Good News & Bad News

May 18, 2014 | Books - The Novel - Writing

The good news is that during the week of events and promotions in and around Verona, I also found time to visit many sites, both those that have appeared in the novels to date, and ones I never knew existed. I ate traditional Veronese food, learned a lot about the...

The Castelvecchio Event

May 16, 2014 | Uncategorized

On Friday May 9th I was the featured speaker at an event at the Castelvecchio in Verona. The event was the brainchild of film-maker Anna Lerario and her husband Antonio Bulbarelli, sponsored by the office of the Mayor of Verona, and put together by...

Tonight, Verona

May 9, 2014 | The Novel

Shortly I'll be taking the stage at the Castelvecchio in Verona, the castle built in the 14th century on the shores of the Adige river. In many ways, it's the culmination of half a lifetime of work. I first played Mercutio when I was 17. A few years later, I...

Master Of Verona week begins!

May 6, 2014 | Books - Publishing - The Novel

This week sees the release of the Italian translation of THE MASTER OF VERONA! IL CAVALIERI DELLA PROFEZIA DI DANTE will appear at the Torino Book Fair this Saturday. Huge thanks to Gianni La Corte of La Corte Editore for publishing it so swiftly! And equally enorous...

Next week!

May 1, 2014 | Travel

I'm slowly allowing myself to get excited for the trip to Verona next week. I've had my head down, trying to finish projects or at least get them to a good holding place so that I can disappear for a week and just revel in the fun of travel and friends, old...