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Tag Archives: books
Radio Spritz
Exciting news–I’ve been interviewed for the radio show “Eye on Travel” with Peter Greenberg! He somehow learned about my book First Spritz Is Free: Confessions of Venice Addicts and decided to interview me. (Thanks, Laura Morelli, for helping to connect us!) The show will … Continue reading
Posted in Italian heritage, Venice, Writing
Tagged books, Eye on Travel, Italian writers, italy, literature, memoir, Peter Greenberg, travel, travel writing, venezia, Venice, women writers, writing
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Casanova In Place: A Symposium in Venice, June 2019
I am thrilled to announce an upcoming symposium for the study of Giacomo Casanova! I’ve been working on this since last summer, and registration is now open. The symposium runs from 28-30 June, with optional excursions on the 27th and … Continue reading
Posted in Casanova, Italian heritage, Venice, Writing
Tagged books, Carrion Gallery, Casanova, Casanova Museum, casanoviana, Casanovists, Galleria il Redentore, Gregory Dowling, history, Italian history, Italian men, Italian writers, italy, Jean-Christophe Igalens, literature, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice history, writing
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Culture Salon
My publisher, Giovanni DiStefano at Supernova Edizioni in Venice, attended the Salone della Cultura in Milan, this past weekend, January 19-20, 2019. And guess what–those are my books on his table, for everyone to see! Here’s a view of the hall, … Continue reading
Posted in A Beautiful Woman in Venice, Casanova, Italian heritage, Venice, Writing
Tagged Andrea Perego, art, authors, books, Casanova, Italian language, Italian writers, italy, literature, Milan, publishing, Supernova Edizioni, travel, travel writing, venezia, Venice, Venice history, writers, writing
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The Notorious SCS
America is fortunate to be living with the Notorious RBG (Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg) in our times. But Venice in the early seventeenth century was lucky to have the Notorious SCS. Sarra Copia Sulum. Her friend and mentor … Continue reading
Posted in A Beautiful Woman in Venice, Italian heritage, Venice, Writing
Tagged authors, books, creativity, feminism, history, Italian history, Italian men, Italian women, Italian writers, italy, Jewish history, Leone Modena, literature, poetry, Sarra Copia Sulam, the Ghetto, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice history, writing
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Venice, My Muse: An Interview with Andrea Perego
This month you’ll meet another person fascinated with both Venice and Casanova. Andrea Perego is a Berlin-based Italo-Australian journalist and writer. He lived in Sydney where he worked as a broadcaster journalist for SBS Radio, and in Venice, where he earned … Continue reading
Posted in Casanova, Gondolas, Italian heritage, Venice, Writing
Tagged Andrea Perego, authors, Bellini, books, Ca' Pesaro, Ca'Rezzonico, calle, campo, canals, Casanova, Caterina Cornaro, festivals, gelato, Giorgione, Grand Canal, history, Italian history, Italian men, italy, literature, modem, photography, photos, Piazza San Marco, Pietro Bembo, Rosalba Carriera, spritz, Supernova Edizioni, travel, travel writing, Venetian architecture, venezia, Venice, Venice archives, Venice history, websites, writing, wrk
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Quattro Minuti con Casanova: Teatro Sant’Angelo
I haven’t posted a Quattro Minuti episode in a while, so here’s a new one to start your new year! The last two posts featured other theaters that Casanova was connected to: Teatro Goldoni and Teatro Benedetto. In today’s video, … Continue reading
Posted in Casanova, Italian heritage, Venice, Writing
Tagged authors, books, Carlo Goldoni, Casanova, history, Italian history, Italian men, Italian writers, italy, Luisa Bergalli, Quattro Minuti, research, sant'Angelo, theater history, theaters, travel, travel writing, Venetian architecture, venezia, Venice, Venice history, video, writing
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Who Doesn’t Love a List?
Not me! I love lists–making them, reading them, checking them off…. Katia from The Venice Insider blog has posted her end of the year best books on Venice list. I’m happy to share it here. It’s impressive–she must read a … Continue reading
Posted in Venice, Writing
Tagged authors, blogging, blogs, books, First Spritz Is Free, Italian history, Italian writers, italy, Philip Jones, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice Insider, women writers, writers, writing
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