From Tuscany to Sicily, Stories to Fall in Love with Italy There’s something magical about closing your eyes, opening a book, and finding yourself somewhere else entirely. August has been my month of Italian inspiration—a slow immersion in sunlit piazzas,…
Books to Understand the Charm of Italy’s Countryside Italian cities hold the treasures of millennia — Renaissance palaces, Byzantine mosaics, Baroque fountains. They dazzle us with art in every form, and their bustling piazzas honour the complex, layered history of…
Plus How to Live La Dolce Vita at Home August brings with it a certain permission—permission to slow down, to let go of tightly held plans, and to embrace a sweet sort of chaos. It’s a time when spontaneity trumps…
A Book Walk with Italo Calvino through the Marais Whenever I long for an adventure and find myself nailed down to my weekly routine, I take my books out for a walk, and rediscover my city from a fresh new…
Let’s Dream of Italy Together When Heat Becomes Memory August heat and the sharp sunlight always make me think of Italy — maybe because it was one of the most intense summer heat experiences I have ever had. I remember…
A Sicilian Reverie of Oranges, Fennel, and the Taste of Elegance “We were the Leopards, the Lions; those who’ll take our place will be little jackals, hyenas…”— The Leopard, Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa In the sun-drenched pages of The Leopard,…
