-called Vatileaks trial published on Thursday a book detailing the attempts of a young whistleblower to report alleged sexual abuse. https://www.thelocal.it/20171110/book-details-alleged-sexual-abuse-in-the-vatican Fri, 10 Nov 2017 10:00:40 +0100 book-details-alleged-sexual-abuse-in-the-vatican Asterix is to ride again in the 37th book in the legendary comic series, its publishers said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20171009/asterix-returns-in-chariot-race-through-italy Mon, 09 Oct 2017 16:43:52 +0200 asterix-returns-in-chariot-race-through-italy “There’s a huge contrast between the love tourists and so-called ‘expats’ like me have for Tuscany, and the shock that asylum seekers have to absorb when they are told that they might have to spend several years in the Tuscan outback,” explains Katja Meier, who spent several years running a refugee centre in the Tuscan hills. https://www.thelocal.it/20170421/working-in-a-refugee-home-right-and-wrong-dont-go-hand-in-hand-with-the-law Fri, 21 Apr 2017 16:59:24 +0200 working-in-a-refugee-home-right-and-wrong-dont-go-hand-in-hand-with-the-law Retired pope Benedict XVI fell in love during his student days in Germany and struggled with the idea of celibacy, said the author of a new book to be published on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160908/interviewer-reveals-secrets-of-ex-pope-benedict Thu, 08 Sep 2016 10:43:46 +0200 interviewer-reveals-secrets-of-ex-pope-benedict Venice. Rome. Florence. Lake Como. These and many others are well-trodden tourist routes. But a group of Italian photographers have come together to showcase the country’s unexplored gems. https://www.thelocal.it/20160613/ten-breath-taking-italian-gems-youve-never-heard-of Mon, 13 Jun 2016 17:15:30 +0200 ten-breath-taking-italian-gems-youve-never-heard-of Protesters opposing Italy's far-right Northern League party stormed a bookshop in Bologna on Thursday, destroying copies of a new autobiography by party leader, Matteo Salvini. https://www.thelocal.it/20160506/protesters-destroy-far-right-leaders-new-tome-in-bookshop-raid Fri, 06 May 2016 11:21:15 +0200 protesters-destroy-far-right-leaders-new-tome-in-bookshop-raid Independent bookstores across Italy are refusing to sell a book written by Giuseppe Salvatore Riina, the son of a once-feared Sicilian godfather Totò Riina. https://www.thelocal.it/20160408/italys-independent-bookstores-reject-biography-of-mobsters-son Fri, 08 Apr 2016 13:31:53 +0200 italys-independent-bookstores-reject-biography-of-mobsters-son The last book from Italian literary giant Umberto Eco, who died last week, will be published on Friday, his publishers said. https://www.thelocal.it/20160222/umberto-ecos-last-book-to-be-released-friday Mon, 22 Feb 2016 14:32:40 +0100 umberto-ecos-last-book-to-be-released-friday Frances Mayes’ bestseller, which was later made into a film, was instrumental in putting the Tuscan town of Cortona on the map. She talks to Oonagh Stransky about life in the town ever since. https://www.thelocal.it/20160205/frances-mayes-takes-us-under-the-tuscan-sun Fri, 05 Feb 2016 15:11:59 +0100 frances-mayes-takes-us-under-the-tuscan-sun Corto Maltese, the debonair sea captain anti-hero of a string of classic graphic novels, is to sail again in a new adventure, 20 years after his Italian creator died. https://www.thelocal.it/20150924/italian-comic-book-hero-comes-back-to-life Thu, 24 Sep 2015 12:22:49 +0200 italian-comic-book-hero-comes-back-to-life Love him or loathe him, there’s no question that Silvio Berlusconi has left an indelible mark in Italy. We spoke to Michael Day, the author of a witty new book about his life to find out more about the ambitious businessman from Milan who went on to lead Italy three times. https://www.thelocal.it/20150703/how-berlusconi-fascinated-and-appalled Fri, 03 Jul 2015 16:43:03 +0200 how-berlusconi-fascinated-and-appalled Francesco Schettino, ex-captain of the Costa Concordia, has dedicated his new book, Le Verità Sommerse (The Sunken Truths) to the families of the shipwreck's 32 victims. https://www.thelocal.it/20150625/concordia-captain-dedicates-book-to-victims Thu, 25 Jun 2015 13:31:24 +0200 concordia-captain-dedicates-book-to-victims More than two decades in prison spent studying and writing has made convicted Sicilian killer Giuseppe Grassonelli a changed man. https://www.thelocal.it/20150624/regrets-but-no-remorse-for-sicilys-mafia-veteran Wed, 24 Jun 2015 09:43:00 +0200 regrets-but-no-remorse-for-sicilys-mafia-veteran An 18th-century book on the history of Saint Peter's Basilica that was stolen last year in Rome has been recovered at a bookstore in Buenos Aires, officials said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150424/18th-century-book-stolen-in-rome-found-in-argentina Fri, 24 Apr 2015 10:29:05 +0200 18th-century-book-stolen-in-rome-found-in-argentina The Local brings you incredible images of Venice in the 1840s and 1850s, using one of the first photography techniques invented. https://www.thelocal.it/20150320/beautiful-photos-of-19th-century-venice Fri, 20 Mar 2015 13:29:35 +0100 beautiful-photos-of-19th-century-venice To mark the release of a new photography book on Venice, The Local speaks to editor JoAnn Locktov about falling in love with Italy’s canal city. https://www.thelocal.it/20141223/new-photo-book-shows-beauty-of-venice Tue, 23 Dec 2014 09:05:00 +0100 new-photo-book-shows-beauty-of-venice Francesca Pascale had a "difficult relationship" with her father and was "obsessed" with Silvio Berlusconi, following the politician around the country until he gave in to her advances, a new book reveals. https://www.thelocal.it/20141105/pascale-book-reveals-obsession-for-berlusconi Wed, 05 Nov 2014 17:59:00 +0100 pascale-book-reveals-obsession-for-berlusconi