LIBRAIA – Small Book Fair

On Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 October, LIBRAIA – Small Book Fair returns.

Two days of book presentations, round tables, meetings with authors and journalists, activities for children and families, music and convivial moments.

Saturday 17 begins at 10:30 with the opening round table RESTARE. Abitare le aree interne e le piccole isole (STAY. Living in inland areas and on small islands), followed by presentations and meetings until the evening. From 15:00, board games will be held with the Drago Verde Association, while from 18:00 to 20:30 there will be a literary aperitif with Frequency Island and Tiratardi Forio.

Sunday 18 begins at 10:30 with breakfast and a literary brunch. During the day, there will be the SEA BEYOND Ideas Box, featuring workshops for children and families, a creative writing workshop from 16:00 to 18:00 and, in the afternoon, meetings and round tables continuing until the evening.

Villa La Colombaia di Luchino Visconti – Forio
17–18 October 2026

For the complete programme and reservations for individual events:
https://www.eventbrite.it/o/villa-la-colombaia-di-luchino-visconti-103878487751

Programme – 17 October

12:00
Yvonne De Rosa
Parlatori Politicus. Suddito cinese non identificato – Roberto Nicolucci Editore
In conversation with Pasquale Raicaldo.

14:00
Nunzia Marciano
40 anni mamma. Guida insolita alla scoperta dell'amore – Homo Scrivens
An ironic and intimate account of motherhood at the age of forty and the unexpected forms that love can take.

15:00
Giuseppe Amorelli
Avvocato di paese – Ippogrifo Editore
In conversation with Pasquale Raicaldo.

15:30
Mikela Monti and Valeria D'Ambra
Torri, fortezze e dimore – Graus Edizioni.

16:00
Paolo Sortino
Amanti elementari – Einaudi
In conversation with Chiara Arturo.

16:30
Barbara D'Acierno
Lupo giù per terra – Bompiani
In conversation with Marianna Castaldi.

17:00
Federico Zatti
Il disegno. La mappa che riscrive il caso Moro – Piemme
In conversation with Andrea Covotta.

17:45
Elda Alvigini
Inutilmentefiga – Santelli Editore
In conversation with Annamaria Punzo.

18:20
Febo Quercia
La geometria del silenzio – Colonnese
In conversation with Francesco Calise, President of the Drago Verde Association.

19:00
Francesca Santoro
Dieci Storie Blu – Piemme
In conversation with Pasquale Raicaldo.
Dieci Storie Blu is the first narrative project for children on Ocean Education promoted by UNESCO.

19:45
Raffaella R. Ferrè
La meccanica delle ragazze – Colonnese
In conversation with Anna Vollaro.