Judith Valente Presents: "The Italian Soul: How to Savor the Full Joys of Life" in Conversations With Al DeGenova

Join us in-store to celebrate the launch of The Italian Soul, in conversation with Albert DeGenova!

About the Book:

The Italian Soul offers practical guidance into how we can transport a taste of the Italian “good life” into our own homes. Additionally, it explores the contemplative practices and attitudes that seem to come naturally to a people who have made an art of living and working joyfully. It is both a travel dispatch and a spirituality guide for seekers who eschew traditional religious practices but are yearning for ways to bring more balance, sanity, and a greater sense of the transcendent into their daily lives.

About Judith Valente:
Judith Valente has won numerous awards for her work as a former correspondent for PBS, two NPR stations, The Wall Street Journal, and as the author of several spirituality titles. Her most recent books include How to Live, The Art of Pausing, Atchison Blue, and How to Be. She has published two poetry collections and is a sought-after retreat guide who leads the annual Benedictine Footprints retreat/pilgrimage to lesser-known parts of Italy. She is also president of the International Thomas Merton Society.

About Albert DeGenova:
Albert DeGenova is an award-winning poet, publisher, and teacher.  He is the author of five books of poetry and two chapbooks. DeGenova is the founder of After Hours Press and editor of After Hours magazine, a journal of Chicago writing and art that launched in June of 2000.  DeGenova received his MFA from Spalding University in Louisville. He works now as Executive Director of Write On, Door County. He splits his time now between the metro Chicago area and Sturgeon Bay, WI. He is also a blues saxophonist.

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