Book

Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of jellyfish at L'Acchiappalibri. Boys and girls dive into the sea to find out everything they know about these fascinating marine animals, as described in Paola Vitale's book "Il giardino delle meduse" (Camelozampa).

The Renaissance Cloister of Bernardini Library hosts the presentation of the book by Mario Spedicato, Professor of Modern History at the University of Salento, "Appartenere alla Storia. Studi sulla Grande Guerra in memoria di Valentino De Luca”. Valentino De Luca was a great connoisseur of the history of the cultural heritage in the province of Lecce.

Two are the appointments scheduled in the evening at the Bernardini Library. At 7 pm, the centenary of the birth of PCI (Italian Communist Party) is celebrated with the presentation of the book "Il PCI, l'Italia e il Salento. Democrazia, diritti e lavoro nel secolo breve”, edited by Mario Spedicato and Salvatore Coppola (Giorgiani).

The actress Daniela Poggi talks about herself, revealing some of the most intimate and painful aspects of her life in an intense memoir. The lack of motherhood, the abandonment she felt at school, the Alzheimer's disease that struck her mother, the premature loss of her father...

Surrounded by the colonnade of the central cloister of the Bernardini Library, Damiano Azzizia presents his book "Storyboard" published by Esperidi. The book is part of the series "Traffici d'Artista", in which, in a somewhat hybrid and unruly way, the publishing house offers a space to artists and writers approaching the multiform world of artists' books.

A leap into the recent past of Salento, back to the 1950s, when peasants tried to win the land they worked in all their life in the Arneo struggles. This is the story told by the writer Manuela Antonucci, from Veglie, welcomed among the arches of the cloister of the former Convitto Palmieri...

Marco Cazzato, one of the most important Italian illustrators, is welcomed at the Bernardini Library. A contributor to national and international magazines, newspapers and publishers, author of book and music album covers and poster designer, Cazzato talks about his latest work.

How do children see the sea? "Cuntame lu mare" is the illustrated book produced as part of the NarrAzioni cultural association's project of the same name, which involved kids from Salve and Patù. The book is the result of a series of meetings and workshops...

Even with the best of intentions, women's freedom is always at risk..

Society changes, and with it the face of the city: the old town centre empties out and the new Lecce is born. This is recounted by Michele Mainardi in the book "Lecce negli anni Settanta" (Lecce in the Seventies) republished by Edizioni del Grifo, a dive into the chronicles of those years and a critical investigation into urban development...