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Tag Archives: writers
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
To Honor Jan Morris
Jan Morris, indefatigable traveler and Venetophile, passed away this weekend on Nov. 20, aged 94. (Thank you, Bert, for letting me know.) Morris was a great journalist, traveler, and writer. In this article, The Guardian provides a lovely tribute … Continue reading
Posted in Venice, Writing
Tagged books, history, italy, Jan Morris, literature, travel writing, venezia, Venice history, women writers, writers, writing
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Announcing Venice Rising!
Woohoo! Sound the Marangona bell at the Basilica! The new anthology Venice Rising: Aqua Granda, Pandemic, Rebirth is now available! It’s a collection of 31 chapters, stories by people living in Venice during the flooding of November 2019 and the … Continue reading
Posted in Italian heritage, Venice, Writing
Tagged acqua alta, anthology, book, book reviews, books, charities, ebook, flooding, Italian language, Italian writers, italy, no grandi navi, sustainability, travel, travel writing, venezia, Veneziano, Venice, Venice Calls, Venice history, Venice Rising, We are here Venice, writers
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Sharing: “Not Waving but Drowning”
Fellow Venetophile Jane Fleming shared this poem that her poet husband composed. A melancholy thought for the year’s end, but certainly a poem worth sharing. The image is from his blog site as well. Thanks for sharing!
Posted in Italian heritage, Venice, Writing
Tagged Basilica San Marco, blogging, Cardinal Acquaviva, italian news, italy, poem, poetry, travel, venezia, Venice, writers, writing
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Venice, My Muse: An Interview with Scott Stavrou
I was introduced to Scott by another Venetophile, shortly after he published his novel Losing Venice. Luckily for me, he also agreed to write a chapter for First Spritz Is Free: Confessions of Venice Addicts. Though Scott used to live … Continue reading
Posted in Casanova, Italian heritage, Venice, Writing
Tagged accademia bridge, Bellini, campo, Campo Santa Margherita, canals, Carnevale, Casanova, casino, Dorsoduro, Festa della Salute, First Spritz Is Free, gelato, Grand Canal, italy, palace, palazzo, Palazzo Contarini Fasan, Piazza San Marco, Scott Stavrou, spritz, traghetto, travel, Venetian architecture, venetian dialect, Venetian foods, venezia, Venice, Venice history, writers, writing
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Casanova in My Mailbox
It’s not every day that Casanova shows up in my mailbox. But that’s where I found him today! My copy of the new journal Casanoviana arrived in a large white envelope. It replaces the former l’Intermediaire des Casanovistes (and before … Continue reading
Posted in Casanova, Italian heritage, Writing
Tagged Antonio Trampus, Ca' Foscari, Casanova, casanoviana, Casanovists, history, Italian history, Italian language, Italian men, Italian writers, italy, journals, Marco Leeflang, research, Stefano Feroci, Tom Vitelli, travel, venezia, Venice, writers, 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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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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Initial Impressions
Here are a couple first impressions of Venice, with writing that lifts my heart. Just wanted to share. “I took a water-bus from the Lido to Venice proper, and approaching this city in the sea, glittering in brilliant sunshine, … Continue reading
Losing or Gaining Venice?
How does one lose a city? Lose it to tourism? Lose it by falling out of love with it? Lose it to memory loss as one ages? Or, as the protagonist Mark thinks to himself, “What myriad assortment of fickle … Continue reading
Posted in Venice, Writing
Tagged authors, book, book reviews, books, calle, Campo Santa Margherita, dogs, First Spritz Is Free, italy, literature, Prague, San Trovaso, Scott Stavrou, travel, travel writing, venezia, Venice, writers, writing
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