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Tag Archives: Sarra Copia Sulam
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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Time for an Update!
Lots of fun things to tell you about, so today you get an entry full of updates: First Spritz Is Free is making its way around the world! Besides being free to download on Smashwords and Book Funnel, you can … Continue reading
Posted in A Beautiful Woman in Venice, Casanova, Gondolas, Italian heritage, Venice, Writing
Tagged authors, books, charity, festivals, First Spritz Is Free, Free Gondola Ride, Italian history, Italian men, Italian women, italy, Little Italy, Marco Zecchin, murano, no grandi navi, san jose, Sarra Copia Sulam, Save Venice, seductive venice, venezia, Venice, Venice in Peril
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Saldi Saldi Saldi!
Need something new to load onto your new eReader? Smashwords is having a promotion from December 25 through the end of 2017, and you can get ebook editions of any of my books at half price! Prices range from 99 … Continue reading
Posted in A Beautiful Woman in Venice, Casanova, Gondolas, Venice, Writing
Tagged books, Casanova, christmas, Gondolas, gondolier, Italian history, Italian men, Italian women, italy, murano, sale, Sarra Copia Sulam, Smashwords, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice history, women writers, women's history, writing
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Sorpresa e Gratitudine
As many of you may know, Michelle Lovric has written numerous books set in Venice, including Carnevale and The Floating Book. She is also part of a wonderful blog with contributions from a number of women writers and historians (see … Continue reading
Posted in A Beautiful Woman in Venice, Casanova, Venice, Writing
Tagged authors, blogging, books, Gaspara Stampa, Gregory Dowling, history, Italian women, italy, literature, Michelle Lovric, Sarra Copia Sulam, travel, venezia, Venice, Veronica Franco, writing
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The Next Event
I’ll be making a presentation about my book A Beautiful Woman in Venice, on Sunday, January 29, 4:30, at the Museo ItaloAmericano. It’s at Fort Mason center in SF. I hope you’ll come join me, and also tell your friends! … Continue reading
Nasty Woman, Venetian Style
After the recent U.S. presidential election, Urban Dictionary defines a “Nasty Woman” this way: “An intelligent female who is adept at putting ignorant men in their place.” “Her: My Social Security payroll contribution will go up, as will Donald’s — … Continue reading
Posted in A Beautiful Woman in Venice, Venice, Writing
Tagged Arcangela Tarabotti, books, feminism, Gaspara Stampa, history, Italian history, Italian men, Italian women, italy, literature, Lucrezia Marinella, Modesta Pozzo, poetry, research, Sarra Copia Sulam, travel, venezia, Venice, women writers, women's equality, women's history, writing
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Learn about Sarra Copia this Weekend!
I’ll be sharing my research into the life of Sarra Copia Sulam this weekend at the Jewish Community Library in San Francisco. This free program runs from 1:30 to 3:00 on Sunday, October 30. See details here: http://www.jewishlearningworks.org/events/2016/10/30/venice-jewish-poet-sarra-copia-sulam-a-presentation-by-kathleen-ann-gonzalez or click … Continue reading
Posted in A Beautiful Woman in Venice
Tagged books, ebook, history, Italian history, Italian men, Italian women, italy, Jewish history, research, San Francisco, Sarra Copia Sulam, the Ghetto, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice history, writing
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The New Book Exists!
Last March (2016) my publisher in Venice, Supernova Edizioni, published my new book, A Living Memory: Immortality for Sarra Copia Sulam. But I’ve never actually seen the finished book until today! Libreria Studium is carrying it. I finally got to … Continue reading
Posted in A Beautiful Woman in Venice, Venice, Writing
Tagged books, bookstores, history, publishing, Sarra Copia Sulam, the Ghetto, travel, venezia, Venice, women writers, women's history, writing
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Just in Time…
…to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Jewish Ghetto in Venice, I’ve published my newest book! A Living Memory: Immortality for Sarra Copia Sulam. This is a portrait that is probably of Sarra, though it hasn’t been confirmed: In … Continue reading
Posted in A Beautiful Woman in Venice, Venice, Writing
Tagged history, Jewish history, literary academies, publishing, Sarra Copia Sulam, Supernova Edizioni, travel, venezia, Venice, writing
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Was Giudecca Named for the Jews?
I recently read Christopher Moore’s new book The Serpent of Venice, which is an unholy marriage between Shakespeare’s Othello and Merchant of Venice, with some of Poe’s “Cask of Amontillado” thrown in. (In other words, a little slice of heaven … Continue reading
Posted in Venice, Writing
Tagged Giudecca, history, Jewish history, Sarra Copia Sulam, the Ghetto, travel, venezia, Venice
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