đź“š SuperBook: Italy’s Award-Winning Authors Compete in New York – Day 4.
The final event of SuperBook will take place at Rizzoli Bookstore from 4:30 PM to 7:00 PM. It will feature a literary reading followed by a signing aperitivo, combining readings, music, and direct encounters with seven authors in a single immersive cultural moment.
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.
Italian authors, winners of the main Italian literary prizes of 2025, will travel to New York from MArch 26 to 29 March to present their books and compete for the first SuperBook title. The public is invited to take part in a series of special events: on March 26, 27 and 28 at the Italian Cultural Institute in New York and on Mach 29 at Rizzoli Bookstore.
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.
Please find below the list of the authors who will participate at the Sunday March 29 Rizzoli Bookstore’s special Event:
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.
Teresa Ciabatti, Donnaregina (Mondadori, 2025): In Naples, an entertainment journalist is sent to interview an accused gangster, and the two soon find unexpected common ground. Winner of the 2025 Mondello Prize for Best Italian Book and the 2025 BPER Women Writers Prize for Best Story
Nicola H. Cosentino, C’è molta speranza (ma nessuna per noi) (Guanda, 2025): A young man writing about the end of the world finds himself overwhelmed with material and decides to ask everyone he meets what they desire most. Winner of the 2025 Flaiano Prize for Authors Under 35
Diego De Silva, I titoli di coda di una vita insieme (Einaudi, 2024): A couple on the verge of divorce return to their shared home to reflect on it all. Winner of the 2025 Viareggio-Rèpaci Prize for Fiction
Anna Mallamo, Col buio me la vedo io (Einaudi, 2025): In 1980s Southern Italy, a high school student kidnaps a classmate for complex reasons that reveal much about the context of the time, as lovesick teenagers navigate an unstable, violent world of adulthood. Winner of the 2025 Super Mondello Prize.
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
Leonardo San Pietro, Festa con casuario (Sellerio, 2025): a late-night dare, delivered via threatening note, upends expectations and established dynamics among a group of college students enjoying a house party on a summer night. Winner of the 2025 Mondello Prize for Best Debut Book by an Italian Author. Forthcoming in English from Knopf, Penguin Random House.
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