Adriana Trigiani
Author Interview - Adriana Trigiani
Author of The View from Lake Como
A woman is forced to rebuild her life and the house that goes with it.
Author Interview - Adriana Trigiani
Author I draw inspiration from:
Every author of every book ever written
Favorite place to read a book:
In a comfortable chair in a sunny window
Book character I’d like to be stuck in an elevator with:
Rochester in Jane Eyre- I'd give him a piece of my mind
Author Interview - Adriana Trigiani | Book Character I’d Like to be Stuck in an Elevator With
The moment I knew I wanted to become an author:
When I realized that it was an actual profession -
Hardback, paperback, ebook or audiobook:
All are fabulous- as long as you are reading and listening- format is not important
The last book I read:
Molly Jong Fast's memoir HOW TO LOSE YOUR MOTHER
Author Interview - Adriana Trigiani | The Last Book I Read
Pen & paper or computer:
I write longhand and I type- each are essential to my process-
Book character I think I’d be best friends with:
Uncle Louie in The View From Lake Como, I had such an affinity for him!
If I weren’t an author, I’d be a:
Conductor of an orchestra or interior decorator or nun
Favorite decade in fashion history:
Dior's New Look after World War II
Place I’d most like to travel:
Italy- because it's my motherland
My signature drink:
diet coke or red wine
Favorite artist:
Ken Koch, the poet/playwright; Tiepolo for his blue, Bob Dylan for his point of view
Number one on my bucket list:
Ice skating
Find more from the author:
INSTGRAM: @adrianatrigiani and @youarewhatyoureadpodcast
FACEBOOK: @youarewhatyoureadpodcast
About Adriana Trigiani:
Author Interview with Adriana Trigiani
Adriana Trigiani is the New York Times bestselling author of twenty-one books of fiction and nonfiction, including The Good Left Undone, The Shoemaker's Wife and Lucia, Lucia. Her work has been published in thirty-eight languages around the world. 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 award-winning documentary, Queens of the Big Time, among others. Adriana was named Cavaliere dell’Ordine della Stella d’Italia by President Sergio Mattarella of Italy. The Library of Virginia awarded her the Patron of Letters degree, their highest honor. Adriana grew up in the mountains of southwest 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 honored to serve on the New York State Council on the Arts. She lives in Greenwich Village with her family.
Listen to Adriana and the luminaries of our times discuss the books that built their souls on the You Are What You Read podcast, available everywhere.
