“And now a book” | Book column – 6 titles not to be missed – SulPanaro

By Francesca Monari

Annina Nosei by Roberto Lambarelli, published by arte e critici
The book tells the long story of the New York gallery owner who had, among others, the merit of having early recognized and launched the talent of Jean-Michel Basquiat into the world.
From her experiences as a performer in the early Sixties, to her activity as an independent curator in the following decade and then as a gallery owner between 1980 and 2005, the volume intertwines the story of one of the most esteemed figures on the American scene with the history of international art of the second twentieth century.

You don’t die of grammar by Massimo Roscia, published by Sperling & Kupfer
Part Rodari and part Flaiano, he reviews the fundamentals of Italian and enjoys putting them into contemporary examples (from rap rhythms to TV series, from fantasy to video games); takes up the most common blunders (from the clumsy use of the accent to the casual abuse of the apostrophe) creating reminder games to no longer be misled; fights for the protection of (useful) forms in extinction, such as the subjunctive, and calls for the eradication of the ciaone and apericena pandemic.

The monkey in the drawer by Riccardo Scandellari, published by Hoepli
“Kindness has no limits. You can replicate it better than competitiveness, opportunities, successes or talent. It is a business model, a scalable and winning approach. It is a platform for growth and a strategy that requires time, commitment and consistency. But the result is always certain: I tried it on myself” – writes the author.

The distinguished customer by Giampaolo Simi, published by Sellerio
In the best novel of the series, as in a spy story, the former journalist Dario Corbo plays on multiple tables, investigates and acquires information, defuses dangers, manipulates friends and enemies, and tells each interlocutor the right lie, all to protect his son and save Nora and the Foundation. The reckoning with the past, of him and of our country, cannot be postponed.

Criminal mosaic by Nicolò Bertaccini, published by Clown Bianco
Criminal Mosaic is a fresh noir full of twists and turns that addresses one of the genre’s most cherished paradigms, that of the common person who finds himself involved in events much bigger than himself. All it takes is a single nothing (the reply to a message or a walk in the woods to relax) to see your life turned upside down, to break that balance which is always illusory.

Special for children aged 7 and over
Do you remember me? by Roberta Lipparini illustrated by Bianca Solazzo, published by Secop
A collection of poems green like the breath of the trees, orange like the gaze of the sun, red like the corals of the sea. It smells like flowers. Fly with the birds. Stop the fear of the dark. Hug. Console. He laughs, plays, has fun. Illustrated by a very young girl, the author’s twenty-year-old daughter.