“I’D RATHER READ”
Public events and literary conversations
Open to the public
thursday September 29, 2011
Chiesa del Purgatorio
6.00 pm
Inaugural ceremony of 8th WFF
I’d rather read
Welcome speeches by local authorities
Elizabeth Jennings, President WFF
Enrico Filippucci, art director Opera Arte & Arti
Reading and writing
Patrizia Traverso, author of “Preferisco leggere”, Tea Libri
Giuseppe Lupo, author of “L’ultima sposa di Palmira”, Marsilio
Marco Ferrario, CEO Book Republic
Toward a Book Forum
Giovanni Solimine, Forum del Libro Association
Moderator: Oreste Lopomo, journalist
Galleria Opera Arte & Arti
Via Ridola, 4
7:15 pm
Vernissage of Photograph Show: “Preferisco leggere” di Patrizia Traverso
8.15 pm
Chiesa del Purgatorio, Via Ridola
No country for women
Storie di straordinaria normalità, Oscar Mondadori
Cristina Zagaria and Carmen Pellegrino, editors and authors
Viola Di Grado, author
Elvira Seminara, author
Moderator: Maria Paola Romeo
Friday September 30, 2011
Libreria dell’Arco
6.15
Books that thrill and chill
Alessia Gazzola, author of “L’allieva”, Longanesi
Gianpaolo Balsamo, author of "Vegliando oltre il cancello", Secop Edizioni
Moderator: Giovanni Moliterni
7.30
Literary cocktail
Hemingway Caffè
Leggereditore celebrates a year of women’s fiction
Lara Adrian, author of “Midnight Breed”
Ornella Albanese, author of “L’anello di ferro”
Mariangela Camocardi, author of “Sogni di vetro”
Roberta Ciuffi, author of “Un cuore nelle tenebre”
Kathleen McGregor, author of "Corinna.La regina dei mari"
Sergio Fanucci, publisher
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Sala Levi Palazzo Lanfranchi
12.00
Families
Emilia Marasco, author of “Famiglia femminile plurale”, Mondadori
Mariangela Mianiti, author of “Anche il caviale stanca”, Sonzogno
Lidia Castellani, author of “Il corpo non sbaglia”, Salani
Moderator: Annamaria Minunno, journalist
5.30 pm
Libreria dell'Arco
Presentation of Romance Magazine, by Mariangela Camocardi
6.30 pm
Libreria dell’Arco
Literary talents discovered at the WFF: editors and authors chat
“Manna e miele, ferro e fuoco”, Mondadori
Giulia Ichino chats with Giuseppina Torregrossa
“Fiore di Scozia” Harlequin Mondadori
Alessandra Bazardi chats with Stefania Auci
Sala Levi Palazzo Lanfranchi
8 pm
Celebrating Harmony’s 30th anniversary
Young Translator’s Prize
BACCANTE Literary Prize awarded to Margaret Mazzantini
Presented by: Alessandra Casella
With the Persone Libro company
Musical interlude "Appunti di viaggio" by Loredana Paolicelli, piano and Beatriz Fornabaio, soprano
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Mediateca Provinciale
11.00
Women’s words
Ritanna Armeni, editor of the “Parola di donna” anthology, Ponte alle Grazie
Cinzia Leone, author and journalist
Antonietta Giacoia, Provincial offices of the Councilwoman for Equal Opportunity
Moderator: Renato Cantore, journalist
