Readings under the beach umbrella are finished, it’s time to go back to the bookstore and stock up books for the fall. Determined to shorten the ever-growing reading list saved in notes on the phone, but also convinced by the advice of book influencers, choosing in front of bookshelves of the trusted bookstore is never an easy matter. If you are looking for new or unexplored publishing houses, here are 4 pop reading tips plus 1 not to miss this autumn.
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1) Generazione X by Douglas Coupland (Accento Edizioni)
The publishing house founded by Alessandro Cattelan and directed by Matteo Bianchi has decided to republish the debut novel of the Canadian author who gave a name to the generation born between 1965 and 1980. If you’re in the middle of a 25-year-old crisis, following Andy, Dag and Claire, the protagonists of Coupland’s novel, fleeing their own uncertain future and looking for a way forward, will make you feel less alone. If you’re looking for a little bit of '90s America in a book, Generazione X is still the right choice.
2) Signora economia. Guida femminista al capitale delle donne by Federica Gentile and Giovanna Badalassi (le plurali editrice)
After the manifesto on the right to rest of Virginia Cafaro, on September 18, the feminist and independent publishing house returns with a new guide, this time on the contribution of women to the world economy. Talking about it Giovanna Badalassi and Federica Gentile, founders of Ladynomics, a blog that addresses the economy from the perspective of women. An agile essay (164 pages) but full of data and ideas to try to reshape the economy in a feminist way and to stop thinking that GDP is only done by men.
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3) Ogni quattro anni, the new number of Cose spiegate bene (Il Post e Iperborea)
If being a regular listener of Da Costa a Costa podcast is not enough to understand what’s going on and what will happen in the US between now and November, the new issue of the Cose spiegate bene series is for you. The tenth issue of the magazine born from the collaboration between Il Post and Iperborea is the perfect in-depth to arrive at the night of November 5 prepared. Electoral procedures, campaign chronicles, stories of parties, institutions and presidents told by the crème de la crème of Italian journalism, all accompanied by illustrations by Simon Landrein. Must-see for the hardcore collectors of Cose.
4) Hostaggio. Guida serissima per ospitare sconosciuti (e alloggiare in casa loro) by Elena Ghiretti (Accento Edizioni)
"If you are reading it is because you too have fallen into the whirlwind of the sharing economy": incipit was never more right; whether you are a host or guest, Airbnb has revolutionized our way of living homes and holidays. Hybrid between collection of stories and user manual, Hostaggio by Elena Ghiretti is the ideal reading whether you are leaving for a weekend in a European capital and want to become a better guest, Whether you want to experience the thrill of Home Exchange and understand the dramas of a room rental in the days of Airbnb.
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+1) La città e le sue mura incerte by Murakami Haruki (Einaudi)
The less pop choice falls on the world’s best-known contemporary Japanese author, soon in the bookstore with his new novel. On the first of October will be released La città e le sue mura incerte, edited by Einaudi in the translation of Antonietta Pastore: a love story adolescent and epistolary, that slips from reality softly, as only master Murakami can do, in a dream-like tale populated by imaginary cities and inaccessible libraries. For lovers of the genre, a literary appointment that promises to be full of quotes to recycle on social media under some melancholy sunset.
With these titles, the prerequisites for turning the next aperitif into a reading group are not lacking.
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