Things are jumping in Italy. The launch of the book late last week by the publisher Nord was heralded by a mind-shattering review by Antonio D'Orrico, the esteemed book reviewer for the leading national newspaper Corriere Della Sera. I understand this gentleman can sometimes be pretty tough on a book but it seems he liked La Biblioteca Dei Morti, writing that it was "one of the best-constructed novels I've read in my over-14-years as a book critic." For Italian readers here is the full article:

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Needless to say, this has had a positive effect and I've been told the book is already a bestseller after only a few days. Heady stuff.