A Journey in Search of Lost Empathy Mario Calabresi’s new book: eight voices, eight stories to help us look at the world with confidence once more by - 23 October 2026
The maestro and Kamila an asymmetrical story of a mad desire Leonetta Bentivoglio reconstructs, in the form of a novel, the passionate relationship between the Czech composer Leoš Janáček and his muse in the early 20th century by Maurizio Crosetti 23 October 2026
Janice Hadlow and ‘The Other Bennet Sister’: ‘I’m rewriting Austen and give to the invisible ones” The author has dedicated a novel – which has also been adapted into a TV series – to Mary from *Pride and Prejudice*. Giving her, today, a chance to shine by Sara Scarafia 23 October 2026
Imperial bust, possibly of Augustus, sparks auction record for Roman art The marble sculpture was sold by Sotheby’s in New York for over 30 million euros. It depicts an emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty by Ilaria Zaffino 22 October 2026
One hundred years of ‘Fiesta’, the novel of the lost generation On 22 October 1926, Ernest Hemingway’s first book was published. A group of young British and American expats in Paris travelled to Spain to watch the bullfights. Yet these twenty-somethings, full of dreams, had only just left the abyss of the Great War behind them. A century later, writers and sch… by Sara Scarafia 22 October 2026
Rebecca Yarros, the ‘Queen of Dragons’ with 22 million copies sold In three years she has become a phenomenon. Every new romantasy novel is a major event. And to think that nobody wanted to publish her stories by Sara Scarafia 22 October 2026
The masterpieces from the Bilotti collection will leave Italian museums Works by artists such as Picasso, Matisse, Dalí and Warhol are set to go abroad: “It’s down to the rule that removes tax deductions / tax credits for patrons” by Carlo Picozza 22 October 2026
From Tosca and Rigoletto to Il Dandi the eternal noir spirit of opera The author of “Romanzo criminale” explained why he decided to adapt it into an opera with music by Nicola Piovani. In the footsteps of the many great stage “villains” by Giancarlo de Cataldo 22 October 2026
When Francis of Assisi taught us to make peace with the wolf within us This episode from the saint’s life opens up a space for engagement with the external threat by fostering a new pact. To defuse violence through responsibility by Massimo Recalcati 22 October 2026
