A review of Yiyun Li’s book, published by NN Editore, 144 pp., 18 euros

A review of Marco Rocco’s book, published by Carocci, 265 pp., 26 euros

The story of Virginia de Leyva, pieced together from documents and her few handwritten notes, reveals the person behind the public figure

Di Caro’s achievement is to make us understand, without ever raising his voice, that sport is always also a story of institutions and the nation. It is a book worth reading and giving as a gift

The novels by Alessandro Gazzoli and Andrea Oriente. A fascination with armed struggle and the radical right. Two debut novels that explore the need for belonging and the allure of violence, set against the backdrop of the legacy of the 1970s and the anxieties of the present day

In "Lido Land", journalist Tom Fort delves into over a century of social housing designed to cater for the leisure time of British citizens. “Those were different times,” one might say, but the story of the “lido” is inevitably also one of social and political change.  

A review of Leila Guerriero’s book, published by Sur, 142 pp., €12.50