28-31 May 2026
PGE Narodowy Stadium

PROGRAMME

Saturday, May 30
Sunday, May 31

2:00 PM | Paris B Hall
On Happiness, Reputation, and Inner Life
With Ilaria Gaspari
Hosted by Paulina Szulim

Happiness has always been one of the great questions of human experience. Yet in contemporary life, alongside the inner dimension, a new space of constant exposure has emerged: that of the public gaze, visibility, and reputation. Ilaria Gaspari explores this shift with subtlety, examining the relationship between identity, recognition, and emotional life — from the delicate mechanisms governing Reputation (Guanda, 2024), to the intimate yet universal map traced in The Secret Life of Emotions (Einaudi, 2021), and the reflections in Lessons in Happiness (Einaudi, 2019; published in Poland by Znak in 2025 under the title Sekretne życie emocji. Mały przewodnik filozoficzny).
A discussion on how classic categories of living — emotion, self-image, the desire for happiness — are being transformed in the age of constant connection, where the boundary between private life and public representation is increasingly blurred.

5:00 PM | Main Stage
Stories That Listen: A Journey Through Justice, Truth, and Narrative
With Gianrico Carofiglio
Hosted by Mauro Tucciarelli

What is the relationship between justice, truth, and storytelling? Gianrico Carofiglio addresses this question in Warsaw by revisiting his career and work as a journey — a path that unfolds between the rigor of the law and the uncertain resonance of stories, where words retain their full weight, silences provoke questions, and truths are never fixed.

From the novels featuring lawyer Guerrieri to essays on language, public ethics, and civic responsibility, his writing — always attentive and never judgmental — is a careful exercise in clarity that invites dialogue. It opens spaces of awareness for the reader, grounded in attentiveness to others and to doubt, offering a way of inhabiting the world with awareness and compassion, as only truly great literature can.

12:00 PM | Paris B Hall
Freedom in Panels: Adventure, Irony, and Reality in Gud’s Comics
With Gud
Hosted by Tomasz Skocki

Some see comics as a realm of escapism, while others recognize them as one of the most flexible and expressive languages of contemporary storytelling. In the work of Daniele “Gud” Bonomo, these two aspects coexist: on one hand, invention, rhythm, and visual play; on the other, the ability to tackle complex themes with apparent lightness and great narrative precision.
Through beloved characters like Timothy Top and Terry Time, Gud creates stories that move between imagination, humor, and reality, showing how the graphic novel can become a space for adventure, reflection, and discovery. A meeting to explore the potential of comics as a medium capable of crossing genres and registers, engaging readers of all ages, and creating unexpected connections between experience, imagination, and the contemporary world.

1:00 PM | Main Stage
A Woman’s Voice for the Age of Women
With Aurora Tamigio
Hosted by Elżbieta Szymkowska

Some novels mark a debut, while others immediately define a voice. With The Women’s Surname (Feltrinelli, 2023; published last year in Poland by Wydawnictwo Książnica under the title Tam, gdzie kwitną cytryny), Aurora Tamigio establishes herself as one of the most significant new literary voices of recent years, weaving together family narrative, collective memory, and twentieth-century history.

At its core are three generations of women and a web of relationships, silences, and emotional legacies that span time. A novel that explores the construction of identity through the genealogy of affection, restoring universal strength to the private sphere.

An event dedicated to women’s stories rooted in family and cultural memory, and to literature as a space where the past does not merely remain remembered, but continues to engage with the present and suggest new perspectives on the future.

AUTHORS

GIANRICO CAROFIGLIO

Born in Bari, Gianrico Carofiglio was for many years a public prosecutor specializing in investigations into organized crime. In 2007 he was appointed advisor to the Parliamentary Anti-Mafia Commission, and from 2008 to 2013 he served as a Senator of the Republic.

He made his fiction debut in 2002 with Involuntary Witness, featuring the lawyer Guido Guerrieri — described by The Times as “a wonderful character” — who appears in six subsequent novels published over the years, up to The Horizon of Night (Einaudi, 2024).

In addition to the Guerrieri series, he has written novels, short stories, and essays translated worldwide. Alongside writing, he is active as a speaker and performer of staged readings on themes such as the ethics of words, the power of kindness, and the strength of mistakes.

His most recent works are Journey in Italy (Touring Club Italiano, 2026) and Lighting the Fires (Mondadori, 2026).

Latest book translated into Polish: Cicha fala, W.A.B., 2016

ILARIA GASPARI

Ilaria Gaspari is a philosopher and writer. Born in Milan, she studied Philosophy at the Scuola Normale in Pisa and earned her PhD at the University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne.

She made her debut in 2015 with the thriller Ethics of the Aquarium (Voland), followed by a series of narrative essays blending philosophical thought with everyday life, including Reasons and Feelings: Love Through Philosophy (Sonzogno, 2018), Lessons in Happiness: Philosophical Exercises for the Good Use of Life (2019), and The Secret Life of Emotions (2021, both Einaudi).

More recently, she returned to fiction with Reputation (Guanda, 2024) and The Hotel of Lost Time. Thou Shalt Not Steal, published in 2025 as part of Rizzoli’s series dedicated to the Ten Commandments retold by major women writers.

A keen observer of contemporary life, she collaborates with various newspapers and magazines, curates columns, produces podcasts, hosts a program on Rai Radio 3, and teaches writing courses. She lives between Rome and Paris.

Latest book translated into Polish: Sekretne życie emocji. Mały przewodnik filozoficzny, Znak, 2025

GUD

Gud is the most prominent Italian author of graphic novels for primary school children. A teacher since 2001, his courses — tailored to different age groups — engage adults and enchant children through dynamic and creative workshops.

Among his titles published with Tunué are The Night of the Toys (an adaptation of a play by Dacia Maraini), the children’s bestseller Jo and the Three Little Coats, the Terry Time series, and the manuals Anyone Can Make Comics and How to Create Comics.

The book series dedicated to Timothy Top has been translated into German and English. He also works as an illustrator for the publishing house Il Castoro.

If You Don’t Like Reading This Book Is for You and If You Don’t Like Dinosaurs This Book Is for You are comics for early readers published by Mondadori. Together with Luisa Mattia and Janna Cairoli, he is the author of Tiber, a richly illustrated novel series about ancient Rome published by Dami.

He is one of the creators of ARF! The Rome Comics Festival, teaches Comic Art at RUFA – Rome University of Fine Arts, and is Art Director of the agency Book on a Tree. His website is www.gud.it, and on Instagram he is @guddaman.

AURORA TAMIGIO

Born in Palermo and raised in Milan, Aurora Tamigio is one of the most notable recent discoveries in Italian fiction. After graduating in Contemporary Art History, she studied screenwriting and works as a freelance author for cinema as well as a copywriter for technology and design companies.

Already the author of short stories published in various literary magazines, her debut novel was released in 2023 by Feltrinelli: The Women’s Surname. This Sicilian, all-female saga spans nearly sixty years — from World War II to the 1980s — and stems from the author’s deep passion for family archaeology. It tells the story of Rosa, the matriarch, her daughter Selma, and her three granddaughters: Patrizia, Lavinia, and Marinella.

The novel was an immediate and resounding success: translated into several countries, it topped Italian bestseller lists for a long time and won numerous awards, including the prestigious Bancarella Prize.

Latest book translated into Polish: Tam, gdzie kwitną cytryny, Książnica, 2025

EXHIBITORS

Italy Stand – No. 1/D13

Giunti / Bompiani
via GB Pirelli 30, 20124 Milan, Italy
e-mail: l.bortolussi@giunti.it
+39 3401911387
www.giunti.it

Giunti Editore is one of the most important publishers in Italy, publishing fiction (commercial, literary), non-fiction, art, gastronomy, lifestyle, and psychology. The literary Bompiani imprint, founded in 1929, publishes literary fiction and non-fiction for adults and children, including Alberto Moravia, Lidia Ravera, Chiara Carminati, Desmond Morris, Giulia Caminito, Pier Vittorio Tondelli, and Gianfranco Calligarich. Topic Edizioni, Giorgio Nada Editore, and Slow Food Editore are all in the Giunti Group. Giunti is also one of the largest Italian children’s book publishers with imprints such as Giunti Kids & Junior, Editoriale Scienza, Dami, Fatatrac, and Edizioni del Borgo.

White Star
Galleria Manifattura Rotondi 7, 28100 – Novara, Italy
lorenza.baglieri@whitestar.it
+39 0321 421908
www.whitestar.it

White Star is specialized in photographic books for adults and illustrated volumes for children. It launched VIVIDA, a new line dealing with self help and esoteric, and LUMI, an educational series stimulating and supporting holistic growth across 7 competencies from 0 to 9. National Geographic is one of the most prestigious partners of White Star.

Terre di mezzo Editore
via Calatafimi 10, 20122, Milano, Italy
amministrazione@terre.it
Contact person: Davide Ioppi
davideioppi@terre.it
+39 389 95 81 380
www.terre.it

Founded in Milan in 1994, Terre di mezzo Editore is an independent publisher dedicated to high-quality children’s literature for ages 0–16. Releasing about 100 titles annually, our catalog features captivating picture books and fiction aiming to foster creativity, critical thinking, and empathy, with a strong focus on diversity, inclusion, and environmental awareness. We collaborate with internationally acclaimed creators – such as Mac Barnett, Timothée de Fombelle, Marc Boutavant, Jason Reynolds, Marco Somà, and Giulia Pastorino – to craft unique stories that resonate with readers and publishers worldwide.

Libreria dello Studente
via NASOLINI 32, 29122 – PIACENZA, Italy
amministrazione@legaltir.com
Contact person: Andrea Lavelli
amministrazione@legaltir.com
+39 366 66 41 847
www.libreriastudente.it

Student’s Bookstore Publisher since 2015 produces, prints, and publishes the works of professional and emerging artists, promoting them at dedicated fairs with the aim of supporting the Italian language, music, and art. It collaborates with major international socio-cultural organizations and with companies in the literary and music industry through its affiliated record label, Level49. Libreria dello Studente by Andrea Torretta is located in Piacenza, via Sebastiano Nasolini 32.

The organizers reserve the right to make changes.

The Embassy of Italy in Warsaw, the Italian Cultural Institute in Warsaw, and ITA – Italian Trade Agency invite you to meetings with Italian authors and publishers.