Sports radio broadcasting icon Angelo Cataldi has written a book. It's called "Loud: How a Shy Nerd Came to Philadelphia and Turned Up The Volume in the Most Passionate Sports City in America." Over three decades behind the mic, Cataldi made many friends and enemies. He challenged sports figures on his daily show and reflects on all of it in his ne...

Christmas is a time for traditions that we’ve held close to our hearts since we were children. Often our celebrations include practices our parents and grandparents passed on to us. Gone are the days of tall, wide evergreens buried in tinsel. Of course, that era was followed by aluminum trees with rotating color wheels. Some of the more daring fami...

Italian publishing house 21letters is opening an U.S. subsidiary, 26letters, which is publishing its first title this month. The company was founded in Modena in 2019 by Alberto Bisi and publishes six titles per year, with a focus on translated fiction and graphic novels; its Italian name derives from the fact that there are 21 letters in the Itali...

Dear friends, 2023 is coming to an end. It has been a year full of events and content, but in this last part of 2023 we are preparing big news for 2024, which for We the Italians will be a different, better year from the previous ones. Stay tuned! Since the last editorial, We the Italians has had the pleasure of participating in three different eve...

Gianrico Carofiglio (1961) is a widely known Italian author. Before engaging in literary activity, he was the Anti-Mafia Deputy Prosecutor in Bari, a port on the coast of Puglia. During this time, he has taken part in trials regarding corruption, organized crime, and the trafficking of human beings. Then, in 2002 he published his first book – Invol...

"The waves crashing loudly against the cliffs, the bad weather that prevents the ferry from arriving for days, the strong northeast wind making its presence felt... And then a handful of men and women, each with a kettle and their own cup of tea brought from home, protected inside the tower, reading a novel together: this, for me, is the library; t...

In the bustling city of Brooklyn, a passionate Italian-American chef named Dan Pelosi has been capturing hearts and taste buds with his culinary creations. Pelosi believes that food is so much more than sustenance—it is an expression of love and a way to build a supportive community. With his debut cookbook, Let’s Eat, hitting the shelves in Septem...

Our final AMHS speaker program for 2023 started out with a real treat for the attendees — a surprise performance by AMHS music scholarship winner Giorgio Consolati. Afterwards, Professor Carmine Vittoria told us about his two most recent, very different books. The program, held at Casa Italiana on September 10, 2023, began with Giorgio’s introducti...

As Italian Heritage Month draws to a close, I want to challenge everyone to continue to learn more about what makes us “Italian.” There are many great resources available. However, I want to urge you to read books about our heritage and history. Read stories about those who came before us. The sacrifices they made. All they accomplished. We need to...