A summer to leaf through with Il Sole 24 Ore’s editorial lineup
Il Sole 24 Ore's summer 2025 is a journey through culture, education, and entertainment, designed to engage readers over the holiday period. Launched in July, the summer offerings reach full swing in August with content for all ages and interests.
I grandi romanzi dell’industria italiana
Running through mid-August, and released every Saturday, is the series “I grandi romanzi dell’industria Italiana”: six novels picked and presented by writer and essayist Giuseppe Lupo, professor of contemporary Italian literature at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan and contributor to Il Sole 24 Ore’s Domenica. The aim of the series is to narrate, through fiction, more than half a century of Italy’s industrial history: the era of large factories, the beauty and hardship of labour, worker pride, labour struggles, and economic crises. The volumes will be on newsstands for one month at the price of €12.90 plus the cost of the Daily. Already available are Acciaio by Silvia Avallone, La chiave a stella by Primo Levi, Donnarumma all’assalto by Ottiero Ottieri, Vogliamo tutto by Nanni Balestrini and Memoriale by Paolo Volponi. Starting 9 August, the final volume will also be on newsstands: Mammut by Antonio Pennacchi.
Monday's offerings, including Il Sole’s investigations into artificial intelligence and in-depth reports from “L’esperto risponde”
Every Monday in August, the Daily publishes an in-depth look at the impact of AI on Italy’s key sectors. A journey to explore how AI is transforming the country's economic and social landscape. Two booklets on the relationship between AI and justice and taxation have already been released. Starting 11 August, the focus turns to the role of AI intelligence in manufacturing, from the benefits it promises to its impact on employment The real estate installment will explore technological solutions to improve process and building management efficiency, while the jobs investigation will present both sides of digitization: on one hand, the use of AI intelligence for current tasks and roles, and on the other, the emergence of new professional roles. The final installment will review the status of AI experiments in the education sector.
Also on Mondays, from 4 to 25 August, the summer edition of “L’esperto risponde” is back. Four single-topic releases will cover topical issues: taxation, housing and condominiums, pensions and labour, and building bonuses. Each Q&A list will, as usual, be preceded by a focus in the “Tema della settimana” section, selected among today’s most pressing issues. Released on Monday, 4 August, the first issue is mainly focused on composition with creditors and taxation for the self-employed, with references to the flat-rate scheme, among others. Thanks to the second issue, released on Monday, 11 August, readers can address housing and condominium matters, beginning with condominium issues and moving on to buying/selling, rentals, and various disputes. On 18 August, the focus shifts to the pairing of pensions and labour. On the social security front, topics include eligible contributions for retirement and the amount of the benefit. The second part will address private and public sector employment, analyzing, for instance, the facilities granted in specific cases. The topic of housing returns, this time focusing on tax implications, in the final themed booklet on 25 August. The discussion also extends to cadastral matters, tax returns, local taxes, and VAT applicable to interventions on residential properties.
Wellness and personal growth
From 14 to 28 August, for three Thursdays, the Guide di Armonia will be on newsstands, inspired by Debora De Nuzzo's book of the same name, winner of the 2025 Sole 24 Ore Literary Prize for Economic and Social Non-Fiction. The guides offer a personal growth journey aimed at fostering new awareness in living and working. Three guides divided into three key stages:
“Ritrova il tuo tempo” encourages shifting from chasing time to dedicating time; “Ripensa il tuo lavoro” helps restore lost balance and rediscover that life continues while working; “Riprendi la tua vita” builds a path toward personal wellness and work-life balance.
Detective novels for budding detectives
Launched on 31 July, “I Giallini” is a detective series for children from age 8 onwards, created by two author-illustrator teams: Elisa Mazzoli and Domenico Russo for “I casi della Spaghetti & co.” and Caterina Faloni and Claudio Cerri for those of “Giovani Ficcanaso”. Four suspenseful, witty, twist-filled titles starring young detectives and charming animals: Il mistero dell’aria perduta (already on newsstands): Inspector Andy Spaghetti and colleague Mela investigate a robbery at the Bowling Riviera; Delitto nel campeggio (7 August): a dream campground turns into a crime scene; Il mistero dell’uomo tatuato (14 August): a mysterious corpse and a new gang of young detectives; I Ficcanaso e la banda dei ladri spettrali (21 August): unexplained thefts and ghosts in town - the Nosy Guys are back. Each volume is available in paperback at a price of €6.90.
Enigmistica 24: challenges under the beach umbrella
Starting Friday, 1 August, the appointment with “Enigmistica 24” readers becomes weekly. The traditional supplement for fans of word games, crosswords, and brain teasers picks up the pace for summer, offering a new issue every Friday packed with challenges and fun. A golden opportunity to enjoy a clever, thought-provoking pastime under the beach umbrella or in the mountains, bringing lightness and wit to the holiday season.
A summer to live and to read with Il Sole 24 Ore.