BookCity Milano 2026

To mark BookCity Milano 2026, the Fondazione Luigi Rovati presents a programme of talks exploring art, literature and history, featuring Edmund de Waal, Jan Brokken, Francesco Vezzoli, Laura Pepe and Dario Biagi.

These book presentations offer journeys across different periods and forms of expression: from finding one’s creative voice to the memory of places, from engaging with the classical legacy to reinterpreting women’s roles in the ancient world, and rediscovering a leading figure in twentieth-century Italian art.

The programme also includes an event for young children and their families as part of the new BookCity Milano 0–6 initiative, which promotes reading from early childhood.

FULL PROGRAMME AND INFORMATION

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Sunday 22 November 2026, 4 pm

How to Begin*
Keynote lecture by Edmund de Waal
Introduced by Giovanna Forlanelli
Bollati Boringhieri

Wednesday 25 November 2026, 6 pm
De weemoed van de reiziger*
Jan Brokken in conversation with Daniele Cassandro
Iperborea

Friday 27 November 2026, 6 pm
Victoria Mater. L’idolo e l’icona
Francesco Vezzoli in conversation with Donatien Grau
Allemandi

Saturday 28 November 2026, 11.30 am
Storia non convenzionale delle donne di Grecia
Laura Pepe in conversation with Stefania Andreoli
Editori Laterza

Saturday 28 November 2026, 3 pm
Una bellezza che non sfiorisce. Vita di Cagnaccio di San Pietro
Dario Biagi in conversation with Elena Pontiggia
Johan & Levi

Sunday 29 November, 11 am
BookCity Milano 0–6
Read-aloud session led by volunteers from the Patto per la lettura Milano

*These talks will be held in a foreign language, with interpretation provided.