About this Event
On December 9 and 10, Rizzoli welcomes the international literary festival Le Conversazioni, featuring Giulia Caminito, Ginerva Lamberti, and Paolo Nori. These acclaimed Italian authors will be in conversation with literary agents, scouts, editors, and publishers from both the US and abroad about contemporary Italian literature. Presented in partnership with SIAE (Italian Publishers and Authors Society) and AIE (Italian Publishers Association).
PLEASE NOTE: RSVP not required. This event is mixed seated/standing. Seating is first come, first served. Doors open at 5:30 pm.
December 9, 5–8 pm
5 pm–5:15 pm
Opening remarks by Roberto Cicutto
AUTHORS — 5:15–6:30 pm
Jhumpa Lahiri, Lila Azam Zanganeh, and Judith Thurman with Giulia Caminito, Ginevra Lamberti, and Paolo Nori
TRANSLATORS — 6:30–7:30 pm
Ann Goldstein, Jenny McPhee, Todd Portnowitz and Michael Moore with Giulia Caminito, Ginevra Lamberti, and Paolo Nori
7:30–8 pm
Reading by Paolo Nori
December 10, 5–8 pm
EDITORS — 5–6 pm
Michael Reynolds (Europa Editions), Jonathan Galassi (Farrar, Straus and Giroux), Tynan Kogane (New Directions), and Michael Wise (New Vessel Press) with Giulia Caminito, Ginevra Lamberti, and Paolo Nori
6–6:30 pm
Reading by Giulia Caminito
LITERARY AGENTS, SCHOLARS, AND CULTURAL WORKERS — 6:30–7:30 pm
Danny Yanez (Franklin & Siegal Associates), Stefano Albertini (NYU's Casa Italiana Zerilli - Marimò), Diletta Pasetti (Rutgers), and Livia Senic Matuglia (Rizzoli Bookstore) with Giulia Caminito, Ginevra Lamberti, and Paolo Nori
7:30–8 pm
Reading by Ginevra Lamberti
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Rizzoli Bookstore, 1133 Broadway, New York, United States
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