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12/04/2011 1:22 pm

La venditrice di piccole cose e altri racconti – Patrizia Bartoli

Una raccolta di dieci racconti ambientati in alcuni paesi della valle del Serchio e collocati a cavallo degli anni Cinquanta-Sessanta. Nei dieci raconti de “La venditrice di piccole cose” si respira aria di provincia, l’aria di quel piccolo mondo che vive nella valle del corso medio del Serchio...

11/11/2011 7:44 pm

Dr.Frame – book number 4 published this week

The writer from Barga Vecchia know simply as, Dr.Frame has not been idle of late. His first two books , “77 Inferni” and “Il Salasso”were published by Edizioni della Mirandola. The third - “3 fasi di un introspazio” was published in 2009 (article here) Now the fourth book to appear...

05/22/2011 4:03 pm

Tuscan Capers – a rail trail round northern Tuscany

A new book has just appeared in the local bookshops, entitled Tuscan Capers and is the latest work from the writer, George Tabor. From the back cover we can read the following: A wide ranging saga of little known parts of northern Tuscany on a round trip by rail from Pisa. This journey through...

12/21/2010 11:25 am

Glass Houses – Barga Book Club

The Barga Book Club met last Wednesday graciously hosted by Krysia Bell. The book club meeting opened with an overview of the over a year and a half since its inception at The Osteria in Piazza Angelio. Since that meeting we have read and discussed a variety of books in many categories from autobiography...

02/24/2010 8:45 pm

Many more books in the book exchange

The barganews Book Exchange – an english language book exchange/ library opened in the offices of barganews.com in Piazza Angelio, Barga Vecchia three years ago just keeps on growing. Just this month hundreds of new books have been catalogued, entered into the database and put up on the shelves. barganews.com...

11/11/2009 12:23 am

3 fasi di un introspazio – Dr. Frame

Lucca – Mercoledì 14 presso la Casermetta Santa Maria delle Mura Urbane alle ore 17.00 per il ciclo di incontri letterari “al bridge con l’Autore” organizzati dalla cesareviviani, evento d’eccezione che vedrà la presenza del giovane autore barghigiano David Tazioli e la presentazione...

09/15/2009 10:55 pm

Barga Book Club – Spilling the Beans by Clarissa Dickson Wright

The autobiography Spilling the Beans by Clarissa Dickson Wright is a sober account of the devastating effects of alcoholism and the violent physical abuse she endured at the hands of her father, neither of which discriminate against the class or economic status of her well connected and privileged youth....

06/04/2009 8:32 pm

Barga Book Club – The Inheritance of Loss

An enthusiastic group of about 18 Barga Book Club Members and friends gathered for an animated discussion of The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai, many of whom had read the book. Opinions varied widely. The story was characterized from richly described narrative to depressing overblown cliché. The...

05/07/2009 1:04 pm

Barga Book Club – Love and other Demons

A dedicated group of 12 Barga Book Club members met last night at La Pergola for pizza and a lively discussion of Of Love and other Demons by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.The book club members discussed a variety of topics with regard to the historical, philosophical and ethical concerns raised in the story...

07/25/2008 3:43 pm

Book Crossing comes to Barga

Bookcrossing comes to Barga. Hundreds of books were “set free” in Barga Vecchia this morning as part of the bookcrossing project. Readers are invited to pick up the books, read them and then pass them on for somebody else to enjoy the pages. This is part of the two week long literary festival...

07/15/2008 12:36 pm

Bookshop Poli re-opens in Barga Vecchia

You know the summer season is upon us when the brothers Maurizio e Christian Poli throw open the doors on their bookshop in Barga Vecchia. This year they have also set up and organised a series of literary meetings and talks which will take place in the bookshop in Via di Mezzo right through July and...