From July 24 to 27, the most read and beloved authors of the summer will enliven Piazza Milano for four evenings for the new summer format of Jesolo Libri entitled “Words and Ideas”. The alternating guests will be Donato Carrisi, the master of the thriller with millions of copies; Francesca Giannone, author of the most read Italian book in 2023; Stefano Nazzi, who won over readers and podcast listeners with his true crime, and the finalists of the 2024 Campiello Prize: Antonio Franchini, Federica Manzon, Michele Mari, Vanni Santoni and Emanuele Trevi.
From this year, the event organized by the Municipality of Jesolo, one of the most followed moments of the cultural program, is renewed and focuses the events, all with free admission, from Wednesday to Saturday, under the editorial coordination of the radio journalist Alessandra Tedesco, who has selected the writers protagonists of the rankings and summer readings, who will present their latest editorial releases. All the appointments will be held at 9:00 pm in the central Piazza Milano, will be free admission until all seats are taken and in case of bad weather the meetings will be hosted by the Teatro Vivaldi (via del Bersagliere, 1).
Jesolo Libri is held in collaboration with the Jesolana Hoteliers Association, which supported the Municipality of Jesolo in the creation of the book review. «This event is one of the most popular events in the city, with still great potential to be expressed in response to the growing cultural demand made by residents and guests. Our ambition to establish ourselves as a true seaside city also depends on the ability to develop an adequate intellectual, artistic and educational proposal and Jesolo Libri can be one of the keystones of this transformation process” declared the mayor Christofer De Zotti.
«This year we decided to give the Jesolo Libri event the form of a real literary festival: a moment, in the heart of summer, dedicated to reading and comparison, starting from the books that are the most read, with the authors and the authors who transform their ideas into words – stated the Councilor for Culture, Debora Gonella –. Together with Alessandra Tedesco we have therefore renewed the format and invited the protagonists of the Italian publishing world, to offer our citizens and many guests four evenings dedicated to culture thanks to the passion for reading”.
The program
Wednesday 24 July
Stephen Nazzi, From the podcast “Investigations” to true crime, moderated by journalist Riccardo Poli. Famous for the podcast “Indagini” (il Post) in which every month he reconstructs a crime case, Stefano Nazzi also explores crime in books. In “War Songs” (Mondadori) he takes us to the Milan of the 70s, the black Milan where 150 murders are committed every year, to narrate the lives of three men destined to become the protagonists of the local crime scene. Francis Turatello, known as “Angel Face”, hungry for power, Renato Vallanzasca, the “handsome René”, anarchic and self-centered robber, and Angelo Epaminonda, known as “the Theban”, ferocious and ruthless gangster.
Thursday 25 July
Francesca Giannone, From the bestseller “The Letter Carrier” to the new novelmoderated by journalist Alessandra Tedesco. After the overwhelming success of “La portalettere”, the best-selling Italian book in 2023, in which she told the story of the first female postwoman in Salento in the 1930s, Francesca Giannone is the protagonist of the summer of 2024 with the novel “Domani, domani” (Nord). The story of Agnese and Lorenzo, sister and brother, heirs of a soap factory. Between the scent of talcum powder and flower essences, the life of a girl and a boy who, between the 1950s and 1960s, choose different paths to realize the same dream.
Friday 26th July
Donato Carrisi, The master of thriller, moderated by journalist Alessandra Tedesco. With “The Prompter” he introduced us to the character of Mila Vasquez, then the penitentiary trilogy with Marcus and Sandra, and finally the series starring Pietro Gerber, the child putter. Donato Carrisi is considered the master of the thriller. In the latest novel “The Education of Butterflies” (Longanesi) the protagonist is an efficient but unaffectionate mother. Her daughter is reported missing during a snow campus after a fire, but she doesn’t believe the official version. A hypnotic plot for a story in which nothing is as it seems.
Saturday 27 July
The quintet of the Campiello Prize 2024, moderated by journalist Maria Pia Zorzi. As per tradition, the quintet of the Campiello Prize stops in Jesolo. On stage the finalists: Antonio Franchini with “The fire that you carry inside” (Marsilio), Federica Manzon with “Alma” (Feltrinelli), Michele Mari with “Locus desperatus” (Einaudi), Vanni Santoni with “It spreads everywhere” (Laterza) and Emanuele Trevi with “The magician’s house” (Ponte alle Grazie).
