Adriana Trigiani, THE VIEW FROM LAKE COMO: A Novel
Totally Booked with Zibby
Zibby Owens
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🗓️ 9 July 2025
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
New York Times bestselling author Adriana Trigiani returns to the podcast to discuss her effervescent and big-hearted new book, THE VIEW FROM LAKE COMO. The two dive into the novel’s surprising New Jersey setting (yes, that Lake Como) and the emotional journey of protagonist Jess Capodimonte Baratta, an Italian-American woman rebuilding her life and identity after divorce, family loss, and unearthed secrets. They explore themes of self-love, legacy, and the delicate strength of women—likened to marble that can endure anything but shatter with one wrong tap (Adriana even shares some insights on the Italian marble trade).
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, this is Zibi Owens, and you're listening to Totally Booked with Zibby. Formerly, moms don't have time to read books. In my daily show, I interview today's latest, best-selling, buzziest, or underrated authors and story creators, whose work I think is worth your time. As a bookstore owner, publisher, author, and obviously podcaster, I get a comprehensive |
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| 0:36.2 | For more information, go to zibbimedia.com |
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| 0:44.7 | Adriana Chichiani is back on the podcast |
| 0:47.5 | to talk about The View from Lake Como, a novel. |
| 0:50.7 | Adriana Chigiani is the New York Times best-selling author |
| 0:53.5 | of 21 books of fiction and |
| 0:55.2 | nonfiction. Her work has been published in 38 languages around the world. An award-winning |
| 1:00.2 | playwright, television writer-producer, and filmmaker. Chirjiani wrote and directed the major |
| 1:05.3 | motion picture of her debut novel, Big Stone Gap, adapted her novel, Very Valentine for television, |
| 1:12.2 | and directed the documentary, Queens of the Big Time, among others. In 2023, President Sergio Madrella of Italy awarded |
| 1:18.9 | Trigiani the Cavalieri del Ordiné de la Stella Ditalia. The Library of Virginia bestowed their |
| 1:25.5 | highest honor, the patron of letters degree to Trigiani in 2024. |
| 1:29.9 | She received the 2025 Ellis Island Medal of Honor for her significant contributions to literature, culture, and community. |
| 1:36.8 | Trigiani grew up in Appalachia in the mountains of Virginia, where she co-founded the Origin Project, |
| 1:41.9 | a year-round in-school writing program that has served over 25,000 students since its inception in 2014. |
| 1:48.1 | Triciani is proud to serve on the New York State Council on the Arts. |
| 1:51.2 | She lives in Greenwich Village with her family. |
| 1:53.4 | Welcome back, Adriana. |
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