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Vanished Smile: The Mysterious Theft of Mona Lisa
The astonishing story of the still unsolved mystery of Mona Lisa's disappearance.
Basilica: The Splendor and the Scandal—Building St. Peter's
An absorbing story of the construction of the Basilica of St. Peter in Rome, from blueprint to colonnade.
Sudden Sea: The Great Hurricane of 1938
"Excellent. Sudden Sea matches the power of a hurricane."
—USA Today

Book Events

Photo by Doug Steel

DECEMBER 3, THURSDAY, 6:30-9:00 pm
Book Fair, Cathedral School of St. John the Divine
Amsterdam Avenue & 111th Street, NYC

NOVEMBER 10, TUESDAY, 6 pm
Lecture & Slideshow, Hope Club, Providence, RI

OCTOBER 5, TUESDAY, 1 pm
Book Club Discussion, Heckscher Museum
Huntington, Long Island

APRIL 5, SUNDAY, REVIEW
Washington Times:
"Scotti's pen is as deft as Leonardo da Vinci's brush"

APRIL 12, SUNDAY, TRIPLE
1. "Required Reading," New York Post

2. Review, Providence Journal:
"Scotti’s sophistication, wit, style and illuminating research
makes this a delightfully suspenseful read"

3. Excerpt in The Times (London)

APRIL 19-25, READING
BBC Radio 4 London reading Vanished Smile
in its entirety over the course of the week

APRIL 19, SUNDAY, Weekend Critics' Picks
1. "Short List of Things To Do," Time Magazine:
" A story that La Gioconda herself would have smiled at
—enigmatically, of course"

2. Review, Richmond Times-Dispatch:
"A heck of a story"

APRIL 22, WEDNESDAY, 10:45 am
Newstalk of Ireland Radio Interview (3:45 pm GMT)

APRIL 24, FRIDAY, INTERVIEW
The Oregonian, Portland

APRIL 29, WEDNESDAY, 7 pm
OMSI Oregon Museum of Science and Industry: "Secrets of the Mona Lisa Exhibit"
1945 SE Water Avenue, Portland, OR (503) 797-4677


APRIL 30, THURSDAY, 7:30 pm
Mrs. Dalloway's Literary, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA


MAY 1, FRIDAY, 7 pm
Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, CA

MAY 3, SUNDAY, 5 pm
WABC with John Batchelor, Interview

MAY 7, THURSDAY, 6 pm:
The First Parish Church, 3 Church St., Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA
Book signing and reception follows at the Globe Corner Bookstore, 90 Mount Auburn Street

MAY 10, SUNDAY, REVIEW
The New York Times Book Review

MAY 13, WEDNESDAY, INTERVIEW
Newport This Week

MAY 14, THURSDAY, 6 pm
Redwood Library & Athenaeum, 50 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI

MAY 24, SUNDAY, 10 am
Ben McNally Books, Globe & Mail Authors Brunch, King Edward Hotel, Toronto, ON
Info: benmcnallybooks.com