with Isabella Galeotti by Maria Teresa De Donato Dearest friends, For our Fascinating World column, today I would like to introduce you to this captivating journey through France, undertaken by my friend and fellow author, Isabella Galeotti, and her husband. It was a road trip taken by this extraordinary couple from July 1st to July 17th, 1998—a…
by Maria Teresa De Donato Dear friends, Today, I have the pleasure and honor of hosting on my blog and virtual cultural lounge my friend and fellow author Giuseppe Storti, a man of immeasurable cultural and human depth, whose work brings him great honor. Having had the opportunity to meet him at several online events,…
Interview by Maria Teresa De Donato Dear friends, Today, I have the pleasure of reintroducing my colleague and friend, Fiori Picco, a sinologist, author, and editor who has been my guest on several occasions. In the past, Fiori and I have organized interviews, both written and video, to present her novels set in China, specifically…
Interview by Maria Teresa De Donato Dear friends, Today, I am pleased to introduce Andrea Ansevini, a dear friend and fellow author. Over the years, I have always admired not only his versatility, reflected in his many activities and interests as well as his literary output, but also his determination in pursuing the goals he sets…
Interview by Maria Teresa De Donato Dear friends, Today, I am again joined by a very welcome guest, Patrizia Carlotti, whom I had the pleasure of interviewing some time ago. Although she works in Public Administration, Patrizia has cultivated some great passions since she was very young, namely Music and Singing. To this is added Writing since,…
Interview by Maria Teresa De Donato On one of her social profiles, she presents herself decidedly provocatively with a “Leave me alone, I’m unfriendly.” Allow me to differ. Having had the opportunity to meet her, even if only virtually for the moment, and to interact with her on various occasions, I have been able to…
Interview by Maria Teresa De Donato Dear friends, Today, as the first interview of this New Year 2025, I have the pleasure of introducing you to a truly special woman: Patrizia Carlotti, a pure-blooded Tuscan whose life I hope to immortalize in a novel shortly. While waiting to realize this beautiful project, I invite you to…
with Maria Cristina Buoso by Maria Teresa De Donato Our journey in Amazing Italy with our dear friend Maria Cristina, Author and Blogger, continues with other precious pearls of her Region: Veneto. I wish you all a good read! MTDD: Hello, Maria Cristina, and welcome back to my Virtual Cultural Salon. MCB: Thank you, Maria Teresa, for the invitation. It…
Interview with Lan Xin Sa Mei by Maria Teresa De Donato Dear friends, Last time, we had the chance to meet again with Lan Xin Sa Mei, an internationally renowned Writer and Poet we had previously known in our interviews Lan Xin Sa Mei – Internationally Renowned Chinese Writer and Poet and Becoming Love, Our…
by Maria Teresa De Donato As a Psychologist and Criminologist, we imagine him continually examining the psyche’s abysses and exploring the human mind’s labyrinths to identify everything that the interlocutor on duty might have repressed and relegated to his own “shadow.” Andrea Giostra is this and much more. Equipped with an eclectic personality and a…