The Italian Book Club of Philadelphia
Want to explore new voices in Italian contemporary narrative, but you don't know the language?
There’s an entire world of literature out there.
Explore it with Rosanna Calabrò
Free and open to AIS MEMBERS
Books and Discussion will be in English on selected Thursday at 4:00 pm ET (ONLINE)
January - July 2026 Program
JANUARY 22 The Letter Carrier (La portalettere) by Francesca Giannone, translated by Elettra Pauletto, Crown Editions, pp. 609
FEBRUARY 26 For All the Golds in the World (Per tutto l’oro del mondo) by Massimo Carlotto, translated by Anthony Shugaar, Europa Editions (2016), pp. 192
MARCH 26 Sunken City (Città sommersa) by Marta Barone, translated by Julia MacGibbon, Serpent’s Tail, (2022), pp. 304
APRIL 23 The old man by the sea (Il Vecchio al mare) by Domenico Starnone, translated by Oonagh Stransky, Europa Editions, pp. 160
MAY 20 Alfa Romeo 1300 and other miracles (Giulia 1300 e altri miracoli) by Fabio Bartolomei, translated by Anthony Shugaar, Europa Editions (2012), pp. 288
JUNE 25 Casa Rossa by Francesca Marciano, Vintage Editions (2007), pp. 354
JULY 23 We will be Forest (Faremo Foresta) by Ilaria Bernardini, translated by Livia Franchini, Whitefox Publishing Ltd. (2024), pp. 240
September - December 2026 Program
SEPTEMBER 24 We are Family (Dal Mondo) by Fabio Bartolomei, translated by Anthony Shugaar, Europa Editions (2019), pp. 348
OCTOBER 29 The Brittle Age (L’età Fragile) by Donatella Di Pietrantonio, translated by Ann Goldstein, Europa Editions (2025), pp. 192
NOVEMBER 19 Just a Boy (Solo un Ragazzo) by Elena Varvello, translated by Alex Valente, John Murray Press (2022), pp. 188
DECEMBER 17 Perfection (Perfezione) by Vincenzo Latronico, translated by Sophie Hughes, New York Review Books (2025), pp. 136