May 21, 2026

Considered one of the most important American writers of his generation, alongside Hemingway, Faulkner, and Steinbeck, John Fante is described by Bukowski as the most “damned” storyteller in America. The John Fante Opera Prima Award, established in 2008 to honor […]

The bodies of the final two Italian divers who went missing during a diving excursion in the Maldives have been recovered, according to sources from Italy’s Foreign Ministry (Farnesina). The victims have been identified as Giorgia Sommacal and Muriel Oddenino.