Agata De Santis' latest book is such a fun and informative look into a national pastime, Sunday with the family. Just like her previous book, Mal'occhio, reveals the secrets behind the evil eye, this second book, Sundays with La Famiglia, brings you right to the heart of the Sunday family gathering.
Jennifer Dale, an award-winning Canadian actor, producer and writer, has written her first book: Her Light Endures. It’s a powerful collection of monologues which gives voice to famous and infamous women of history.
Rosanna Micelotta Battigelli’s new creative non-fiction collection, Product of Italy, Made in Canada: An Immigrant’s Love Letter to Food, Family, and Resilience (Latitude 46 Publishing), brings together stories written over a 23-year span about the author’s roles as daughter, sister, mother and teacher.
On June 1st of 2025, the newly formed Italian-Canadian Collective, spearheaded by italocanadese founder Agata De Santis, launched its first initiative – a year-long Canada-wide survey to better understand today’s Italian-Canadian community. Via a grassroots online campaign, the Collective is delighted to announce that over 2200 individuals participated in the survey. The survey officially closed on June 21, 2026. The... Continue Reading →
Since 1977, Settimana Italiana has been one of Ottawa’s most iconic summer festivals. Now commonly referred to as Italian Week Ottawa, the festival aims to showcase the many aspects of Italian culture with a variety of events over a 11-day period. Typically held in Ottawa’s Little Italy, activities can range from cooking classes, art gallery tours, pizza crawls, to bike races and Italian car parades. The 2026 lineup included something never seen in Ottawa: an event highlighting the voices of the LGBTQ+ community.
Michael Mirolla's newest novel is a spectacular deep-dive into an imagined A.I.-dominated future which questions what family bonds really are and the nature of storytelling itself.
My writing reflects on a life that is lived. One of billions. We all have a story to share. One that contains numerous moments of joy, pleasure and hope. Then again it is tempered with the pain and suffering that all human beings endure. I hope that my work embodies this idea. We are all confronted with setbacks in our lives, hope for a better tomorrow is our armour to confront these challenges… to overcome, to survive and become better people once we are on the other side of it.
According to The Canadian Music Hall of Fame, in which Domenic Troiano was inducted in 1996, Troiano solidified his music legacy by being one of the principal originators of “The Toronto Sound,” a soulful, Motown-inspired version of rock and roll. More than 20 years after his passing, he remains larger than life.
Marco Melfi’s debut book of poetry, Routine Maintenance, is a marvelous must-read! Melfi has had work published in several magazines, is a graduate of Simon Fraser University’s Writer’s Studio, winner of Fiddlehead's 2021 Ralph Gustafson Prize, and an Edmonton Poetry Festival Board member. Take a break from your backyard garden preparations to sit down with Melfi’s poems and a fresh espresso.
On October 18, 2025, Anna Romano Milne hosted the unveiling of a new permanent exhibit at Ottawa’s Centro Storico Italo-Canadese. "Donne Di Ottawa: Ci Siamo Anche Noi!" honours Italian women who have made lasting contributions to Canada’s capital.
To see the world through the eyes of Sandra Manzi is to enter a realm of infinite possibilities. As a contemporary realist painter based in Hamilton, Ontario, she finds inspiration everywhere in her midst. “My paintings are a manifestation of my deep exploration into the human experience and the raw emotions that reside within us. My aim is to evoke a sense of connection and introspection for the other people we share this world with, inviting viewers to embark on a personal journey of self-discovery.”
A new children’s book by Italian-Canadian singer/songwriter Frank Moyo celebrates the unique bond between a Nonna and her grandchild. The bilingual book, written in both English and Italian, brings to life a song that Moyo wrote for his Nonna Finuzza the night she passed away.