Sunday, May 10th, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM, join us at GO for a special “Bedtime Stories” event!

Tia Marino will read to children Winnie the Pooh – Mia mamma è dolce come il miele and 5 minuti prima di dormire (Disney).

There will be plenty of surprises and adorable goodies to discover!

The event is open to everyone, no reservation required.
Just send an email to confirm your attendance at giuntiodeon@giunti.it.

The books:

Winnie the Pooh – My Mommy Is as Sweet as Honey
A beautifully illustrated book featuring Winnie the Pooh and Piglet, celebrating all the unique qualities of mothers in a sweet and playful way. A gentle, rhyming story perfect for reading with little ones, enriched by the classic and enchanting Winnie-the-Pooh illustrations that spark the imagination. A perfect gift for moms: tender, unforgettable, and sure to stay in their hearts.

5 Minutes Before Bedtime
A collection dedicated to families—each one different, each one special in its own way. Filled with charming and engaging illustrated stories, it’s perfect for bedtime reading as well as for children beginning to read on their own.

At GO, a wonderful evening where we will explore the Florentine Arno and the love of fishing with Tommaso Torsoli, fisherman and content creator, and Dr. Annamaria Nocita from the Natural History Museum and the University of Florence, an expert ichthyologist, who will share her knowledge and answer your questions about the fish species that inhabit the Arno.

A journey through history, nature and passion awaits you in this theatrical event dedicated to our river, the Arno — long the beating heart of the territory and a silent witness to its changes over time.

Through stories, testimonies and moments of discussion, we will explore how the passion for fishing is born and passed on, bringing together different experiences and perspectives in an open and engaging atmosphere. There will also be space for audience questions and for the curiosity of children and young people, key players in shaping the future.

A unique opportunity to learn, reflect and actively take part in a dialogue that connects past, present and future.

At Giunti Odeon, the presentation of the catalogue of Andrea Roggi’s 2025 exhibition in Florence, at San Lorenzo, curated by Laura Speranza and published by Giunti. Also on stage will be Felicia Cigorescu.

The catalogue

From 10 May to 8 August 2025, the monumental complex of the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Florence hosted the exhibition Humanitas. La Forza dell’Amore, which this volume presents through numerous and evocative images.

In San Lorenzo, one of the iconic sites of the Renaissance city, several monumental bronze sculptures by Andrea Roggi were displayed. Roggi is a renowned master in the creation of works of great expressive power. He is also the artist behind Albero della Pace, the sculpture dedicated to the victims of the Via dei Georgofili bombing and donated to the city of Florence.

The dynamic casting technique, conceived and patented by the artist, allows matter to express its full potential. It is not simply a technical gesture, but a poetic act: a continuation of nature itself, a way of extending its breath and transforming metal into emotion.

Curated by art historian Laura Speranza, the exhibition retraces Roggi’s long creative journey through nine sculptures.

The artist

Andrea Roggi was born on 2 July 1962 in Castiglion Fiorentino, Tuscany. From a young age, he showed a strong artistic sensitivity.

During his adolescence, he cultivated various interests, including painting and poetry. Over time, however, his path led him increasingly towards sculpture.

To deepen his knowledge of technique, he spent a period in the studio of Enzo Scatragli, also from Castiglion Fiorentino. This experience allowed him to refine the foundations of his artistic language.

The real turning point came during a visit to Florence. Entering the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, he was struck by Masaccio’s fresco The Holy Trinity. The plastic force of the work profoundly shaped his creative spirit.

In 1991, he founded the workshop La Scultura di Andrea Roggi. Here, he personally creates his works. With the support of his assistants, he is also able to produce monumental sculptures rich in detail.

Bronze became his main material. Through the lost-wax casting technique, he transforms clay models into works of extraordinary power.

In 2017, fascinated by the quarries of Pietrasanta, he also began sculpting marble. Later, from 2020 onwards, he experimented with new forms using stainless steel, further expanding his artistic language.

Valentina Albertini and Maria Antonietta Gulino present Diamoci del Lei at GO, published by Giunti Psicologia.io. In the book, they do not simply list biographies, but reconstruct the way in which fifteen women transformed their scientific marginalisation into innovation.

The book:

The history of psychology has long been told from a male perspective, often leaving in the shadows the women who played a decisive role in its development. In a professional field that today is made up largely of women, recovering these roots is not merely a historical exercise, but a necessary act of awareness — one that restores the discipline to its full complexity.

From the clinical insights of Lou Andreas-Salomé and Sabina Spielrein to the theoretical strength of Anna Freud, Melanie Klein and Karen Horney, the volume brings back to light the very DNA of our daily clinical practice.

The journey also explores the methodological battles of experimental researchers such as Mary Whiton Calkins and Margaret Floy Washburn, as well as Eleanor Maccoby’s studies on development. There is also space for the social psychology of Mamie Phipps Clark, who was able to read human complexity within contexts marked by deep racism and exclusion.

The other figures included in the book are Leta Stetter Hollingworth, Margaret Mahler, Eleanor Gibson, Mary Ainsworth, Mara Selvini Palazzoli and Brenda Milner.

The book reminds us that contemporary psychology is, in fact, an architecture of thought shaped also by women. It is a compass for anyone interested in the history of psychological science: an invitation to stop considering women as “historical exceptions” and to rediscover them as part of an authoritative genealogy, capable of offering new generations of psychologists models in which they can fully recognise themselves.

With a preface by Serena Dandini.

The authors:

Valentina Albertini is a psychologist and psychotherapist, currently President of the Foundation of the Order of Psychologists of Tuscany. She teaches at CSAPR, the Centre for the Study and Application of Relational Psychology in Prato, and is a member of the clinical and teaching committee of SIPPR, the Italian Society of Relational Psychology and Psychotherapy.

She is the author of numerous scientific articles published in Italian and international journals, as well as several books, including Dal disagio psichico alla salute mentale. Il lavoro relazionale e la promozione del benessere.

Maria Antonietta Gulino is a psychologist, psychotherapist and lecturer at CSAPR. Since April 2025, she has been the first woman President of the National Council of the Order of Psychologists, and since 2020 she has served as President of the Order of Psychologists of Tuscany.

Over the years, she has worked on welfare and social issues as a member appointed by the Ministry of Labour and Social Policies. She is the author of many essays published in scientific journals and collective volumes, including La relazione che cura. L’unità della psicoterapia.

Franco Legni presents Il club delle 86, published by Giunti: the final chapter in the wildly unpredictable adventures of Italy’s unluckiest lawyer, Nichi Moretti — an antihero, or perhaps a hero in spite of himself. Also on stage will be Filippo Castiglioni and Bruno Magrini.

The book

After his criminal rehabilitation, with the charges of drug dealing, human trafficking, tax evasion and embezzlement finally set aside, Nichi Moretti is at last a free man and returns to his extremely boring hobby: practising law.

Every now and then, someone turns up to make use of his services. But when a heavily tattooed man with a strong Sicilian accent and his henchman appear, things go particularly badly: Nichi is kidnapped.

The two belong to a powerful “Family” currently dealing with a few misunderstandings with what civil society calls “justice”. They need a good lawyer to get them out of trouble — someone whose job is not so much to have the defendants acquitted, but to make sure they are convicted.

Irreproachable and, as always, unexpectedly effective, Moretti soon finds himself in trouble once again and more ready than ever to run. Marseille, Pamplona, Bilbao… constantly hunted by old and new pursuers, incredibly skilled at getting himself into the worst possible situations and somehow getting out of them battered — but alive.

The author

Franco Legni was born in Prato, where he lives and writes while pretending to work as a lawyer.

In 2003, he missed his return flight from Cairo and narrowly escaped an air disaster. He has run with the bulls in Pamplona and was arrested in Belarus for possession of false documents. In 2008, he published his first book with a publishing house specialising in pornographic magazines.

In 2016, aboard a commercial cargo ship, he travelled up the Amazon River as far as Manaus.

For Giunti, he has published Io, Nichi Moretti and Due di briscola. Rumours that Nichi Moretti is his alter ego are false and malicious, although his friends consider them entirely well-founded.

Andrea Iacomini, author, journalist and spokesperson for UNICEF Italia, will present La forza sia con te (People).

The event will be introduced by Olivia Castellino, President of the UNICEF Committee of Florence and Province.

Joining the discussion on stage will be Oxana Polataitchouk, delegate of the Honorary Consulate of Ukraine, cartoonist BIGO, and photojournalist Niccolò Celesti.

The event will be moderated by Sabrina Guzzoletti, journalist and Editor-in-Chief of Seeds of Florence.

The book:

At a time when war has become, for many, an unavoidable evil, La forza sia con te tells the stark reality of the conflict in Ukraine through the eyes of a traveler: Andrea Iacomini, journalist and spokesperson for UNICEF Italia. It is a deeply human journey shaped by encounters, fears and silences, where the tragically ironic title — the phrase spoken by an air-raid alert app after every narrowly avoided danger — becomes a powerful symbol.

The author travels through a wounded yet vibrant country, where everyday life intertwines with the sound of explosions and where every place holds a seed of resistance: a nocturnal melody played on the piano, an invisible suitcase, a bouquet of flowers offered so as not to forget beauty. But it is in the gestures of children — children who dream simply of being able to sleep, instead of sleeping in order to dream — that strength continues to endure, giving the title phrase an even deeper meaning. Because even in the midst of conflict, true strength lies in the dignity of those who resist.

The author:

Andrea Iacomini was born in Rome in 1974 and has been National Spokesperson for UNICEF Italia since 2012. A graduate in Political Science from the University of Tor Vergata, he has worked with UNICEF since 2008, documenting emergencies in Syria, Iraq, Libya and Ukraine.

A contributor to the HuffPost Italia and author of essays such as Buona Strada (2007) and Il Giorno Dopo (2016), he has also brought to the stage monologues inspired by his humanitarian missions, receiving the “Ignazio Silone” Prize in 2019.

After creating the campaign Tutti giù per terra, since 2019 he has traveled to more than 1,000 cities across Italy to raise awareness among young people about children’s rights. At the end of 2025, he published La forza sia con te with People. The book is already in its third reprint.

Andrea Iacomini is currently touring across Italy presenting the book, and all author royalties are entirely donated to UNICEF projects supporting children affected by the conflict in Ukraine.