Literature
Book sale at St Patrick's English Library in Rome
6-28 Feb. St Patrick's English Library in Rome is holding its latest used book sale from 6-28 February. The sale will run during the library's regular opening hours: Sun 10.00-12.30, Tues 11.00-14.00,...
Rome poetry and prose workshop with Moira Egan
A workshop in poetry and prose at St Stephen's Cultural Center, Rome.
St Stephen’s creative writing teacher and award-winning poet Moira Egan is holding a four-week poetry and prose course, entitled...
Piú libri piú liberi: Rome's book fair
5-9 Dec. The 16th edition of the national fair for small and medium Italian book publishing houses takes place for the second year at the Nuvola conference centre in EUR.
Piú libri piú liberi offers...
Rome's Otherwise bookshop celebrates one year
Day-long birthday festivities at Otherwise bookshop near Piazza Navona.
30 Nov. Otherwise, the English-language bookshop near Piazza Navona, celebrates its first year in business with a day-long prog...
Mary Shelley lecture at John Cabot University
Why Literature Matters: The Case of Mary Shelley on 31 October.John Cabot University in collaboration with Rome's Keats-Shelley House, presents its co-sponsored #FrankenReads event: the inaugural lect...
Charles Lambert book presentation in Rome
18 Oct. The Almost Corner Bookshop in Trastevere hosts a presentation of Prodigal by Rome-based author Charles Lambert, on Thursday 18 October, from 18.30.Lambert's tale follows the emotionally-fraugh...
Rome bookshop hosts preview of Festival of Italian Literature in London
Otherwise bookshop hosts Rome preview of FILL - Festival of Italian Literature in London.
28 Sept. Otherwise, Rome's newest English-language bookstore, hosts a preview of FILL - Festival of Italian L...
In Byron's Wake: Turbulent Lives of Byron's Wife and Daughter
20 Sept. Rome's Keats-Shelley House presents In Byron's Wake: Turbulent Lives of Byron's Wife and Daughter, a talk by Miranda Seymour on Thursday 20 September at 17.00.Seymour is an esteemed British n...
International Literature Festival in Rome 2018
International authors read under the stars at the Roman Forum.Letterature – Festival Internazionale di Roma returns to the Basilica di Massenzio in the Roman Forum, taking place over numerous evenings...
Julian Sands reads at Keats Shelley House
Sands returns to Rome to read poetry of Keats and Shelley on 15 and 16 June.Celebrated English actor Julian Sands reads the poetry of Keats and Shelley at Rome's Keats-Shelley House on Friday 15 June...
Second edition of Irish Rome Roma Irlandese
10 June. The Pontifical Irish College is hosting the launch of the recently-reissued second edition of Irish Rome-Roma irlandese, by Vittorio and Roswitha Di Martino, at 11.00 on Sunday 10 June. The b...
Marie Ohanesian Nardin at Anglo American Bookshop
7 June. Californian writer Marie Ohanesian Nardin presents her latest book Beneath the Lion's Wings at Rome's Anglo American Bookshop at 18.00 on Thursday 7 June. The event is open to all.
William Demby and Rome International Symposium
31 May-1 June. An international symposium entitled William Demby and Rome: Literature, Art, Cinema taking place at Università La Sapienza will commemorate the life and work of the late African Ameri...
The Exquisite Book Art of Phoebe Anna Traquair
27 April. Coinciding with the exhibition Illuminating Poetry: Pre-Raphaelite and Beyond, the Keats-Shelley House presents The Exquisite Book Art of Phoebe Anna Traquair: an illustrated lecture by Eliz...
Jhumpa Lahiri at Rome's Otherwise
Jhumpa Lahiri talks translation at Rome's Otherwise bookshop20 March. Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and translator Jhumpa Lahiri will discuss her latest translation: Domenico Starnone’s novel, TRIC...
Libri Come literary festival in Rome
15-18 March. Rome’s ninth annual festival devoted to books and reading, in the company of Italian and international writers such as Ireland's Roddy Doyle (pictured above) and Scotland's Ian Rankin, ta...
Between English and Italian
7 Feb. Otherwise, Rome's new independent English language bookshop near Piazza Navona, presents Between English and Italian during which Ann Goldstein and Martina Testa will discuss their work in the...
Illuminating Poetry: Pre-Raphaelite and Beyond
29 Jan-28 April. An exhibition at the Keats-Shelley House shows a selection of books and manuscripts revealing how book illustration in the late 19th and early 20th century was influenced by mediaeval...
Multi-sensory poetry reading with Moira Egan
23 Jan. St Stephen’s Cultural Center presents an evening of poetry, images, and perfumes, as Moira Egan reads from her latest book, Synæsthesium, at 19.00 on Tuesday 23 January.
Winner of The New Cri...
Barry McCrea reads at Rome's Otherwise
13 Dec. Otherwise, Rome's new English language bookshop, presents the "first of many readings and talks" at 19.30 on Wednesday 13 December.
Rome-based Irish writer Barry McCrea will read from his new...
