In the spotlight is Judith Valente and her new book The Italian Soul: How to Savor the Full Joys of Life. Valente — a journalist, poet and the author of six spirituality titles and three poetry collections — worked previously as an on-air correspondent covering faith and values for PBS and was also a staff writer at The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal and was twice a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in journalism. Valente grew up in Bayonne, N.J., where she was surrounded by a large, boisterous Italian American family.  We discuss: >> The contemplative life >> How Italians make an art of conversation >> The sanctity of the dinner table>> “Slow tourism” >> The life expectancy of Italians >> Why procreation among Italians has slumped >> The Catholic Church >> Italy’s reverence for its art and architecture >> Elena Ferrante and her Italy-based Neapolitan novels >> Etc.  Learn more about Judith Valente here: https://www.judithvalente.com/ Novelist Spotlight is produced and hosted by Mike Consol. Check out his novels here: https://snip.ly/yz18no       Write to Mike Consol at novelistspotlight@gmail.com 

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Episode 190: Novelist Spotlight #190: Judith Valente explores ‘the Italian soul’ and how to savor the full joys of life

SEP 30, 202569 MIN
Novelist Spotlight

Episode 190: Novelist Spotlight #190: Judith Valente explores ‘the Italian soul’ and how to savor the full joys of life

SEP 30, 202569 MIN

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<p>In the spotlight is Judith Valente and her new book <em>The Italian Soul: How to Savor the Full Joys of Life</em>. Valente — a journalist, poet and the author of six spirituality titles and three poetry collections — worked previously as an on-air correspondent covering faith and values for PBS and was also a staff writer at <em>The Washington Post</em> and <em>The Wall Street Journal </em>and was twice a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in journalism. Valente grew up in Bayonne, N.J., where she was surrounded by a large, boisterous Italian American family. </p><p> </p><p>We discuss:</p><p> </p><p>&gt;&gt; The contemplative life </p><p>&gt;&gt; How Italians make an art of conversation </p><p>&gt;&gt; The sanctity of the dinner table</p><p>&gt;&gt; “Slow tourism” </p><p>&gt;&gt; The life expectancy of Italians </p><p>&gt;&gt; Why procreation among Italians has slumped </p><p>&gt;&gt; The Catholic Church </p><p>&gt;&gt; Italy’s reverence for its art and architecture </p><p>&gt;&gt; Elena Ferrante and her Italy-based Neapolitan novels </p><p>&gt;&gt; Etc. </p><p> </p><p>Learn more about Judith Valente here: <a href="https://www.judithvalente.com/">https://www.judithvalente.com/</a></p><p> </p><p>Novelist Spotlight is produced and hosted by Mike Consol. Check out his novels here: <a href="http://snip.ly/yz18no">https://snip.ly/yz18no</a>     </p><p>  </p><p>Write to Mike Consol at <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> </p>