Literary Agenda November 10-16: Where to find us this week
🍂 Giaconi Editore's autumn is filled with encounters, stories, and flavors to share.
In the heart of November, bookstores, squares, and theaters become places of dialogue and discovery, where words intertwine with memories, cuisine, and the poetry of everyday life.
Each event is an invitation to stop, listen, and be inspired by the stories that accompany us.
"Toward an Economy of the Common Good" by Alfio Verdicchio
📅 Thursday, November 13 – 5:30 PM
📍 Municipal Media Library, Corso Persiani 52 – Recanati (MC)
Alfio Verdicchio presents his essay "Toward an Economy of the Common Good. The Experience of Cooperative Credit Banks ." A dialogue on the values of cooperation and the future of ethical economics, with the participation of Gerardo Pizzirusso , Davide Celani , Roberto Mancini , and Patrizia Logiacco .
A meeting to rediscover the economy as a space for solidarity and shared responsibility.
"The Glasses" by Francesca Faraoni and Chiara Fantuzi
📅 Saturday, November 15 – from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
📍 Institute of the Canossian Daughters of Charity, Via Maddalena di Canossa 3 – Porto San Giorgio (FM)
Presentation of the new illustrated book "Gli occhiali" by Francesca Faraoni and Chiara Fantuzi.
Following, a children's workshop "Make your own glasses."
An afternoon dedicated to discovery and play, to learn to look beyond and recognize ourselves through stories.
“Basil and Tomatoes” by Alessandra Jorio
📅 Saturday, November 15 – 4:00 PM
📍 Flo Concept Store, Lungarno Corsini 30/34R – Florence
A story filled with the scent of color and friendship: Basil and Tomatoes is an illustrated tale about nature, diversity, and growth.
With author Alessandra Jorio , an afternoon dedicated to children and families to discover together how simplicity can be poetry.
"Delicious. Tales, recipes, and emotions to knead."
by Carolina D'Angelo and Claudia Brattini
📅 Saturday, November 15 – 5:30 PM
📍 Giacomo Leopardi Square – Recanati (MC)
📌 Event of the "Leopardi Gourmet" festival
A book that combines stories and flavors, words and doughs.
Authors Carolina D'Angelo and Claudia Brattini meet with children and families to share the magic of cooking together, a blend of imagination, sweetness, and wonder.
“Cellars & Chestnuts” Festival – Pollenza
📅 Sunday, November 16 – from 11:00 a.m.
📍 Municipal Library – Pollenza (MC)
11:00 am – Presentation of the book Racconti di campagna by Barbara Antonietta Fabiani and Aurora Guazzaroni, with a workshop for boys and girls organized by Giaconi Editore.
From 2 pm to 7 pm – Opening of the Palazzo Cento Civic Museum and the G. Verdi Theatre with guided tours (4 pm and 6 pm, by reservation).
An event combining culture, tradition, and flavors for the 15th edition of the Cantine & Castagne festival.
"Affective Legumes" by Ilaria Cappellacci
📅 Sunday, November 16 – 12:30 PM
📍 Giacomo Leopardi Square – Recanati (MC)
📌 Event of the "Leopardi Gourmet" festival in which Giaconi Editore is participating
A heartfelt cookbook, where cooking becomes memory.
With Legumi affettivi , Ilaria Cappellacci recounts the profound bond between tradition and contemporaneity, between Appignano and today's table.
An encounter to be savored with mind and palate.
"On the Banana Pancake Trail" by Martino Buran
📅 Sunday, November 16 – 5:00 PM
📍 Municipal Library – Petritoli (FM)
Federico Savini will be in conversation with the author, together with Mayor Luca Pezzani and Culture Councillor Daniela De Carolis .
A tale of travel and introspection, capable of combining irony, spirituality, and everyday wonder.
A narrative journey through Asia, nature, and dreams, inviting you to rediscover yourself along the way.
"The Bettini House Notebooks, Vol. I – Luigi Senesi, a Passionate Historian of the Late 19th Century. Works and Genealogy"
edited by Antonella Maggini
📅 Sunday, November 16 – 5:00 PM
📍 B. Gigli Cultural Recreational Club – Castelnuovo di Recanati
Antonio Baleani and Giuseppe Luppino of the Bettini Foundation will be speaking.
An editorial project that preserves the memory of a family and an era, capturing the passion of those who told the story from the ground up, with rigor and dedication.
“Scena mute” by Piero Massimo Macchini
📅 Sunday, November 16 – 7:00 PM
📍 Giacomo Leopardi Square – Recanati (MC)
📌 Event of the "Leopardi Gourmet" festival
A comic and poetic monologue, written and performed by Piero Massimo Macchini , directed by Leonardo Accattoli .
Laughter and reflection to close a weekend celebrating culture in all its forms: from the page to the stage.
Books, meetings and new perspectives
Each presentation is an invitation to dialogue and discovery.
Reading together means sharing ideas, emotions, and places: because every story, when it meets its listeners, becomes a community.
All events are free to attend (where indicated, reservations are recommended).