Malerba and *La colonna infame*: projects and failures

Giovanni Brizzi suggests an itinerary from Tiro to the ‘gates of evening’, following in the footsteps of the Greek Heracles and the Phoenician Melqart, whom Alexander the Great and Hannibal looked to

The Journeys of Hercules: Threads that Bind the Mediterranean

Life in London as seen from an Italian bookshop

Farewell to the great historian Carlo Ginzburg - 

‘Libraries protect us from fake news’

“Tunis, mon amour. A journey through the city of a thousand souls” by Leonardo Martinelli guides us through a country undergoing a difficult transition and

“Maikan”, a novel by the Innu writer Michel Jean, tells the story of three Native Americans deported to boarding schools for forced assimilation. Igiaba Scego’s graphic novel recounts the true story of two children abducted by the “famous explorer” Miani and put on display in Italia like animals

The children of the forest, abducted by savages

Gino Bartali: the faith and selflessness behind the cycling champion

Florence celebrates Olschki’s 140th anniversary

Giovanni Bracco’s book, *The Dream Interpreter*, is now available in bookshops, published by Giovane Holden Edizioni

Ulrico Carlo Hoepli, a fourth-generation member of a family of booksellers and publishers, has died in Milan at the age of 91

Farewell to Ulrico Carlo Hoepli, the last guardian of the book dynasty

Discover the Il Sole 24 ORE guide for books with reviews and the best advice and new releases in bookstores.

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Malerba and La colonna infame: projects and failures

The Journeys of Hercules: Threads that Bind the Mediterranean

Life in London as seen from an Italian bookshop

Farewell to the great historian Carlo Ginzburg - ‘Libraries protect us from fake news’

Tunis through its history

The children of the forest, abducted by savages

Gino Bartali: the faith and selflessness behind the cycling champion

Florence celebrates Olschki’s 140th anniversary

Antonia's Dream Test

Farewell to Ulrico Carlo Hoepli, the last guardian of the book dynasty