Books and Authors in Grado

Books are back on the seaside with the 35th edition of Libri e Autori a Grado! Authors will compare fiction, history, crime, and current affairs to explore contemporary society through books. From July 2nd to August 8th, at 6:00 PM at the Velarium on GIT beach, free admission.

Books are back by the sea with the 35th edition of Libri e Autori a Grado! Authors will compare fiction, history, crime, and current affairs to explore contemporary society through books. From July 2nd to August 8th, at 6 pm at the Velarium on GIT beach, free admission.

Jacopo Rampini begins Thursday, July 3rd, with "Il gioco del potere" (The Game of Power), published by Mondadori. This book, co-written with his father Federico, is part geopolitical essay, part autobiographical novel. He will be interviewed by Franco Del Campo, both of whom hold degrees in philosophy. Friday, July 4th, Paola Calvetti will present her recently published book, "Il segreto del cigno" (The Secret of the Swan).

The Princess of Wales's silent revolution. Sweet but determined, commissar Catherine Middleton embodies the ideal of perfection that the English monarchy so desperately needs today. Interviewed by GianPaolo Polesini, marquis, journalist, and writer of his latest book, Polle, the only child. The garden of culture.

On Thursday, July 10th, psychologist and psychotherapist Giusy Castiglioni will present her essay "Princesses in Guépieres": from Snow White to Hercules, how fairy tales have ruined our lives and how they can save them.

Sara Polo will be investigating with her. A welcome return on Friday, July 11th, is Gianni Oliva, a historian and professor of military institutions from Turin, who, after his important essays on the Second World War, presents his first novel, "Il pendio dei noci," which was among the six finalists for the Bancarella Prize. He will be joined by publisher and historian Polo Gaspari.

On Thursday, July 17th, for an encounter with art, we will meet an important Belluno artist who has called Grado his home for many years: Vincenzo Munaro. He will be joined by another Belluno native, Paolo Doglioni, former President of the Belluno Chamber of Commerce, an entrepreneur with a passion for art and a scholar of Albrecht Dürer, whose work he has followed throughout the world and to whom he has dedicated a beautiful little book, "Albrecht Dürer, an Emigrant Who Made His Fortune." Proceeds from the sale of the book will go to the Belluno Province Welfare Fund, to mothers and working women.

On Friday, July 18, Stefano Zecchi, a friend of the festival who presented the essays from his trilogy on the Exodus, returns with a novel set in India, where he lived for several years teaching at the University of Calcutta, "Resurrection." Three characters, experiencing existential crises for various reasons, come to India in search of themselves. They arrive in Singar, where Jesus' tomb is said to be located; each will return with a personal "resurrection."

On Thursday, July 24th and Friday, July 25th, two writer friends will meet: on Thursday the 24th, Mauro Mazza, journalist and author of numerous essays on literature, television, and political culture, former director of Tg2, Rai Uno, and Rai Sport, will be interviewed by GianPaolo Polesini and present his novel "MostruosaMente," dedicated to the figure of Magda Goebell, the first lady of the Reich, for whom she foolishly sacrificed her children and family. On Friday the 25th, Mauro Mazza will interview Gennaro Sangiuliano on the iconic figure of Trump: "La rivincita."

Sangiuliano, a journalist and former Minister of Culture, now a RAI correspondent in Paris, has written several biographies of international political figures, from Reagan to Putin. This one on Trump is a re-edition of the one published in 2017, updated to reflect his re-election. Closing out July is a thriller: Tullio Avoledo's "How to Kill a Gentleman."

The first interview with lawyer Contrada, Neri Pozza. A dark and nostalgic novel, tender and ferocious, that reflects today's world, with him exploring the mystery of Leonardo Tognon. To open the August presentations, a friend from Grado, Carlo Cottarelli, returns for the third time on Sunday, August 3rd, with his latest essay, "Senza giri di parole." In a time of great uncertainty, the economist analyzes seven global challenges that overwhelm our present and will shape the future. Only with strong nerves and a clear conscience can we face them. He will be joined by Franco Del Campo. For younger readers, "Professor" Andrea Maggi arrives on August 6th with his latest Giunti book, dedicated to teenagers, "Il mio Socrate."

May the children, accompanied by the avatar of the Greek philosopher, find themselves and their own path. On Thursday, August 7, Irene Giurovich returns to the Velarium, interviewed by Elisa Michellut, to present the sequel to her autobiographical book "L'ultimo battito," dedicated to her Labrador Alfredo, who lived over 15 years thanks to her loving care.

Closing the review is a book dedicated to the Region and Gorizia, which this year is the protagonist with GO 2025! European Capital of Culture, "The Season of Ideas": reflections on the past to face current challenges by Mario Brancati and Roberto Collini.

An analysis of the history of Friuli Venezia Giulia from the 1970s to the end of the last century, highlighting the major changes and reflecting how, even in the wake of tragic events, including the earthquake, the region became an example in sectors such as reconstruction, healthcare, and civil protection.