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Now in Paperback

 “Ricci’s darkest and most thematically daring work to date. . . . A frightening and essential addition to the oeuvre of one of this country’s best and most important writers.” – Quill & Quire   ◊ Winner of the Canadian Authors Award for Fiction ◊ ◊ A Toronto Star Top 5 Book ◊ ◊ A Globe and Mail Best Book ◊ ◊ A National Post Best Book ◊ ◊ A National Bestseller … Learn more

Books by Nino Ricci

Sleep

  ◊ Winner of the Canadian Authors Award for Fiction ◊◊ A Toronto Star Top 5 Book ◊◊ A Globe…

The Origin of Species

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Lives of the Saints 20th anniversary edition

Lives of the Saints – 20th Anniversary Edition

Winner of the Books in Canada First Novel Award Winner of the F.G. Bressani…

In a Glass House

Nino Ricci's finely crafted second novel — following his award-winning Lives of the Saints —…

Pierre Elliott Trudeau

                                "If he…

Testament

Ricci is a fantastic storyteller, and the four testimonies he's bound in Testament comprise an unsettling book.  …

Where She Has Gone

Set in Toronto and Italy, this powerful sequel to In a Glass House explores the sometimes forbidden…

Lives of the Saints

Extraordinary and dazzling.— Times Literary Supplement What really happened to Vittorio's mother…

Nino Ricci

About Nino

Nino Ricci is the author of award-winning novel The Origin of Species and of the Lives of the Saints trilogy, adapted as a miniseries starring Sophia Loren. For more on Nino's life and work, including his acclaimed biography of Pierre Trudeau, contact Nino's parole officer. Or you can also poke around this nifty … Read more.

News

Italian Week Ottawa

Ottawa's Italian Week hosts an evening of conversation with Nino Ricci, including a sneak peek at his new novel, set in London, England in the months leading up … [Read More...]

Librissimi

Lino Rufo, Dom Fiore, Andrea Ramolo and Nino Ricci open this year's Librissimi, Toronto's Italian book festival, with a tribute in music and spoken word to the … [Read More...]

I Migliori Awards

Nino Ricci has been named one of the recipients of the Pirandello Lyceum's 2025 I Migliori Awards. This year marks the 40th anniversary of an award that Boston … [Read More...]

Amnesty International Book Club

Check out the Amnesty International Book Club, the largest free book club in Canada. Members enjoy lots of perks, including free signed books, invitations to author events, and free merchandise. You'll also get discussion guides and a chance to share the authors' own insights on their work.

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