PROGRAM 2025
La LEGGEREzza del Male. Navigating Through Emotions
International Festival on Emotional Education
3rd Edition – Caresses and Scars
Samatzai, September – November 2025
FRIDAY, 26 SEPTEMBER 2025
EX MONTE GRANATICO
6:00 pm
Book presentation by Claudia Musio, Cosa resta di me, La Zattera, 2025
Moderator: Serena Marras
7:00 pm
Literary reading by Associazione Progresso Donna from excerpts of
Erotica dei sentimenti by Maura Gancitano, Einaudi, 2025
7:30 pm
Book presentation by Katia Fundarò, Familienalbum, Ischire, 2024
Moderator: Ciro Auriemma
Musical entertainment with Maestro Michele Brandinu
SATURDAY, 27 SEPTEMBER 2025
CASA DEL FABBRO
6:00 pm
Book presentation by Francesca Spanu, Il corpo sbagliato, Il Maestrale, 2025
Moderator: Marta Serra
7:00 pm
Book presentation by Cecilia Lavatore, Se non dovessi sentirmi, RedStar Press, 2025
Moderator: Associazione Progresso Donna
7:30 pm
Literary performance “Amori o No” by Cecilia Lavatore, based on the book
Mia sorella è figlia unica, RedStar Press, 2024
Musical accompaniment by Annalisa Manca
THURSDAY, 16 OCTOBER 2025
SERRRENTI MUNICIPAL LIBRARY
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Workshops with primary school classes:
“Il mio amico Bole attraverso lo specchio. L’inganno delle proprie proiezioni”
by Irene Monge
FRIDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2025
Municipal Library of Samatzai
9:30 am
Emotional education workshop: “Io vado bene, sempre”
with psychologist Francesca Safina, for 2nd and 3rd grade classes
11:00 am
Emotional education workshop: “Io amo il mio corpo”
with psychologist Francesca Safina, for 4th and 5th grade classes
EX MONTE GRANATICO
5:00 pm
Book presentation by Francesca Safina, Cambio vita cercasi, Garzanti, 2024
Moderator: Marta Serra
6:00 pm
Dialogue between literature and philosophy by Irene Monge,
“Senza gioco, senza violenza: ripensare la scelta umana”,
from the book Ethos della violenza videoludica by Elena del Fante, Wipe, 2025
7:00 pm
Book presentation by Ilenia Zedda, Se mi guardo da dentro, Salani, 2024
Moderator: Gloria Corda
9:00 pm
Film screening: Il ragazzo dai pantaloni rosa
SATURDAY, 18 OCTOBER 2025
COMUNITÀ ALLOGGIO CATERINA ECCA
9:45 am
Book presentation by Eva Rasano, Merlino, sei piccolo o grande?, Pulce, 2025
Followed by a workshop for children aged 4+, led by the author (Andersen Prize 2024)
MUNICIPAL LIBRARY OF SAMATZAI
3:30 pm
Philosophy for Children by Annalisa Manca (teacher and CRIF member),
based on the book Sono io, un libro per conoscersi by Chang Tzu-chun, Camelo Zampa, 2024
Workshop for max 15 children aged 8–11
PIAZZA PRIMO MAGGIO
5:00 pm
Book presentation by Matteo Porru, Il volo sopra l’oceano, Garzanti, 2025
Moderator: Emanuela Porcu
6:30 pm
Book presentation by Teresa Manes, Andrea oltre il ragazzo dai pantaloni rosa,
Fabbri Editori, 2025
Moderator: Matteo Porru
Musical entertainment with Maestro Michele Brandinu
SUNDAY, 19 OCTOBER 2025
SAMATZAI
10:00 am
Literary trekking with Andalas de Amistade Trekking ASDAPS
11:30 am
Silent Book Party at Nuraghe Su Nuraxi of Samatzai
APERILIBRO – Musical entertainment with Gianfranco Carboni and Walter Atzori
EX MONTE GRANATICO
5:00 pm
Book presentation by Alberto Pellai and Barbara Tamborini,
Esci da quella stanza. Come e perché riportare i nostri figli nel mondo,
Mondadori, 2025 – with Barbara Tamborini
Moderator: Irene Monge
6:00 pm
Literary reading by Associazione Progresso Donna from
Ragazza mia by Barbara Tamborini, De Agostini, 2025
7:00 pm
Book presentation by Valeria Locati,
La distanza che cura. Viaggio verso l’indipendenza emotiva dai legami familiari,
Mondadori, 2025
Moderator: Roberto Caria
MONDAY, 20 OCTOBER 2025
EX MONTE GRANATICO
6:30 pm
Book presentation by Nicola Muscas,
Un amore di contrabbando. Gigi Riva, una vita in rovesciata, Mondadori, 2025
Moderator: Antonella Pasci (Associazione Red Serrenti)
THURSDAY, 23 OCTOBER 2025
MICROCITEMICO HOSPITAL – CAGLIARI
9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Reading activities for patients of the Rare Anemias and Thalassemia Unit,
in collaboration with Renzo Galanello APS.
Readings by Emanuela Porcu and Guido Carcangiu,
with special participation of artist Manu Invisible.
SATURDAY, 22 NOVEMBER 2025
EX MONTE GRANATICO
11:00 am
Round table: Futuri di Carta: educating young people to emotions through literature
Debate with:
Matteo Porru (Artistic Director, Festival dell’Altrove)
Giacomo Mameli (Artistic Director, Festival Settesere, Settepiazze, Settelibri)
Francesca Spanu (Artistic Director, Monreale Literary Festival)
Moderator: Emanuela Porcu
5:00 pm
Conference: Protection and Awareness: the importance of the anti-violence network in protecting women
Debate with:
Lt. Col. Nadia Gioviale, Commander of the Sanluri Carabinieri Company;
Valentina Sanna, social worker;
lawyer Francesca Spanu, coordinator and legal consultant of CAV Feminas
6:00 pm
Meeting: “Loving life, cultivating hope”
With Maria Fois Maglione, President, and members of Onlus Il Giardino di Lu
7:00 pm
Concert by the polyphonic choir Schola Cantorum San Geminiano of Samassi
SUNDAY, 23 NOVEMBER 2025
EX MONTE GRANATICO
5:30 pm
Musical show “Canzoni dal Supercarcere”
By and with Daniela Cossiga, accompanied by musicians
Gabriele Cau, Matteo Anelli, Danilo Mura, and Bandito (Antonio Meleddu)
MONDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2025
EX MONTE GRANATICO
5:00 pm
Meeting and testimonies with Guardian Of Child Bikers, Custodi dei Minori,
and Associazione Angeli nel Cuore of Arbus
TUESDAY, 25 NOVEMBER 2025
EX MONTE GRANATICO
5:00 pm
AUTHOR PRESENTS AUTHOR
Book presentation by Giacomo Mameli,
Pedrito. Lamette a Caracas fiori, a Orgosolo, Il Maestrale, 2025
Moderator: Maria Francesca Chiappe
6:00 pm
Literary reading by Associazione Progresso Donna from
Amori tossici by Laura Pigozzi, Rizzoli, 2025
7:00 pm
AUTHOR PRESENTS AUTHOR
Book presentation by Maria Francesca Chiappe,
Uguale per tutti, Castelvecchi, 2025
Moderator: Giacomo Mameli
Musical entertainment by Roberto Palmas
PHOTO EXHIBITION
From 17 October at Ex Monte Granatico.
Photography exhibition The B-Side by Fiorella Sanna
