SuperBook: The Prize of Prizes – Day 2

📚 SuperBook: Italy’s Award-Winning Authors Compete in New York – Day 2.

Join us to meet Nicolò Cavallaro (5:00 PM) and Wanda Marasco (6:30 PM) .

Conceived by the Istituto Italiano di Cultura di New York, directed by Claudio Pagliara, SuperBook – the “Prize of Prizes” is a new initiative by the Institute that, inspired by the Super Bowl model, aims to promote Italian literature in the United States.

Eight Italian authors, winners of the main Italian literary prizes of 2025, will travel to New York to present their books and compete for the first SuperBook title. The public is invited to take part in a series of special events, featuring readings and conversations with readers, critics, translators, and publishers.

By mid-September, a jury with strong ties to the United States will select the book with the greatest potential for the American market. The winning work will receive $10,000 to support its translation and promotion in English.

On Friday, March 28, at the Italian Cultural Institute of New York, you will meet the following authors:

At 5:00:

Nicolò Cavallaro, Il lama di Alabama (Hacca, 2024): A detective specializing in lost objects receives an anonymous message. and the case of a lifetime. Winner of the 2025 Pop Prize for Debut Book award by the Fondazione Arnoldo e Alberto Mondadori.

At 6:30:

Wanda Marasco, Di spalle a questo mondo (Neri Pozza, 2025): A married couple discovers that their present afflictions each have ancient causes. Winner of Premio Campiello 2025