A Book... and a coffee

"A Book... A Coffee" – Meetings with Authors in Lignano Riviera, Summer 2026

Lignano's most beloved summer cultural event is back again this year: "A Book... A Coffee", now in its 10th edition! From June 21st to September 13th, 2026, every Sunday at 11:00 AM, join us at the Orangerie of the Riviera Resort Hotel, right next to the Kursaal (Lungomare Riccardo Riva, 1B - Lignano Riviera), for an unmissable series of events dedicated to books and culture.

Each meeting will be a special opportunity to meet prominent writers and authors, listen to the presentation of their latest books, and engage in direct conversation with them in a relaxed and stimulating atmosphere... accompanied by a good coffee! The review is curated with great passion by Paolo Mosanghini, a guarantee of quality and cultural insight.

Free admission. Don't miss this extraordinary opportunity to experience culture just steps away from the sea!
 

Program A Book... A Coffee 2026
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Sunday, June 21, 2026

• Author: Andrea Nagele
• Book: Grado e i brividi del passato (Emons: Gialli Tedeschi)
• Plot: The Austrian psychotherapist and writer returns with her detective series set in Grado. Inspector Maddalena Degrassi finds herself investigating Gianluca Pirandelli, a charming gynecologist suspected in the mysterious deaths of several of his patients. The investigation will also affect the protagonist on a deeply personal level.

Sunday, June 28, 2026

• Author: Antonella Favaro (Art History Professor)
• Book: Il bacio segreto di Hayez (Gaspari)
• Plot: A historical mystery set in 1813 between Venice and Rome. Young Marco Alvise Bernardo rushes to the aid of his friend and fellow painter Francesco Hayez. Surrounded by spies and Napoleon's agents, their adventure puts them on the trail of two missing paintings by the legendary master Apelles.

Sunday, July 5, 2026

• Author: Chiara Gily
• Book: Baciami al Caffè Napoli (Mondadori)
• Plot: Following the success of her previous novel, the author returns to the heart of Naples. Amid "Spritz dates," art, and vintage atmospheres, Caffè Napoli serves as the backdrop for a story of love and female friendship that will be completely upended by the arrival of the mysterious Amanda.

Sunday, July 12, 2026

• Author: Luisa Contin
• Book: L'ultima risorgiva (Gaspari)
• Plot: A novel that recounts the rapid and radical transformation of the Bassa Friulana region. Through the eyes of an elderly farmer in Torre di Zuino in 1938, we witness the conversion of the land for the extensive cultivation of giant cane (intended for the nearby viscose factory). A single resurgent spring remains to symbolize a threatened rural world worth defending.

Sunday, July 19, 2026

• Author: Manuela Sain
• Book: Ultima chiamata dalla Casa Bianca (Luigi Pellegrini)
• Plot: A journey between reality and fiction exploring the troubled life of Marilyn Monroe. Through nightly incursions into the author's dreams, the dual soul of the diva is laid bare: her rise to the Olympus of Hollywood versus the personal hell shattered by deep emotional failures and abandonment.

Sunday, July 26, 2026

• Author: Isabella Sordi
• Book: Un mare ferito (Helicon)
• Plot: A work that uses poetry as a form of resistance, an awakening, and a means of healing. The book traverses eras, geographies, languages, and memories without fearing the complexity of pain, celebrating the human capacity to take flight again even when all seems lost.

Sunday, August 2, 2026

• Author: Giulia Rosania
• Book: Senza valigia (Cleup)
• Plot: Set under the lively arcades and markets of Padua, this novel humorously depicts a grueling domestic war. A couple of shopkeepers find themselves fighting against their own children: lazy, demanding, and masters of a subtle form of domestic bullying.

Sunday, August 9, 2026

• Author: Walter Tomada
• Book: La faglia dentro (Biblioteca dell'immagine)
• Plot: Exactly 50 years after the catastrophic Friuli earthquake of May 6, 1976, the author reflects on those 59 seconds that forever changed the history of this land and its people. The book revisits the months spent in tent cities, the devastation of the September aftershocks, and the unique spirit of solidarity that followed.

Thursday, August 15, 2026 (Ferragosto / Mid-August Holiday)

• Author: Elena Commessatti
• Book: Il tempo delle viole (Newton Compton)
• Plot: A choral novel charting the evolution and growth of three female protagonists, moving through dynamics of love, art, work, and deep sisterhood.

Friday, August 16, 2026

• Author: Paolo Molinaro
• Book: L’arte di saperla raccontare (Gaspari)

Sunday, August 23, 2026

• Authors: Lara Gonzo and Ivana Battaglia
• Book: Lignano tra il blu e l’oro (Bottega Errante)
• Details: A collaborative literary work written by four hands, dedicated to the evocative atmospheres of Lignano.

Sunday, August 30, 2026

• Author: Tommaso Cerno (Italian journalist, politician, and editor-in-chief of the daily newspaper Il Giornale)
• Book: Le ragioni di Giuda – Quando il tradimento ideologico diventa un atto di libertà
• Details: A highly anticipated meeting with the well-known television personality to dissect the themes of his latest political and ideological essay.

Sunday, September 6, 2026

• Authors: Carlo Tolazzi and Gio Di Qual
• Book: Cercasi kamikaze con esperienza (L’orto della cultura)
• Details: A double-voiced event that promises to make the audience laugh while enchanting them through powerful literary suggestions.

Sunday, September 13, 2026

• Author: Bruno Dal Ben
• Book: La rondine e il girasole (Albatros)
• Plot: The closing event of the series features a gripping mystery novel centering on a new, intricate case for lawyer Edoardo Sant to solve.