A review of the book by Nelio Biedermann, published by Guanda, 304 pp., 19 euros

A review of Erri De Luca’s book, published by Feltrinelli, 172 pp., 18 euros

A review of Jan Brokken’s book, published by Iperborea, 415 pp., 20 euros

A review of Francesco Benigno’s book, published by il Mulino, 272 pp., 24 euros

In Sarah Wang’s debut novel (Foglio Edizioni), the protagonists Fanny and Linli grapple with the contemporary obsession with beauty and culture shock. Second chances do exist, but only if you’re willing to pay for them

A critique of the government and a programme: more technology, less ideology. The former Prime Minister’s new book. A preview

In Assaf Gavron’s novel, the stories of the four protagonists in 1970s Jerusalem indirectly recount the founding of Israel, intertwining it with the present day

It begins from a single point but then, in an unexpected yet captivating manner, guides the reader along the imaginative paths of its inspiration. Matteucci’s “Lotteria delle anime” is a brilliant book packed into just a few pages.

Raffaella Silvestri, author of "La persona peggiore" (Mondadori), deals with gender issues, and the soundness of her thinking underpins the emergence of direct reflections on society and contemporary life – reflections that are never rhetorical, but woven into the narrative