Books

Once again this year, Milan will host the fourteenth edition of BookCity Milano, an event dedicated to the entire book industry promoted by the Assessorato alla Cultura del Comune di Milano and the Fondazione BOOKCITY MILANO.

The theme chosen for 2025 is “The Power of Ideas / The Ideas of Power”, an invitation to promote collective reflection on the two-way relationship between ideas and power. The city will therefore become the stage for a huge debate on stories from the past, present, and future, in the knowledge that books are a necessary heritage for imagining and planning the individual and collective future.

The opening night will be held at the Teatro Dal Verme on Wednesday, November 12, at 8 p.m. and will be hosted by journalist and author Giovanna Zucconi with a musical interlude by pianist Enrico Zanisi. Guests of honor will be author Colum McCann, who will receive the Seal of the City from Mayor Giuseppe Sala, and journalist and writer Cecilia Sala.

Over five days, 52 bookshops, 62 libraries, and 403 venues in Milan and neighboring cities will host over 1,300 events and more than 2,700 participants. We at the Mondadori Group will also be present with our publishing houses and the INTERNI brand.

Our events.

Monday, November 10

Ore 18:30, Teatro Franco Parenti, Sala Grande – “La luce e l’onda” con Massimo Recalcati (Einaudi)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/massimo-recalcati 

Ore 18:30, Libreria Rizzoli Milano – “Romanzo storico e romanzo d’amore, ovvero la ricerca della felicità nonostante il mondo” con Igor Sibaldi e Lara Giorcelli (Mondadori)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/igor-sibaldi 

Tuesday, November 11

Ore 12:30, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Edificio CIVITAS – U7 Aula U7-10 – “Il patriarcato non è morto: una riflessione sui suoi persistenti condizionamenti culturali” con Vera Gheno e Chiara Volpato (Sperling & Kupfer)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/il-patriarcato-non-e-morto-una-riflessione-sui-suoi-persistenti-condizionamenti-culturali 

Ore 18:00, Teatro Puntozero del Carcere Beccaria – Inaugurazione della rassegna “Tedofori. 21 parole per un abbecedario sportivo. A di Agonismo” con Pippo Ricci e Matteo Piano (De Agostini)

Per prenotazioni: info@puntozeroteatro.org 

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/tedofori-un-abbecedario-olimpico-a-di-agonismo  

Ore 18:30, ADI Design Museum, Foyer – “Andrea Branzi. Equilibri Instabili. Pensieri scritti in progressione“. Raccolta completa di articoli e saggi dalla rivista Interni 1979-2023 (Electa). Con Gilda Bojardi, Direttore Interni, Matteo Vercelloni e Francesca Balena Arista

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/equilibri-instabili 

Ore 18:30, Villa Mylius, Biblioteca Centrale di Sesto San Giovanni – “Il potere delle idee diverse” con Giuseppe Culicchia e Agostino Zappia (Mondadori)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/il-potere-delle-idee-diverse 

Ore 19:00, Casa della Memoria – “Gli artigli del Condor. Dittature militari latino-americane, CIA e neofascismo italiano” con Mimmo Franzinelli, Marina Cardozo e Danilo De Biasio (Einaudi)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/gli-artigli-del-condor 

Ore 20:45, Auditorium don Bosco – “Rami e Bassam. Due uomini contro l’odio” con Carola Benedetto, Luciana Ciliento e Claudia Mazzucato (De Agostini)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/rami-e-bassam-due-uomini-contro-lodio 

Wednesday, November 12

Ore 18:00, Humanitas University – “La storia di Cesare” con Valentina Mastroianni e Isabella Barajon (De Agostini)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/storia-cesare 

Ore 18:00, ADI Design Museum, Sala Quattro – “Un sogno di polvere e acqua. Storia della famiglia che ha inventato la Moka” con Alessandro Barbaglia, Celestina Bialetti e Fabio Novembre (Mondadori)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/barbaglia-bialetti 

Ore 18:30, Libreria Mondadori Duomo, Milano – “In un tempo solo nostro” con Federica Pellegrini e Matteo Giunta (De Agostini) 

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/federica-pellegrini-matteo-giunta

Ore 18:30, Libreria Ubik – Monterosa 91 – “Dalla mente al cuore. La ricerca della felicità secondo lo yoga della devozione” con Stefano Tiozzo e Swami Akash (Sperling & Kupfer)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/dalla-mente-al-cuore 

Ore 18:30, Centro Internazionale di Brera – “Vendere libri è una cosa seria” con Vittorio Graziani (Utet)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/vendere-libri-seria 

Ore 18:30, Libreria Rizzoli Milano – “Nessuno è al riparo. Dai tradimenti delle persone più care, dalle certezze che si sgretolano, dalle maldicenze che divorano” con Marina Di Guardo, Patrizia Finucci Gallo e Beppe Arena (Mondadori)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/nessuno-e-al-riparo-dai-tradimenti-delle-persone-piu-care-dalle-certezze-che-si-sgretolano-dalle-maldicenze-che-divorano 

Ore 18:30, Eataly Milano – “Più gusto per tutti” con Andrea Mainardi e Nicoletta Moncalero (Mondadori)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/andrea-mainardi-pi%C3%B9-gusto-per-tutti 

Ore 18:30, La Feltrinelli Corso Genova – Panel “Milano da romanzo” con Pietro Santetti, Alice Valeria Oliveri, Fabrizio Sinisi e Davide Coppo (Mondadori)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/milano-da-romanzo 

Ore 18:30, Palazzo Assolombarda – “2100. Come sarà l’Asia, come saremo noi” con Simone Pieranni (Mondadori)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/come-asia 

Ore 20:00, Teatro dal Verme – Evento di apertura di BookCity Milano 2025 – Il potere delle idee / le idee del potere con Cecilia Sala (Mondadori)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/inaugurazione 

Thursday, November 13

Ore 12:00, Palazzo Reale – Incontro con le scuole “Mio padre, tuo padre” con Carola Benedetto e Luciana Ciliento (De Agostini)

Ore 18:00, Teatro Villa in Fortezza 25 – “Volevo essere Robin” con Pippo Ricci e Guido Mangiaracina (De Agostini)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/volevo-essere-robin 

Ore 18:30, Abbazia di Casoretto – “Korean soft power: quando le idee trasformano un popolo” con Natan Mondin e Stefania Cecchetti (Utet)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/korean-soft-power-quando-le-idee-trasformano-un-popolo 

Ore 18:30, Castello Sforzesco, Sala della Balla – “Le Cronache dei Visconti” con Livio Gambarini. Relatore Irene Merli (Piemme)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/livio-gambarini 

Ore 18:30, Libreria Ubik – Monterosa 91 – “Siamo anima. Riconoscersi oltre il tempo: il disegno invisibile degli incontri che cambiano la vita” con Stefania Zani e Elena Santoro (Piemme)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/siamo-anima 

Ore 18:30, La Feltrinelli Piazza Piemonte – Panel giallisti “Tutti pazzi per il giallo e il noir” con Giulia Guerrini, Daniele Soffiati, Valerio Varesi, Serena Venditto e Mirko Zilahy e Cecilia Lavopa (Mondadori)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/tutti-pazzi-giallo-noir 

Ore 21:30, Radio Popolare, Auditorium Demetrio Stratos – “Lucio c’è” con Marcello Balestra, Pierdavide Carone e Antonio Maggio (Mondadori Electa)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/marcello-balestra-lucio 

Friday, November 14

Ore 16:00, Libreria Mondadori Duomo, Milano – Fimacopie degli autori di GUKKEN, con Sio, Dado e Azzurro Chiara (Star Comics)

Ore 17:00, MUBA Museo dei Bambini – “Chi ti ha detto che Babbo Natale non esiste? (5-8 anni)” con Vernante Pallotti e Giada Carboni (Il Battello a Vapore)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/chi-ti-ha-detto-che-babbo-natale-non-esieste 

Ore 17:30, Libreria La Balena – “Io sono Bea – Natale a New York! (9+ anni)” con Laura Carusino (Il Battello a Vapore)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/io-sono-bea-natale-a-new-york-9-anni 

Ore 18:00, Instituto Cervantes di Milano – “Raccontare l’orrore: cultura delle idee contro il potere delle idee” con Rosa Ribas, Gioconda Belli, Jorge Volpi e Claudia Neira. Presenta Ana Vázquez Barrado (Mondadori)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/raccontare-orrore-cultura-delle-idee-contro-il-potere-delle-idee 

Ore 18:30, Teatro Franco Parenti, Sala Grande – “Riscoprire il valore della fatica” con Mario Calabresi e Jonathan Bazzi (Mondadori)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/riscoprire-il-valore-della-fatica 

Ore 18:30, Mondadori Duomo – “Cercherò frasi che ti salvano “ con Milo de Angelis e Francesco Napoli (Mondadori)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/cerchero-frasi-che-ti-salvano 

Ore 19:00, Fondazione Arnoldo e Alberto Mondadori, Laboratorio – “I nostri (365) Oscar” con Livia Satriano e Giacomo Papi (Mondadori)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/nostri-oscar 

Ore 19:00, Centro Internazionale di Brera, Milano – “Non il potere ma la forza. Oilà: biografie brevi di donne irriverenti” con Michela Alessandrini, Lucia Pescador, Chiara Alessi, Giorgia Antonelli, Silvia Bencivelli, Angela Maderna, Sofia Mattioli, Livia Massaccesi, Cristina Moro, Tommaso Mozzati, Laura Pezzino, Lorenza Pieri, Anna Toscano e Olimpia Zagnoli (Electa) 

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/non-il-potere-forza

Ore 20:30, Fondazione Corriere della Sera, Sala Buzzati – “Corriere della Sera 150. La nostra storia: Dino Buzzati” con Lorenzo Viganò (Mondadori)

Saturday, November 15

Ore 10:30, BASE Milano, Room 1400 – “BFF | Passioni e legami nati online diventano incontri reali. Dall’ascesa dei gruppi di lettura alle community che riempiono i teatri” con Megi Bulla (@labibliotecadidaphne), Barbascura X, Enrico Galiano, Ilenia Zodiaco e Antonio Prudenzano (Mondadori)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/bff-passioni-e-legami-nati-online-incontri-reali 

Ore 10:30, Stecca3 – “Matinées, il tempo dell’ascolto. A colazione con Italo Calvino” con Anna Traini (Mondadori)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/matinees-il-tempo-dellascolto-a-colazione-con-italo-calvino 

Ore 11:00, Fondazione Corriere della Sera, Sala Buzzati – “Finimondo” con Bruno Vespa e Antonio Polito (Mondadori)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/finimondo-vespa 

Ore 11:00, Mondadori Duomo – “Il cane, la bambina e la strada verso casa” con Lucille Ninivaggi e Laura Busnelli (Mondadori)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/il-cane-la-bambina-e-la-meravigliosa-strada-verso-casa 

Ore 11:00, Castello Sforzesco, Weil Weiss – “Alla scoperta della letteratura svedese contemporanea” con Lydia Sandgren e Elisabeth Asbrink (Mondadori)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/alla-scoperta-della-letteratura-svedese-contemporanea 

Ore 11:00, Teatro Franco Parenti, Sala Blu – “Pregate per ea” con Massimo Zamboni e Luca Crovi (Einaudi)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/pregate-ea 

Ore 11:00, Acquario Civico di Milano, Auditorium – “Inseparabili. Un viaggio illustrato dentro l’abisso” con Iacopo Bruno e Francesca Leoneschi (Rizzoli Ragazzi)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/inseparabili-viaggio-abisso 

Ore 11:30, Eataly Milano – “Donne, salute e cambiamenti” con Monica Germani e Chiara Amati (Mondadori)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/donne-salute-e-cambiamenti 

Ore 11:30, Casa della Memoria – “Eredità invisibili” con Michele Corcio, Francesco Samorè e Federico Pace. A cura dell’Associazione Nazionale Vittime Civili di Guerra (Einaudi)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/eredita-invisibili 

Ore 12:00, Libreria Rizzoli Milano – “Il male del presente” con Teresa Ciabatti, Alcide Pierantozzi e Mattia Insolia (Mondadori)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/ciabatti-pierantozzi 

Ore 12:00, Libreria Rizzoli Milano – “Il male del presente” con Teresa Ciabatti, Alcide Pierantozzi e Mattia Insolia (Einaudi)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/ciabatti-pierantozzi 

Ore 12:30, Circolo Filologico Milanese, Sala Liberty – “Gaza Meloni” con Alessandro Orsini (Piemme)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/gaza-meloni 

Ore 14:00, BASE Milano, Room 1400 – Panel romance “Cosa significa scrivere d’amore oggi? Ne parlano quattro autrici romance: Cristina Chiperi, Valentina Ferrari, Valentina Ghetti e Rossana Soldano” con Cristina Chiperi, Valentina Ferrari, Valentina Ghetti e Rossana Soldano e Antonio Prudenzano (Mondadori)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/bff-valentina-ferrari-rossana-soldano-valentina-ghetti-cristina-chiperi-romance 

Ore 14:00, Palazzo Reale – “Il fuoco nero. Storia della banda neonazi Ludwig” con Alessandra Coppola e Stefano Nazzi (Einaudi)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/alessandra-coppola-fuoco-nero 

Ore 14:30, Libreria Rizzoli Milano – “Le indagini alla vecchia maniera del commissario Botero” con Paolo Roversi (Mondadori)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/le-indagini-alla-vecchia-maniera-del-commissario-botero 

Ore 14:30, Museo di Storia Naturale. Tra mare e terra la nostra casa – “Il Medioevo in dieci alberi” con Paolo Grillo e Giulia Giannini (Mondadori)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/il-medioevo-in-dieci-alberi 

Ore 14:30, Sala Viscontea, Castello Sforzesco | Il potere delle idee / Le idee del potere – “Scritture e voci della natura che l’uomo non comprende più” con Mauro Corona (Mondadori)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/mauro-corona-scritture-voci-natura 

Ore 14:30, Teatro Franco Parenti, Sala Blu – “Canto di Natale con autotune” con Marco Presta. E con la partecipazione di Attilio Di Giovanni, Ilaria Della Bidia e Max Paiella (Einaudi)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/canto-natale-autotune 

Ore 14:30, Fondazione Giangiacomo Feltrinelli, Sala Polifunzionale – “Come raccontare la realtà ai ragazzi e le ragazze” con Federica Seneghini e Greta Sclaunich (Il Battello a Vapore)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/come-raccontare-la-realta-ai-ragazzi 

Ore 14:30, Triennale Milano, Agorà – “Chiara” con Antonella Lattanzi e Alessandra Tedesco (Einaudi)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/chiara-antonella-lattanzi 

Ore 15:30, Triennale Milano, Agorà – “Una storia sbagliata” con Giancarlo De Cataldo e Massimo Cirri

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/storia-sbagliata-giancarlo-de-cataldo 

Ore 16:00, Libreria Rizzoli Milano – “L’inganno di Magritte” con Alessandro Perissinotto e Piero D’Ettorre (Mondadori)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/inganno-magritte-avvocato-meroni 

Ore 16:00, Casa delle donne – “Il cuore affamato delle ragazze” con Maria Rosa Cutrufelli, Vittoria Longoni e Elisabetta Vezzosi (Mondadori)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/vite-amori-lotte-e-tragedie-delle-operaie-tessili-di-new-york-nel-1910-11 

Ore 16:00, Mondadori Duomo, Milano – “Weird la nuova collana BUR” con Matteo Strukul e Sandrone Dazieri. Modera Lydia Salerno (Rizzoli Libri)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/bur-weird 

Ore 16:30, Libreria Claudiana – “Famiglie diverse” Antonio Franchini, Raffaella Romagnolo, Edoardo Albinati e Cristina Marconi (Mondadori)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/lamore-inevitabile 

Ore 16:30, Palazzo Reale, Sala Conferenze – “Come in uno specchio” con Flavio Caroli (Rizzoli Illustrati)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/come-specchio-caroli 

Ore 16:30, Triennale Milano, Salone d’Onore – “Le parole della pioggia” con Laura Imai Messina e Csaba dalla Zorza (Einaudi)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/parole-pioggia 

Ore 17:00, Fondazione Culturale San Fedele, Sala Ricci, I fiori dell’adolescenza – “I teenager della Generazione Z desiderano essere salvati?” con Walter Siti (Mondadori) e Claudia De Lillo (Elasti)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/walter-siti-la-fuga-immobile 

Ore 17:00, Museo Nazionale Scienza e Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci, Sala Biancamano – “Cosa mi ha insegnato il vento. La mia vita tra tempeste, vittorie e decisioni che cambiano la rotta” con Checco Bruni, Fabio Pozzo, Fiorenzo Marco Galli e Marco Iezzi. A cura di Museo Nazionale Scienza e Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci (Sperling & Kupfer)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/cosa-mi-ha-insegnato-il-vento-la-mia-vita-tra-tempeste-vittorie-e-decisioni-che-cambiano-la-rotta 

Ore 17:30, Libreria Egea – “Made in Italy” con Annarita Briganti (Rizzoli Libri)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/made-in-italy 

Ore 17:30, Libreria Rizzoli Milano – “Un viaggio nel 2026 con Simon & The Stars” con Simon & the Stars e Fil Grondona (Rizzoli Libri)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/oroscopo-2026 

Ore 18:00, Castello Sforzesco, Biblioteca d’arte, La poesia che ci illumina – “Quanto ha dovuto lavorare il mio dottore” con Vivian Lamarque e Elisabetta Risari (Mondadori)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/vivian-lamarque-lavorare-dottore 

Ore 18:30, Triennale Milano, Salone d’Onore – “Mandorla amara” con Cristina Cassar Scalia e Severino Colombo. Letture di Corrado Fortuna. Evento in anteprima (Einaudi)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/giallo-siciliano 

Ore 18:30, PIME, Sala Vismara, Contro la violenza di genere – “Spezzare le radici del patriarcato e della violenza maschile” con Roia Fabio, Ramoni Ilaria, Diana De Marchi, Daniela Simonetti e Nando Dalla Chiesa (Mondadori)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/spezzare-le-radici-del-patriarcato 

Ore 18:30, Fondazione Corriere della Sera, Sala Buzzati – “Oriana Fallaci. Lettera a un bambino mai nato. Modernità di un libro a cinquant’anni dalla sua pubblicazione” con i saluti di Edoardo Perazzi. Interviene Michela Marzano con Emilia Costantini (Rizzoli Libri)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/lettera-oriana-fallaci 

Ore 18:30, Mondadori Duomo, Milano – “L’Imperatore” con Claudio Pagliara e Alessandro Sallusti (Piemme)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/imperatore 

Ore 22:00, BASE Milano, Room 1400 – BFF | Festa per i 60 anni degli Oscar Mondadori 

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/festa-oscar-mondadori 

Sunday, November 16

Ore 10:00, MUBA Museo dei Bambini – “Min e i minimini. Il segreto nel cassetto (7-11 anni)” Laboratorio con Sara Brienza (Fabbri Ragazzi)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/min-minimini 

Ore 10:30, Teatro Elfo Puccini – “Alla scoperta del Giappone” con Federico Rampini (Mondadori)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/federico-rampini-alla-scoperta-del-giappone 

Ore 10:30, BASE Milano, Room 1400 – “BFF | Con Fiore Manni alla (ri)scoperta di Jane Austen. Cosa ci insegnano le protagoniste di Orgoglio e pregiudizio, Ragione e sentimento ed Emma” con Fiore Manni e Stefania di Mella (Rizzoli)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/bff-fiore-manni-riscoperta-jane-austen 

Ore 11:00, Triennale Milano, Salone d’Onore – “Le rotte del narcotraffico” con Nicola Gratteri e Cesare Giuzzi (Mondadori)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/nicola-gratteri-una-cosa-sola 

Ore 11:00, PIME, Sala Vismara – “Il coraggio di una madre, la rinascita di un figlio” con Tiziana Torti, Lorenzo Greco e Francesca Favotto (Mondadori)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/coraggio-madre-rinascita-figlio 

Ore 11:30, Eataly Milano – “Quando la cucina domestica diventa spettacolo” con Alberto Grandi e Auroro Borealo (Mondadori)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/quando-la-cucina-domestica-diventa-spettacolo 

Ore 11:30, Piccolo Teatro Grassi, Sala Grande – “L’arte di invecchiare poeticamente” con Beppe Severgnini e Chiara Buratti (Rizzoli Libri)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/larte-di-invecchiare-poeticamente 

Ore 11:30, Radio Popolare, Auditorium Demetrio Stratos – “Sandro libera tutti. Storia di Pertini, il partigiano che diventò presidente” con Luigi Garlando (Rizzoli Libri)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/luigi-garlando-pertini 

Ore 11.30 – Libreria Mondadori Duomo – Firmacopie “Niente è come sembra” Breakfast Club (Mondadori Electa)

https://eventi.mondadoristore.it/it/event/2025/11/16/i-the-breakfast-club-incontrano-il-pubblico-e-firmano-in-anteprima-le-/20833/ 

Ore 12:00, BASE Milano, Room 1400 – “BFF | The In-Between Bookstore e la collana Booklover Approved. I libri più amati su #BookTok presentati dai creator” con Andrea Collins Amadio (@libriconfragole), Valentina Ghetti, Martina Levato (@levv97) e Carmelo Romano (@timidalibreriadelriccio) (De Agostini)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/bff-booklover-approved 

Ore 12:00, Libreria Rizzoli Milano – “La mercante di Brera” con Roberta Tagliavini. Relatrice Fiamma Sanò (Sperling & Kupfer)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/la-mercante-di-brera 

Ore 12:30, Castello Sforzesco, Sala della Balla, I sentimenti – “Il talento di Miss Austen” con Liliana Rampello e Giuseppe Carrara (Mondadori)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/jane-austen 

Ore 12:30, Fondazione Giangiacomo Feltrinelli, Sala Polifunzionale – “L’omicidio di Piersanti Mattarella. L’Italia nel mirino. Palermo, Ustica, Bologna, 1979-1980” con Miguel Gotor, Gherardo Colombo e Marcello Flores. Introduce Danco Singer (Einaudi)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/l’omicidio-di-piersanti-mattarella 

Ore 12:30, Triennale MIlano, Salone d’Onore – “Tanta ancora Vita” con Viola Ardone e Alessandro Zaccuri (Einaudi)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/viola-ardone-tanta-ancora-vita 

Ore 12:30, Circolo Filologico Milanese, Sala Liberty – “Una storia che continua ad accadere” con Davide Prosperi, Alessandro Sallusti e Letizia Bardazzi (Rizzoli Libri)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/storia-continua-accadere 

Ore 14:00, Sala Verdi del Conservatorio – “Cesare. La conquista dell’eternità” con Alberto Angela (Mondadori)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/cesare-la-conquista-delleternita 

Ore 14:30, Triennale Milano, Salone d’Onore – “Un’indagine nel cuore di Lucca” con Licia Troisi e Sandrone Dazieri (Mondadori)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/un-indagine-nel-cuore-di-lucca-licia-troisi 

Ore 14:30, MUDEC, Auditorium – “Guarire tornando all’anima” con Raffaele Morelli e Alberto Gelsumini (Mondadori)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/troppi-pensieri-morelli 

Ore 14:30, Residenza Vignale – “Il potere trasformativo delle idee per guardare oltre” con Marco Confortola e gli utenti e i volontari di Aiutiamoli ODV del laboratorio di scrittura creativa ”La Piazzetta” (Sperling & Kupfer)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/il-potere-trasformativo-delle-idee-per-guardare-oltre 

Ore 15:00, Biblioteca di Rozzano – “Kate. Ritratto di una futura regina” con Paola Calvetti (Mondadori)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/kate-ritratto-di-una-futura-regina 

Ore 15:00, BASE Milano, Room 1400 – “BFF | Passione romance” con Cordelia Evora, Karim B. e Hazel Riley (Sperling & Kupfer)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/bff-passione-romance-sperling-kupfer 

Ore 15:00, Museo Nazionale Scienza e Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci, Sala Biancamano – “Una storia di amore e coraggio sull’Amerigo Vespucci” con Sybil von der Schulenburg e Sergio Santi. A cura di Museo Nazionale Scienza e Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci (Sperling & Kupfer)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/una-storia-di-amore-e-coraggio-sullamerigo-vespucci 

Ore 15:30, Triennale Milano, Agorà – “A esequie avvenute” con Massimo Carlotto e Gianni Biondillo (Einaudi)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/massimo-carlotto-esequie-avvenute 

Ore 16:00, MUDEC, Auditorium – “Storie della nostra solitudine” con Daria Bignardi e Vittorio Lingiardi (Mondadori)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/daria-bignardi-nostra-solitudine 

Ore 16:00, Palazzo Castiglioni, Veranda – “Tornare a vivere la natura: un viaggio nell’essenza dell’esplorazione” con Luca Fontana (Rizzoli Illustrati)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/tornare-a-vivere-la-natura-un-viaggio-nellessenza-dellesplorazione 

Ore 16:00, Libreria Rizzoli Milano – “Geopolitica nell’età dell’incertezza” con Maurizio Molinari e David Parenzo. Modera Flavia Fratello (Rizzoli Libri)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/la-scossa-globale 

Ore 16:30, Triennale Milano, Salone d’Onore – “I serial killer americani che sono rimasti nella storia” con Stefano Nazzi (Mondadori)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/stefano-nazzi-predatori 

Ore 16:30, MUBA Museo dei Bambini – “Il mare: conosciamolo, per salvarlo! (7-11 anni)” con Elena Gatti (Mondadori Libri)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/elena-gatti-salviamo-il-mare 

Ore 16:30, Circolo Filologico Milanese, Sala Liberty – “Diario di una sciamana. Il cammino segreto di una monaca guerriera” con Selene Calloni Williams e Luciano Tellaroli (Piemme)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/selene-calloni-williams-sciamana 

Ore 18:30, MUDEC, Auditorium, L’energia dei corpi – “Come dimagrire veramente” con Dario Bressanini e Alice Venturi (Mondadori)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/dario-bressanini-la-dieta-termodinamica 

Ore 18:30, Castello Sforzesco, Sala Viscontea – “Capire l’intelligenza artificiale: la differenza fondamentale” con Luciano Floridi e Stefano Moriggi (Mondadori)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/capire-intelligenza-artificiale 

Ore 18:30, Monterosa91, Auditorium – “Bugiardi, spietati, umanissimi” con Marcello Fois e Giuseppe Antonelli (Einaudi)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/limmensa-distrazione-marcello-fois 

Ore 18:30, Libreria Rizzoli Milano – “Generazione anZia. La fragilità non è una malattia” con Michela Marzano e Vittorio Lingiardi (Rizzoli Libri)

https://www.bookcitymilano.it/eventi/2025/qualcosa-che-brilla-michela-marzano 

Following the success of the first edition of “Senti Chi Legge”, launched in January 2025, Mondadori Studios presents a new social recruiting project: “Senti Chi Legge Romance”.

The initiative aims to discover emerging vocal talents for the audiobooks published by the Mondadori Group’s imprints, with a focus on one of the audience’s most beloved genres: romance. The selected narrators will have the opportunity to lend their voices to a romance audiobook chosen from upcoming 2026 releases by Mondadori, Rizzoli, Sperling & Kupfer and Piemme.

With “Senti Chi Legge Romance”, Mondadori Studios seeks to give space to those who wish to test themselves and share their passion for reading and for love stories that make people dream. Narrators are a key element in every audiobook: their voice, and the emotional depth they bring to a story, can turn it into a personal and immersive experience, drawing the listener even deeper into the narrative.

The initiative is open exclusively to new talents with no previous experience in dubbing or audiobook narration.

Participants can submit their audio audition via the website sentichilegge.it. The first 500 valid submissions will be evaluated, and applications will remain open until 4 November 2025.

A panel of experts will then select twelve finalists, three for each of the four featured titles. Their auditions will be published anonymously on the Instagram account @mondadoristudios, accompanied by illustrated avatars, allowing the social community to cast their votes. The final result will be determined by both the public vote and that of a jury composed of publishing experts.

The four winners will be announced on 24 November 2025 through Mondadori Studios’ official social media channels.

For full details on how to participate, please visit sentichilegge.it.

Drawing on the experience of ALI Promozione and Libromania, LYR emerges as a new force in book promotion.

LYR’s goal is to bring out the strengths of the two Mondadori Group networks operating in editorial promotion, managing them under a single strategy designed to offer publishers a service that is even more effective, wide-reaching and forward-looking.

The name LYR, inspired by a stellar system, symbolically reflects the union of distinct entities and expresses the mission of the two networks that make up this new organisation: to work together, while remaining complementary, to create value across the entire book supply chain.

The strengths of LYR:

• A focus on independent content, strong relationships with publishers, deep knowledge of the local market and creativity – thanks to a young, dynamic team and a portfolio of established projects that have helped ALI Promozione (now renamed Alpha) stand out on the market to date.
• A team with over thirty years’ experience across multiple sales channels and Libromania’s proven expertise in online retail (now renamed Epsylon), a long-established organisation supporting both general and specialist publishers.

LYR project also brings a number of new initiatives, shaped by close dialogue with the book industry and its key players:

• A focus on different customer segments: ensuring the right book reaches the right bookseller, through a structured and motivated organisation designed to map and manage the offer effectively.
• Local development and engagement: supporting bookshops, libraries and schools in their book choices, fostering collaboration and shared success.
• Investment in tools and content: creating new resources and formats for publishers, agents and booksellers.

LYR will also develop new projects and strengthen a range of existing activities, including management consultancy services, sales tools, initiatives for schools and libraries, and tailored content for publishers and bookshops. Among the new developments are the upcoming Risguardi initiatives – the magazine created and produced by ALI Promozione for booksellers and bookshops – along with the associated nationwide festival, which will launch in October.

Ken Follett, one of the world’s most beloved British authors, returns to bookstores with The Circle of Days, a new epic novel published by Mondadori.

Through the stories of Seft, a young flint miner with a special gift, and Joia, a visionary priestess who dreams of building a miraculous monument, Follett explores one of history’s greatest mysteries: the construction of Stonehenge.

With 38 published books and over 198 million copies sold, the author of masterpieces such as Eye of the Needle, The Pillars of the Earth, World Without End, A Column of Fire, and Night Over Water has uniquely woven together history, passion, and humanity.

To celebrate the release of the novel, Follett will be in Milan on Sunday, October 12, at 6:30 PM for a special event at Teatro Carcano.

For information and reservations: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ken-follett-il-cerchio-dei-giorni-aspettando-bookcity-milano-2025-tickets-1691776772869?aff=oddtdtcreator 

Eight years after his last publication, Dan Brown returns to bookstores with his breathtaking new thriller: “The Secret of Secrets.”

Set in Prague, the novel follows Robert Langdon—Harvard professor and renowned scholar of art history and symbology—who faces a race against time to save not only his own life and that of his partner, Katherine Solomon, but also the fate of humanity itself.

To mark the release of his new book, published by Rizzoli, the author will meet the public at the Carcano Theater in Milan on Saturday, October 4, at 8:30 p.m.
This exclusive event—Brown’s only stop in Italy—offers a unique opportunity to explore the themes of a work that weaves together history, mystery, and suspense.

Admission is free until capacity is reached.

For further information: info@teatrocarcano.com

From September 23, 2025 to January 11, 2026, the halls of Palazzo Reale in Milan will host the exhibition “Appiani. Neoclassicism in Milan”, an international project dedicated to Andrea Appiani (Milan, 1754 – 1817), a leading figure of Milanese Neoclassicism and “First Painter” of Napoleonic Italy.

Curated by Francesco Leone, Fernando Mazzocca and Domenico Piraina, the exhibition brings together over 100 works from major international institutions – including the Louvre, the Grand Palais, and the Châteaux de Malmaison et de Bois-Préau – as well as from prestigious Italian collections such as the Pinacoteca di Brera, the Galleria d’Arte Moderna, and Villa Carlotta.

A tribute to a protagonist of Neoclassical Milan

The exhibition offers a broad and in-depth look at Appiani’s artistic production, which, with refinement and expressive power, narrates the political and cultural trajectory of an entire era.

Known as the “Painter of the Graces,” Appiani immortalized key figures of cultural and political life – from Napoleon Bonaparte to Joséphine de Beauharnais, from Giuseppe Parini to Ugo Foscolo – portraying Milan as a vibrant city at the heart of the European dialogue between the Enlightenment and the Empire.

An international collaboration

The initiative, promoted by the Municipality of Milan – Culture and produced by Palazzo Reale, Civita Mostre e Musei, Electa and MondoMostre with the support of Fondazione Bracco and Biofer Spa, is part of the Milano Cortina 2026 Cultural Olympiad, reaffirming Milan’s role as an international capital of culture and innovation.

Visitor information

📍 Appiani. Neoclassicism in Milan
📅 September 23, 2025 – January 11, 2026
📌 Palazzo Reale, Milan
📔 The official exhibition catalogue, featuring essays and in-depth studies, is published by Electa.

Narae, the romance webnovel app resulting from a collaboration between Mondadori Group and Bookrepublic, announces a partnership with the Italian Festival Romance, the primary national event dedicated to romance fiction.

The initiative involves the creation of a new webnovel romance series to collect stories by self-published Italian authors, selected by the Italian Festival Romance and its founder, Lidia Ottelli. The first titles will be published exclusively on Narae starting this month.

The collaboration also involves the joint organization of live and online events, with activities dedicated to the Festival community and special initiatives during the next edition of the event. This will be held on 27 September in Florence and Narae will be participating with exclusive content and experiences.

‘This partnership stems from a desire to join forces to give even more room to romance in Italy,’ says Marco Ferrario, CEO of Narae. ‘We are convinced that our collaboration with Italian Festival Romance will allow us to strengthen new authors and expand the genre through innovative tools and engaging reading formats such as webnovels.’

‘I am happy that Italian Festival Romance and Narae have chosen to collaborate,’ says Lidia Ottelli, founder of Italian Festival Romance. ‘Together we can offer new opportunities to Italian authors and strengthen the romance sector with original projects that meet the needs of today’s readers.’

2025: a year of new narratives to enrich and celebrate the history of Electa, an art book publisher, exhibition organiser and creator of cultural projects. A year of initiatives that interrogate knowledge beyond the boundaries of the visual arts, reflecting a more contemporary vision and suggesting new ways of reading and ‘looking’.

Projects, encounters, readings, stories: from archaeology to contemporary art, design to architecture and photography to literary criticism, which aspire to question the ‘political’ role of bearing witness to art, exploring every possible intersection, contamination and contradiction between image and word.

‘Pesci d’oro: in bookshops in May, preview at Turin International Book Fair

To commemorate its birthday, a celebratory edition of the iconic series of illustrated short essays, ‘Pesci rossi‘, will be in bookshops. These books recall the approach and writing technique of the eponymous collection (1920) by critic Emilio Cecchi.

Three new titles that fit in and stand out within the series for the gold colour of the cover, an echo of the most illustrious tradition of art books and for the dialogue they establish between legacy and future. Their intention is retracing the roots of the publishing house and suggesting directions for its development.

The first two books will be released on 27th May and available for preview at the Turin International Book Fair

• Michele Dantini, Bernard Berenson e l’arte contemporanea Storia, critica, editoria (Bernard Berenson and Contemporary Art History, Criticism, Publishing) investigates the American historian’s militant interests in contemporary art, which are less well known, forgotten or deliberately removed from criticism after his death. What emerges is a new and convincing ‘portrait’ that reinstates Berenson in his rightful place within Italian and European culture of the first half of the 20th century.
• Antonella Anedda, La vita dei dettagli (The life of details) is now available in a new edition enriched with a valuable appendix by the author and an afterword by Andrea Cortellessa. A title that questions the powerful fascination of details in works of art. A silent collector of details, a patient worshipper of paintings, Anedda explores the meaning of art and the enigma of its fruition.

To be released in September

• Carlo Vinti, Stefano Faoro, Electa publisher 2025. Dal 1945 ottanta anni di cultura visiva (Since 1945, eighty years of visual culture) has been dedicated to publishing and exhibition projects which, according to the authors who selected them, would over the years influence the development of editorial graphics in Italy. A richly illustrated excursus from the post-war printing tradition, through modern visual culture, graphic design and photography to the research of the new millennium and Electa’s identity today.

In 2025, Electa publishes also the catalogue of the 24th International Triennale Milano Exhibition, for which it manages and curates the bookshop and publishes the catalogue (in 3 volumes) of the Italian Pavillion at the 19th edition of the International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, whose bookshops it also continues to curate.

A bridge between image and word, new paths (editorial and design)

As Rosanna Cappelli, managing director of the publishing house since 2020, recounts, ‘Electa, on the threshold of eighty years, felt the need for a publishing ‘gap’ and to get closer to the contemporary audience.

Inspired by the great literature of the 20th century, the crossing of genres, the hybridisation of knowledge and expertise, several of today’s projects (from the new series A-Z, Oilà and Scritti to palimpsests such as Esistere come donna) are based on a method that investigates the possible intersections, contaminations and contradictions between image and word.”

The creativity of the poster and logo for Electa’s birthday is by Studio Sonnoli, which has been responsible for the publisher’s visual identity for several years. It is their graphic design work on the most recent and cross-genre series such as the eccentric monographs A-Z, the feminist biographies Oilà and the newly launched art criticism series Scritti. For the latter series, the Marco Vallora volume will be in bookshops on 27 May, but available as a preview at the Turin International Book Fair. Scritti. Come se la parola dipingesse [Writings. As if the word painted], edited by Giorgio Agamben, Marcello Barison, Monica Ferrando, and with an unpublished recollection by Nicola Lagioia.

THE STORY:
A legacy that looks to the future

The name ‘Electa’ was registered in 1927, but the publishing house under this name began its publications in 1945, in Florence, in the fervour, including editorial fervour, that marked Liberation throughout Italy, with the reconstruction and re-foundation of its principles.

The art historian Bernard Berenson (1865-1959) inspired the editorial lines, giving shape and consistency to a catalogue from the very beginning, along with the influence of the environment of Villa I Tatti where he lived for most of his life.

In 1952, Electa moved to Milan, where it became a leading publisher in the study and dissemination of art, as well as its protection through knowledge, photographic documentation and criticism. Over the decades, it has built an unrivalled tradition on the Italian and European scene for rigour and continuity of research aimed at documenting cultural heritage, in all its forms.

From archaeology to contemporary art, from design to architecture, from photography to literary criticism/authorship, Electa has published magazines, essays, scientific volumes, monographs, guides and tools for visiting Italy’s art sites.

Since the beginning of the 2000s, it has been collaborating operationally with public museums, institutions and private foundations in organising exhibitions that are documented in its own catalogues.

More recently, it has started to offer itself to the same realities as a partner for the design of festivals and cultural programmes for the public, in particular through Fondamenta, the Foundation for Arts and Culture, established in 2024 from Electa’s experience and history, to design cultural participation activities and experiment with new forms of communication.

Electa editore manages and ‘curates’ bookshops at:
Mantua, Ducal Palace,
Milan Triennale
Naples, National Archaeological Museum of Naples
Rome, Colosseum Archaeological Park
Venice, Venice Biennale

2025 is a truly special year—no, a Squeaktastic one! This year, our publishing house, Piemme, is celebrating 25 years of incredible success with none other than Geronimo Stilton.

Created by Elisabetta Dami, the beloved mouse journalist has become a global phenomenon, capturing the hearts of millions of young readers with his funny, clever, and exciting adventures. An Italian success story, Geronimo Stilton has been translated into 52 languages and has sold over 187 million copies worldwide! In Italy alone, a Geronimo Stilton book is sold every minute! 

But What’s His Secret? Without a doubt, Geronimo Stilton’s magic lies in his universal language, one that speaks to fundamental values like friendship, empathy, kindness, respect for others and the world around us, and loyalty. But that’s not all! His adventures take readers across time and space, from ancient worlds to realms of pure imagination, always alongside a group of unforgettable characters from his hometown of New Mouse City. Over the years, young readers have grown to love and cherish them, including his sister Thea (also the author of many bestselling books, most of which star the beloved Thea Sisters), his cousin Trap, his nephew Benjamin, and his niece Trappy. And let’s not forget his friends, like Ficcanaso Squitt, Rebella Strong and Ficcagenio Squitt! Surrounding Geronimo is a true community of friends and family.

“For 25 years, we’ve shared the same passion, the same excitement, and the same joy in bringing the love of reading and imagination to our young readers,” says Elisabetta Dami. “Kids see me as the ‘Mum of Geronimo Stilton’—and even today, that touches my heart just as much as it did the first time. I see it as a sign of deep affection and trust, which inspires me to keep going with the same love… for the next 25 years!”. “But what’s our secret? Caring deeply about our young readers, listening to them, and sharing fundamental, universal values, helping guide them as they grow, in Italy and around the world,” Dami concludes.

Geronimo Stilton and his friends have explored countless topics in their adventures, but one is particularly close to his heart—because it’s more than just a theme; it’s a fundamental right that everyone should strive to protect, especially for children: happiness.

To celebrate this milestone anniversary, the famous mouse journalist has decided to make happiness the central theme of all activities in 2025. With the support of bookstores, fairs, festivals, schools, and many dedicated local partners, Geronimo will spread his message of happiness across Italy, from south to north, through a series of special events that explore this precious theme in all its many forms. Children will have the chance to meet Geronimo Stilton in person—fur and whiskers included—hear him tell his adventures firsthand and even shake his paw! And thanks to the new initiative “Tell Geronimo!”, young readers will become the true stars of these events. Geronimo’s goal is to collect thoughts of happiness, hopes, and the little (and big) joys of everyday life from all the kids who take part. If they wish, they can leave a message, a note, or even a letter—”Tell Geronimo!” will be a way to listen and share, two values that brighten Stilton’s world.

Starting in Messina, on the 19^th of February Geronimo will meet with five local schools, the famous mouse journalist will set off on a happiness-filled journey across Italy. His squeaktastic tour will take him to Rome and Lazio, Calabria, Puglia, Tuscany, and Piedmont—just to name a few stops—where he will meet thousands of children and share songs, reflections, important messages, readings, emotions, and fascinating insights related to his books and those of his sister, Thea Stilton.

This year, once again, Geronimo Stilton and Thea Stilton will stand out in the Italian (and international) publishing scene with fun and captivating stories that are not only entertaining but also full of educational value—guiding young readers on a journey of discovery, both through the world around them and through exciting imaginary realms.

Some of the most exciting new releases in the first half of the year include My Day with Lucy (in bookstores on February 25^th), a time-traveling adventure with Geronimo alongside the Australopithecus Lucy; Captain Lupita, a brand-new series by Thea Stilton featuring an all-female pirate adventure; Time Travel: Great Inventions, a journey through history to discover the inventions that have improved humanity’s way of life; and a special book dedicated entirely to the theme of Happiness, coming in May.

And finally, one last surprise: to celebrate this milestone anniversary, Geronimo Stilton will have a brand-new, special logo accompanying him

Mondadori Studios launches the ‘Senti Chi Legge‘ recruitment project. The initiative aims at enhancing vocal talent and passion for storytelling, offering the opportunity for anyone interested to become a new voice in the audiobooks of the Mondadori Group’s publishing houses.

The narrator plays a crucial role within an audiobook, and the emotional interpretation creates a unique and personal listening experience. A passionate reading can turn a story into an unforgettable journey and the voice can become the bridge from the written content directly to the listener’s heart.

This initiative offers all aspiring storytellers over the age of 18 the opportunity to apply, testing their vocal talent and ability to bring stories to life.

Participation is open to anyone who would like to get involved: an independently recorded audition can be sent through sentichilegge.it or using the recording studios, Mondadori Studios’ partners in this activity, free of charge, according to the procedures indicated on sentichilegge.it. Each participant will have the opportunity to demonstrate his or her skills by reading a song chosen from the listener’s favourite genres: Thrillers, Fantasy, Romance and Fiction.

The submission of applications will close on 12th February.

After an initial selection, an internal jury made up of experts from the audio and publishing world will identify 8 finalists, who will perform live on 26th February at the Teatro del Borgo in Milan, in front of an exceptional jury that will decide the winner.
The members of the judging panel will include actor and reader Francesco Montanari, author and content creator Davide Avolio and vocal coach and singer Annaluisa Giansante aka Anna Lu, accompanied by the godmother Martina Levato, book and audiobook reader, and presenters Edoardo Zaggia and Alberto Sacco.

Details on how to participate can be found at sentichilegge.it