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Tag Archives: books
Venetian Lives Event Videos
In case you’d like to see the videos from the Venetian Lives interview, they’re available on Facebook for about 25 more days. Graziella Giusto hosted me at her new atelier / artist’s workshop in Cannaregio, Venice, on June 11. Author … Continue reading
The Newest Casanova Biography
A couple weeks ago my newsfeed blew up with articles about the newest biography on Casanova: Adventurer: The Life and Times of Giacomo Casanova. This review by the Guardian calls C a “career criminal” and particularly focuses on incest, pedophilia, … Continue reading
Posted in Casanova, Venice, Writing
Tagged biography, books, Casanova, casanoviana, history, Italian history, italy, Leo Damrosch, venezia, Venice, Venice history, writing
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The Search for Hope
“A lockdown with imposed restrictions. For some this is a paralyzing situation, for others it is being given space to create. In the last thirteen years of his life, Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798) also found himself in restrictive circumstances: the money … Continue reading
Posted in Casanova, Writing
Tagged 18th century, Amsterdam, books, Casanova, history, History of my Life, memoir, Rudolf Hunnik, Thomas Hope, travel, Venice history, writing
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Announcing: Riffs & Ecstasies Venice
I’ve announced this book before, by California author Rita Bottoms with paintings by her husband Tom Bottoms. But this announcement is for the new second edition, which has been reorganized and has new content. What I love most about this … Continue reading
Posted in Italian heritage, Venice, Writing
Tagged books, Caffe Florian, italy, painting, Rita Bottoms, Tom Bottoms, travel, venezia, Venice, writing
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Announcing: Storia Editoriale di una Vita
This has been a great year for new books on Giacomo Casanova! Storia Editoriale di una Vita: Bibliografia delle edizioni dell’Histoire de ma vie di Giacomo Casanova. 1822-2019, chronicles the publishing history of Casanova’s History of My Life. Gianluca Simeoni … Continue reading
Posted in Casanova, Italian heritage, Writing
Tagged Antonio Trampus, books, Casanova, casanoviana, Gianluca Simeoni, history, Italian history, italy, publishing history, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice history, writing
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What Did Casanova Know About the Pox?
You can find out the answer to this and many other questions in Lisetta Lovett’s new book Casanova’s Guide to Medicine. Lovett notes that Casanova’s interest in medicine and cataloguing of his and others’ illnesses offer a fairly broad glimpse … Continue reading
Posted in Casanova, Italian heritage, Rome, Venice, Writing
Tagged books, Casanova, history, History of my Life, history of sex, Italian history, italy, Lisetta Lovett, medical history, Rome, syphilis, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice history, writing
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New Views of Casanova
Casanova always wanted to be the center of things–the one people noticed in the room, the one to catch a woman’s eye, the one befriended by the wealthy and well-connected. Many past writers have instead relegated Casanova to the margins, … Continue reading
Posted in Casanova, Italian heritage, Venice, Writing
Tagged books, Bruno Capaci, Casanova, Casanova in Place, Chantal Thomas, conferences, enlightenment, history, Italian history, italy, Jean-Christophe Igalens, libertine, Malina Stefanovska, Michel Delon, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice history, writing
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Vampires Are Forever
Dark alleys, spooky corners, moldering palaces, lonely footsteps at night. Venice has many ingredients for a good vampire story. Forever Young by Barbara Stanzl and Brett Fitzpatrick brings you a blend of modern Venice and historic backstory with plenty of … Continue reading
Indie Go Go!
If you live in California, like to read and have a library card, today is your lucky day! Two of my books are now available on Biblioboard, a California library service for independent authors. Click here for First Spritz Is … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblioboard, books, Casanova, Indie California, italy, libraries, travel, travel writing, venezia, Venice, walking guide, women's travel, writing
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