Franco Legni presents Il club delle 86, published by Giunti: the final chapter in the wildly unpredictable adventures of Italy’s unluckiest lawyer, Nichi Moretti — an antihero, or perhaps a hero in spite of himself. Also on stage will be Filippo Castiglioni and Bruno Magrini.

The book

After his criminal rehabilitation, with the charges of drug dealing, human trafficking, tax evasion and embezzlement finally set aside, Nichi Moretti is at last a free man and returns to his extremely boring hobby: practising law.

Every now and then, someone turns up to make use of his services. But when a heavily tattooed man with a strong Sicilian accent and his henchman appear, things go particularly badly: Nichi is kidnapped.

The two belong to a powerful “Family” currently dealing with a few misunderstandings with what civil society calls “justice”. They need a good lawyer to get them out of trouble — someone whose job is not so much to have the defendants acquitted, but to make sure they are convicted.

Irreproachable and, as always, unexpectedly effective, Moretti soon finds himself in trouble once again and more ready than ever to run. Marseille, Pamplona, Bilbao… constantly hunted by old and new pursuers, incredibly skilled at getting himself into the worst possible situations and somehow getting out of them battered — but alive.

The author

Franco Legni was born in Prato, where he lives and writes while pretending to work as a lawyer.

In 2003, he missed his return flight from Cairo and narrowly escaped an air disaster. He has run with the bulls in Pamplona and was arrested in Belarus for possession of false documents. In 2008, he published his first book with a publishing house specialising in pornographic magazines.

In 2016, aboard a commercial cargo ship, he travelled up the Amazon River as far as Manaus.

For Giunti, he has published Io, Nichi Moretti and Due di briscola. Rumours that Nichi Moretti is his alter ego are false and malicious, although his friends consider them entirely well-founded.

Andrea Iacomini, author, journalist and spokesperson for UNICEF Italia, will present La forza sia con te (People).

The event will be introduced by Olivia Castellino, President of the UNICEF Committee of Florence and Province.

Joining the discussion on stage will be Oxana Polataitchouk, delegate of the Honorary Consulate of Ukraine, cartoonist BIGO, and photojournalist Niccolò Celesti.

The event will be moderated by Sabrina Guzzoletti, journalist and Editor-in-Chief of Seeds of Florence.

The book:

At a time when war has become, for many, an unavoidable evil, La forza sia con te tells the stark reality of the conflict in Ukraine through the eyes of a traveler: Andrea Iacomini, journalist and spokesperson for UNICEF Italia. It is a deeply human journey shaped by encounters, fears and silences, where the tragically ironic title — the phrase spoken by an air-raid alert app after every narrowly avoided danger — becomes a powerful symbol.

The author travels through a wounded yet vibrant country, where everyday life intertwines with the sound of explosions and where every place holds a seed of resistance: a nocturnal melody played on the piano, an invisible suitcase, a bouquet of flowers offered so as not to forget beauty. But it is in the gestures of children — children who dream simply of being able to sleep, instead of sleeping in order to dream — that strength continues to endure, giving the title phrase an even deeper meaning. Because even in the midst of conflict, true strength lies in the dignity of those who resist.

The author:

Andrea Iacomini was born in Rome in 1974 and has been National Spokesperson for UNICEF Italia since 2012. A graduate in Political Science from the University of Tor Vergata, he has worked with UNICEF since 2008, documenting emergencies in Syria, Iraq, Libya and Ukraine.

A contributor to the HuffPost Italia and author of essays such as Buona Strada (2007) and Il Giorno Dopo (2016), he has also brought to the stage monologues inspired by his humanitarian missions, receiving the “Ignazio Silone” Prize in 2019.

After creating the campaign Tutti giù per terra, since 2019 he has traveled to more than 1,000 cities across Italy to raise awareness among young people about children’s rights. At the end of 2025, he published La forza sia con te with People. The book is already in its third reprint.

Andrea Iacomini is currently touring across Italy presenting the book, and all author royalties are entirely donated to UNICEF projects supporting children affected by the conflict in Ukraine.

Chiara Pasqualetti Johnson, accompanied by Marco Luceri, presents Marilyn Monroe. Dea. Diva. Donna. (White Star), an intimate and unexpected portrait of the woman behind the myth.

Afterwards, at 9.00 pm, Gli uomini preferiscono le bionde by Howard Hawks will be screened in original version with Italian subtitles: the second of the four films scheduled for the MARILYN 100 retrospective, organised in collaboration with the Cineteca di Bologna.

The book:

More than 120 photographs and an empathetic narrative retrace the life and biography of Marilyn Monroe: from the fragile Norma Jeane to the unforgettable Hollywood star, Marilyn was much more than a cinema icon. Intelligent, ironic and deeply talented, she challenged the system and spent her whole life trying to be loved for who she was, not only for how she appeared.

Marilyn Monroe. Dea. Diva. Donna. is a book that breaks through clichés: it invites readers to look beyond the mask of the dazzling diva and discover the profound, restless soul of a unique and modern woman, still capable today of speaking to the hearts of us all.

The author:

Chiara Pasqualetti Johnson is a journalist who writes about travel, art and lifestyle for leading Italian magazines. For White Star, she has authored several illustrated books dedicated to some of the most important female figures of our time, including Coco Chanel. La rivoluzione dello stile, Jackie. La vita e lo stile di Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Frida. Donna, artista, icona.

In 2021, she was included by Forbes Italia among the 100 Wonder Women of the year: successful women united by leadership and winning creativity.

Florence, here we go again: Renaissance 2.0!

Mirko Serri presents the book Imparare ad adattarsi. Apprendimento e feedback continui come motore del successo individuale e collettivo (Giunti Psicologia.io), in conversation with Valentina Naldoni.

The book:

What will the skills of the future be? What factors will influence our success? We may feel that enough is already being done, but that is not the case. Professionals and companies are going through a moment of profound change and are questioning their own paths. Digital evolution and geopolitical uncertainty are undermining our certainties and, paradoxically, forcing us to stop and reflect.

Imparare ad adattarsi explores the transformative dynamics within companies, analysing the best practices that can help improve performance, both for individuals and for work teams, while also benefiting the sustainability of the system as a whole. It also promotes the use of new technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence, not only as amplifiers of productivity and efficiency, but also as mirrors of our own fulfilment.

At the heart of this journey lies a key concept: only constant learning, fuelled by iterative feedback, can generate the awareness needed to adapt to change and make the most of it. The way we face the coming years will be crucial for professionals and companies alike: the book clarifies which actions can create a positive impact, which leadership styles can build trust, and what to invest in at both individual and team level in order to achieve the best results.

The author:

Mirko Serri is a writer, poet and musician, as well as a father and active professional. Originally from Modena, where he trained and developed several artistic projects, including photography exhibitions and concerts, he began his professional career at UniCredit in 2002.

In 2010 he moved to Milan and, as an HR Business Partner, launched and managed strategic international projects for the Holding. In recent years, he has coordinated global training for the Digital & Information and Operating Office departments.

Author of short stories and organizer of literary prizes, Florentine journalist Paolo Mugnai presents the collection he edited, Viaggio in libreria. Tredici racconti ambientati in Toscana (Felici Editore). Joining him on stage will be Silena Santoni, the author of one of the stories, set right in our own Giunti Odeon.

The book:

Let the journey into the bookshop continue. Step inside, browse, breathe in the scent of printed paper. Let it envelop you, leaving behind the feeling that something in you has changed. You will be welcomed by booksellers: hospitable, warm, knowledgeable hosts, and above all empathetic toward you and anyone who crosses that threshold from reality into imagination.

The authors featured in this collection draw from the true — or perhaps imagined — history of the bookshops they have chosen, tracing fictional yet believable paths, because the booksellers are real and, perhaps, so is everything written in these thirteen stories spanning every genre.

Leonardo Gori’s historical tale set at Seeber in Florence is followed by stories by the book’s editor Paolo Mugnai, set at Farollo e Falpalà in Florence, and by the other authors: Alessandro Agostinelli at Pellegrini in Pisa, Alessandro Scarpellini at Blu Book in Pisa, David Basevi at Gioberti Le Cure in Florence, Dianora Tinti at Mondadori in Grosseto, Ezio Alessio Gensini at Capitolo 7 in Barberino di Mugello, Fabrizio Altieri at Libreria dei Ragazzi in Pisa, Francesco Russo at Rinascita in Sesto Fiorentino, Lino Addis at Cino Ubik in Pistoia, Massimiliano Scudeletti at Libraccio in Florence, Roberta Capanni at NessunDove in Empoli, Serena Rapezzi at Centro Libri in Florence, and Silena Santoni at Giunti Odeon in Florence.

At GO, a lectio by Annie Cohen-Solal. The historian, essayist, exhibition curator and distinguished professor at Università Bocconi di Milano will present her Mark Rothko: come riparare il mondo (Einaudi), in conjunction with the successful exhibition dedicated to the artist currently on view at Palazzo Strozzi until 23 August 2026.

The book:

Born Marcus Rotkovitch in Dvinsk, in the Russian Empire, Mark Rothko emigrated to the United States at the age of ten. He brought with him to the New World his Talmudic education and the memories of pogroms seen through the eyes of a child.

It was the experience of displacement and the stigma of being an immigrant that would later become the driving force behind the aesthetic subversion the artist introduced into the heart of modern society. Celebrated as a pioneer of abstraction as early as the 1950s, Rothko never settled for a purely formal achievement. In fact, he never stopped grasping, earlier and more profoundly than anyone else, the sense of disorientation of a world constantly on the brink.

One need only think of the dark austerity of the Rothko Chapel, perhaps his most majestic and complete work, inaugurated in 1971 in Houston: a place of meditation that seems to emanate the anxieties and the need for hope of a dark era.

What remains in 2026 of Rothko’s relentless search at the borders of art, of his political thought, of his sense of the sacred, if not the artist’s invitation to keep going, to move forward between tragedy and hope, in an attempt to repair the world at all costs?

In these pages, Annie Cohen-Solal reveals every facet of what may be the most significant artistic personality of the twentieth century: a multidimensional intellectual, politically engaged, whose spiritual aura must be understood through the deep roots of his personal history.

The author:

Annie Cohen-Solal was born in Algiers and lives between Paris, Milan and Cortona. A historian, essayist and exhibition curator, she is distinguished professor at Università Bocconi di Milano. After earning her PhD at the Sorbonne, she taught at universities in Berlin, Jerusalem, New York and Paris, and served as cultural counsellor at the French Embassy in the United States.

Among her many books are the internationally published biographies of Jean-Paul Sartre, Leo Castelli and Mark Rothko. In Italy, her works include Sartre (1986), Americani per sempre. I pittori di un mondo nuovo (2006) and Leo & C. Storia di Leo Castelli (2010). Picasso. Una vita da straniero won the Premio Femina per la Saggistica 2021 and is being translated in many countries.