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Cultural journalist and author, she writes about books for la Repubblica and Donna Moderna, spanning both print and digital media. She has published numerous short stories, the latest of which, titled “Rinascimento,” appeared in the anthology Un bacio in bocca edited by Giorgio Nisini for Longanesi.
She is the author of two novels: Non chiedermi come sei nata (Cairo, 2014), a memoir on love and assisted reproduction—which she also adapted into a stage play that won the Premio Comoinrosa—and L’amore è una favola (Cairo, 2015), a true story touching on relationships, publishing, art, violence against women, and job insecurity, centered around its protagonist, Gioia. In June 2016, as part of the project “Senza rossetto nella cabina elettorale,” she wrote, recorded, and publicly performed a story commemorating the 70th anniversary of women’s suffrage titled “La ragazza con la collana,” inspired by Nilde Iotti (available on the Querty website and curated by alumnae of the Scuola Holden, where she studied and later taught).
She works on anything related to literature, is active on social media (Twitter and Instagram: @annaritab72), specializes in autobiographical writing and “tempestuous” relationships, and believes in dreams.

He was born and lives in Novara. He taught Italian colonial history at the University of Pavia before dedicating himself entirely to writing. He primarily studies and writes about military history: his recent titles include a trilogy on battles in Italian history published by Mondadori, as well as Viaggio nella terra dei morti and Le armi del diavolo, both published by UTET. Despite the subject matter of his books, he is a convinced pacifist.
Back in the 1990s, he also ventured into fiction (Pete Rhoner e il mistero delle code di lucertola, Sperling & Kupfer; Lilibum, Liber International)—a pursuit he returned to this year with a mystery novel set between Novara and Lake Maggiore: Celestina. Il mistero del volto dipinto, published by Mondadori. Finally, he enjoys cooking and has written on culinary culture, including La golosa erudizione (Liber International).

Born in Milan in 1970, she holds a degree in History and a diploma in Archival Science. In 2008, she founded the association Memoria & Progetto, where she serves as director, dedicated to the preservation and promotion of historical and cultural heritage. She collaborates with the interdepartmental center MIC (Moda Immagine Consumi) at the University of Milan and serves as coordinator for the BookCity Milano program. She is married and is the mother of two sons, Leonardo and Giovanni.

She has co-written scripts for several television productions (including Camera Café, Piloti, and the animated series La Banda Volante) and teaches screenwriting for cinema. They have published four novels with Sperling & Kupfer in Italy, which have been translated in Spain, Portugal, and Germany. Among these is Meno male che ci sei, which was adapted into a feature film in 2009. In 2016, writing under the pseudonym Mavis Miller, they authored Lisbeth e il segreto della città d’oro for De Agostini (a finalist for the Premio Bancarellino in 2017), followed by Lisbeth e il giardino dei fiori incantati.

A native of Milan, he has spent his career in media and communication, specializing as an editorial manager in the periodical press and multimedia sectors. After taking his first steps in the industry at Class Editori, he served as Managing Editor and Publisher at Gruner + Jahr/Mondadori, Digital Magics, and RCS MediaGroup, alongside a stint in Paris with Prisma Presse, Gruner + Jahr’s French subsidiary. Throughout his career, he has been involved in the launch of publications such as Campus, MF-Milano Finanza, the French edition of Capital, Focus, Top Girl, Jack, and Geo. As the publisher responsible for Focus, he oversaw the expansion of the brand and all of the monthly magazine’s spin-offs, starting with the children’s edition Focus Junior.Having transitioned away from traditional publishing, he currently manages projects for third-sector organizations and non-profit initiatives.