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.