What Do You Do After Spearheading the Largest Bookseller?
INTERVIEW ON THE PRICE OF BUSINESS SHOW, MEDIA PARTNER OF THIS SITE.
Recently Kevin Price, Host of the nationally syndicated Price of Business Show, interviewed Steve Riggio.
On a recent Price of Business show, Host Kevin Price interviewed Steve Riggio.
In retirement, the former CEO of Barnes & Noble – STEPHEN RIGGIO – kept up his interest in the book world, but in a very different way! He took on the extraordinary task of translating a major Sicilian novel from Italian into English! The books are called: LUIGI NATOLI’S SICILIAN AVENGERS: A Novel (Books 1 and 2). They recount the tale of a secret sect that was purported to be the forerunners to the mafia!! It was written in Italian and now available in English – thanks to the translation by Riggio.
For over 40 years, Riggio was a key leader in transforming the single flagship New York Barnes & Noble location into a national retailer that expanded into e-commerce and book publishing. When he retired, one of the many activities that kept him busy was to take Italian classes with his wife. Riggio is Italian. Their teacher mentioned the Sicilian historical novels and from then on – Riggio made it his mission to translate the historical novel.
About the author: Luigi Natoli (1857–1941), born in Palermo, was a teacher, journalist, and historian. His rich literary output included the publication of over 25 adventure and historical novels.
Learn more at https://www.sicilianavengers.com/.
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