Summer 2026 Book Selection: Horror, Ecology, Poetry, and Transfeminism
Artribune presents a second summer reading list featuring ten diverse books. Marco Malvestio's 'Nostalgia dell'orrore' examines contemporary horror as a critical lens on nostalgia and trauma. Élisée Reclus's 'Storia di una montagna' (1880, reissued) blends naturalism with anarchist ethics. Cesare Viel's 'Si può tremare per una frase' collects three decades of performative texts. Gaston Piger's 'Enciclopedia anarchica tascabile' offers an illustrated anarchist lexicon. Nouri Al Jarrah's 'Ragazzi di Damasco' is a poetic meditation on Damascus and Syrian memory. Marinella Senatore's 'Manuale per viaggiatori' documents her participatory practice. Federico Leoni's 'L'isola sotto il mare' analyzes Clément Cogitore's project on the ephemeral island Ferdinandea. Filipa Ramos's 'L'artista ecologista' traces ecological art from Beuys to Rezaire. Monica Maffioli's 'Fotografi siciliani del Novecento' surveys Sicilian photography. Francesca Pasini's 'La rivoluzione che ancor non ci abbandona' emerges from feminist gatherings in Milan. Verónica Gago and Luci Cavallero's 'Rivendicare futuro' links transfeminism to financial capital critique. All books were published in 2026.
Key facts
- Marco Malvestio's 'Nostalgia dell'orrore' published by Meltemi, 2026, 274 pp., €22.
- Élisée Reclus's 'Storia di una montagna' reissued by Elèuthera, 2026, 208 pp., €16.
- Cesare Viel's 'Si può tremare per una frase' published by Postmedia Books, 2026, 192 pp., €22.
- Gaston Piger's 'Enciclopedia anarchica tascabile' published by Ortica Editrice, 2026, 128 pp., €12.
- Nouri Al Jarrah's 'Ragazzi di Damasco' published by emuse, 2026, 104 pp., €15.
- Marinella Senatore's 'Manuale per viaggiatori' published by Krill Books, 2026, 218 pp., €20.
- Federico Leoni's 'L'isola sotto il mare' published by Castelvecchi, 2026, 96 pp., €18.
- Filipa Ramos's 'L'artista ecologista' published by Johan & Levi, 2026, 176 pp., €22.
- Monica Maffioli's 'Fotografi siciliani del Novecento' published by Giunti Editore, 2026, 416 pp., €35.
- Francesca Pasini's 'La rivoluzione che ancor non ci abbandona' published by Libreria delle donne, 2026, 99 pp., €12.
- Verónica Gago and Luci Cavallero's 'Rivendicare futuro' published by Ombre Corte, 2026, 140 pp., €15.
- The list includes works on horror, ecology, poetry, photography, anarchism, and transfeminism.
Entities
Artists
- Marco Malvestio
- Élisée Reclus
- Cesare Viel
- Gaston Piger
- Nouri Al Jarrah
- Marinella Senatore
- Flavio de Marco
- Federico Leoni
- Clément Cogitore
- Filipa Ramos
- Joseph Beuys
- Nancy Holt
- Ana Mendieta
- Joan Jonas
- Britta Marakatt-Labba
- Tomás Saraceno
- Eduardo Navarro
- Pierre Huyghe
- Tabita Rezaire
- Monica Maffioli
- Francesca Pasini
- Carla Lonzi
- Virginia Woolf
- Kazimir Malevič
- Carlo Rovelli
- Palma Bucarelli
- Verónica Gago
- Luci Cavallero
- Andromalis
- Mikhail Bakunin
- Errico Malatesta
- Gaetano Bresci
Institutions
- Artribune
- Meltemi
- Elèuthera
- Postmedia Books
- Ortica Editrice
- emuse
- Krill Books
- Castelvecchi
- Johan & Levi
- Giunti Editore
- Libreria delle donne
- Ombre Corte
- Fondazione Carlo Levi
- MADRE Napoli
- Ni Una Menos
Locations
- Italy
- Sicily
- Taormina
- Damascus
- Syria
- Ferdinandea
- Mediterranean
- Milan
- Argentina
- Latin America