THETogether with nature, the desire to read also awakens. It will be for this reason that Starting from May many squares of Italian cities and countriesthey turn into literary lounges where culture lovers meet writers and intellectuals in the many and all interesting literary festivals. Here it is 5 not to be missed.
Also the Cepell He has noticed and since 2011 he promotes May of booksa campaign that invites to Bring the books out of their usual context Thanks to countless and imaginative initiatives in all regions. The edition of this year, inaugurated on April 23 in the UNESCO DAY OF THE BOOK AND COMPARTICAL LAW, She was dedicated to Andrea Camilleri on the centenary of his birth And it invites us to reflect on the insured power of reading in giving shape to thought, stimulating awareness and critical sense.
Literary festivals: the magical thought of Sorrentino, Lynch and Battiato a Popsophia
It starts from Ancona with Popsophiathe festival that combines philosophy, esotericism, science and pop culture. Abracadabra is the formula that introduces this year’s theme: magical thought. From the ancient potions to popular traditions, from alchemical art to the imagination of pop culture, magic has never vanished, on the contrary, it has evolved and today presents itself in the multifaceted spells of the technology of which our lives are teeming.
From 8 to 11 May at the Teatro delle Muse, from 17 to midnight, many guests and entertaining entertaining pills will be released from the alchemical cauldron of the festival, including a live show dedicated to Franco Battiato’s esotericism and the magical and restless thought of directors such as Fellini, Lynch and Sorrentino. Giulia Ciarapica, Licia Troisi, Emanuele Trevi and Melissa Panarello will attend writers and intellectuals. The entrances are free with booking starting from April 28th.
POSTER OF THE MAY OF BOOKS. Photo Courtesy Centro for Book and Reading
Legend: the Under 16 festival that creates connections
From 9 to 11 May in Empoli it will take place Legend, The festival of reading and listening. The initiative, now in its edition, is mainly dedicated to literature for children and young people under 16. This year’s theme is “hands”, the organ symbol of the meeting, of connections, care but also of creativity and curiosity capable of discovering and building the world. There will be three days of celebration where there will be moments of reflection, training and in -depth analysis. Absolute protagonists the stories and their enthralling strength, able to ferry young readers in the unexplored paths of the imagination, offering new keys to interpret the reality. Among the guests present: Geronimo Stilton, Silvia Vecchini, Francesco D’Adamo, Luca Trapani, Gigliola Alvisi, Annalisa Strada, Marianna Balducci and Matteo Grimaldi.
May literary festival: al Jump Words as a plurality tool
From 15 to 19 in Turin the book of the book returns, the most important Italian publishing fair now in the XXXVII edition. The theme will be, as already announced, “The words between us read”, a tribute to the novel by Lalla Romano And to the very matter that words are made: light and intimate. Under the artistic direction of Annalena Benini, the Salone offers a large plan which ranges between the various genres, in order to intercept the increasingly refined tastes of readers of all ages. Among the great Italian and foreign authors present at Lingotto there will be Yasmine Reza, who will inaugurate this edition with a lectio magistralis entitled Let’s see a little, Tracy Chevalier, Dacia Maraini, Javier Cercas, Lia Levi, Zerocalcare, Joël Dicker, Georgi Gospodinov, Jhiumpa Lahiri and Valérie Perrin.
The news of this year
Among the news there is “Meet the editor” A dialog box where you can book a twenty -minute speech with a word of words to ask for writing advice or how to get around a creative block. Romance pop up is the new space dedicated to the pink genre, which conquers increasingly consensus bands among readers. The Bookstock, the space dedicated to the youngest, and the Off Salone, the itinerant festival that creates opportunities for meeting and dialogue with authors and authors throughout the city are confirmed.
Harmonythe literary festival that crosses Salento
From 22 May to 14 September 2025 he returns Harmony – Narrations in Terra d’Otrantothe 11th edition of the itinerant literary festival directed by Mario Desiati. The theme of this year, “Reading brings your distant gaze”, invites to explore new horizons through literature, with a very dense program of meetings with Italian and foreign authors. There are over 40 events of the Festival which will begin with the Salento stage, from 22 to 25 May, And he will see the twelve semi -finalists protagonists at the Strega 2025 prize.
The Strega Mario Desiati and Paolo Giordano prizes in one of the editions of Armonia Festival
Italo Calvino Prize
On 14 and 15 June Lucugnano will host the Italo Calvino prize. Simone Turin, winner of the 2024 edition, will dialogue with the new winner who will be announced on June 5. Among the guests there is the presence of Viola Ardone and Nichi Vendola. The Mediterranean speeches section, in the usual appointment in Leuca, will have as a guest the Palestinian writer Adania Shibli on July 18 for a reflection on the socio-political issues of the Mediterranean.
The second part of the Festival will develop during the summer with Armonia Off, a series of appointments that will cross the Salento territory, From Patù to Tricase, passing through Alessano, Castrignano del Capo and Specchia. Among the guests appear Giulia Caminito, Edoardo Albinati, Sandrone Dazieri, Noemi Abe, Chiara Valerio, Paolo Giordano, Teresa Ciabatti, Chiara Marchelli, Antonio Franchini, Maurizio Mannoni, Gabriella Genisi and many others.
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