Reviews and coverage of Espresso Publishing House titles.
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"The Long Silence: Francesco Mastriani in English Translation"
A survey essay by Idara Crespi on Francesco Mastriani and the long absence of his work from English translation, published in newitalianbooks, the Treccani portal for Italian literature abroad, June 2026. Also available in the site's Italian and French editions.
— newitalianbooks (Treccani), June 10, 2026
"Introducing Espresso Publishing House and The Blind Woman of Sorrento"
Idara Crespi on the founding of Espresso Publishing House, the work of translating Mastriani, and an excerpt from her introduction to The Blind Woman of Sorrento, published in Reading in Translation, May 2026.
— Reading in Translation, May 11, 2026
"The Great Lost Gothic Novel of Italian Romanticism"
An essay by Idara Crespi on Francesco Mastriani and The Blind Woman of Sorrento, published in CrimeReads, April 2026.
— CrimeReads, April 28, 2026
"I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and was entertained by it from beginning to end."
— She Reads Novels, April 2026
Published May 1, 2026. Review copies available upon request.
Forthcoming September 2026.
Forthcoming March 2027. Review copies available upon request.