Exploring the World Through Books The Thousand Events of the Pisa Book Festival

Presentation of cereal for the twenty-first Pisa Book Festival, an independent publishing fair. The first press conference was attended by the founder and director of the festival, Lucia Della Porta, Mayor of Pisa Michele Conti, cultural adviser Filippo Bendini, president of the Pisa Foundation Stefano del Corso, director of the museum of ancient ships. (who will also host the Festival this year) Andrea Camilli and Pierluigi Nyeri, Director of the Palazzo Reale Museum. This year will focus on the female universe and history.

“We thought about the topic of women after the demonstrations of women in Iran who put their lives at risk every day to defend their right to exist and make decisions. Our thoughts also go to the women in Ukraine who are strongly resisting and fighting for their lives in such a tragic situation as war,” explains Lucia Della Porta. “Managing the Pisa Book Festival is a privilege, but also a challenge. However, with a five-star team, you can go anywhere, and with this event, we were able to give Pisa an important role as a city of books, and at the same time create a fun holiday full of interesting meetings for everyone.”

New to this edition is the September 27 preview of Women’s Tuscany, which includes a meeting with writers Lorenze Pieri and Evelina Santangelo and history lessons at the Palazzo Reale Museum: it opens on Friday 28 at 18 Carmine. Pinto with “Curtatone and Montanara fighting and dying at the Risorgimento”; David Salomoni will speak on Saturday 30, again at 18:00, with a conference dedicated to Francis Drake; Arnaldo Marcone will conclude the cycle on Sunday, October 1st at 4:00 pm with a detailed look at the last days of the Roman Empire. There will also be meetings on Iran and Ukraine. Among the stars present in Pisa, the godmother of the festival, Lina Bolzoni, is expected to read a lectio magistralis on the Art of Memory on the opening day, Thursday, September 28, at the Arsenali Repubblicani, after the ribbon-cutting and speech on “Pisa and the Doctors” by the president of the region, Eugenio Giani . On Saturday, September 30, starting at 12 noon, the poetess Vivian Lamarck will take part in the Pisa Book Festival with her latest collection “L’amore da vecchia” (Mondadori), and the actress Chiara Franchini with her “Forte e Chiara” (Rizzoli), which he will present in a dialogue with Sebastiano Mondadori.

The Pisa Book Festival will also host Italy’s top mysteries: The Yellow Ladies, Gabriella Genisi and Patricia Rinaldi – bestselling author of Blanca, now a Rai 1 series – are expected to talk about their books on Sunday, October 1 “Angel Castelforte” and “Trouble at Night” (Rizzoli Noir). “The Pisa Book Festival is an important event that can attract readers and enthusiasts from all over Italy. I express my gratitude to the organizers and I am sure that this edition will also be a success,” concludes Mayor Conti.

Julia DeJeso