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Who's Publishing What: The View From Lake Como

USA Today calls Adriana Trigiani “one of the reigning queens of women’s fiction.” Her latest book, The View From Lake Como (Dutton), is a bighearted, hilarious novel of the moment: the story of one woman's determination to live a creative life that matters, with enough room left over for love.

“An Italian American woman throws off the shackles of her constrictive New Jersey family in this sweet outing…Trigiani’s fans will lap this up,” says Publishers Weekly, which named it “Best Book of Summer 2025.”

Trigiani, who has keynoted and taught at the Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop, is the New York Times bestselling author of 21 books of fiction and nonfictionHer work has been published in 38 languages. She is host of the hit podcast, You Are What You Read, where she interviews the luminaries of our time about the books that built their souls. Episodes feature Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Hannah, David Baldacci, Whoopi Goldberg, Rainn Wilson, Amor Towles, Fannie Flagg, Katie Couric, Mitch Albom, Jhumpa Lahiri, Craig Ferguson and many more.

An award-winning playwright, television writer/producer and filmmaker, Trigiani wrote and directed the major motion picture of her debut novel, Big Stone Gap, adapted her novel, Very Valentine, for television, and directed the documentary, Queens of the Big Time, among others.

In 2023, President Sergio Matterella of Italy awarded Trigiani the Cavaliere dell’Ordine della Stella d’Italia. The Library of Virginia bestowed their highest honor, the Patron of Letters degreeto Trigiani in 2024. She received the 2025 Ellis Island Medal of Honor for her significant contributions to literature, culture and community. 

Trigiani grew up in Appalachia, in the mountains of Virginia, where she co-founded The Origin Project, a year-round, in-school writing program that has served over 25,000 students since its inception in 2014. Trigiani is proud to serve on the New York State Council on the Arts. She lives in Greenwich Village with her family.

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