Ten books I've read over the last nine months and would highly recommend to keep your brain engaged and traveling, even if you don't set foot outside your hometown.
Summer Reading Suggestions
Category: Italy
Good Friday: Raphael’s birthday and deathday
My annual commemoration of the day Raphael was born and died.
Women in history: Balance between past and present
How can we make women of the past relatable to the modern-day reader in fiction? On Sunday February 6, 2022, Mary (M.K. Tod) and I discuss this very issue in our session Women in History at the The History Quill's Writers Convention 2022. You can access and download our presentation right here: women-in-history-gina-buonaguro-and-mk-tod-1-1Download We discuss … Continue reading Women in history: Balance between past and present
Voting, Venetian style
Lately there is a lot of talk about elections. In Canada, word on the street is that Justin Trudeau will call an election late summer or early fall. (I still don't fully understand the parliamentary system.) In the US, there is the usual partisan wrangling over voting rights - who gets to vote, where, when, … Continue reading Voting, Venetian style
I need help! Take my title poll
I'm working on revising my new novel and am having trouble settling on a title. Thus, I need your help! Please take my poll to help me decide.
Happy 1600th Birthday, Venice!
Celebrating Venice's 1600th birthday.
Let the Good Times Roll! A Brief History of Venetian Carnival
A brief history of Carnival in Venice, almost 1000 years old.
How Trump is like a 14th-Century Venetian Doge
Trump and his attempted coup have much in common with the 14th-century Venetian doge, Marino Faliero. If we do not learn from history, we are condemned to repeat it.
A Covid Christmas: Holiday Gift Ideas
Gift suggestions for a Covid holiday season. Merry Christmas, Happy Channukah, and stay safe!
Happy Halloween from the Plague Doctor
So I decided to be a plague doctor for Halloween this year. What or who exactly was a plague doctor?
Gina Buonaguro 