About
My Italian Stories is a fiction-based project for adult learners of Italian created by the author and certified Italian teacher Andrea Camillo.
It includes a graded reader series and a monthly newsletter with original stories designed for intermediate learners (A2-B1).
Who Is This For
You have started your journey with the Italian language and learned the basics. You also love books, and luckily, reading is a great way to practice, expand your vocabulary, and keep making progress.
However, finding the right books to start reading in Italian isn’t easy. Many people have suggested you try children’s books, but you’d prefer stories written for adults.
With My Italian Stories, you don’t have to compromise or to settle for content that doesn’t interest you. Thanks to well-crafted original stories, you can enjoy a high-quality reading and learning experience.
Because you are a reader and a language learner. And readers love good stories, no matter the language.
Why Graded Readers
Reading is a powerful tool for language learners, but it can sometimes be difficult to find stories that match your proficiency level.
When they are too easy, we get bored. When they are too hard, we get frustrated.
To avoid an unsatisfying or discouraging reading experience, it’s important to test yourself with a good mix of familiar and challenging content, so you can stay motivated without getting frustrated.
My Italian Stories are specifically designed for adult intermediate learners (A2-B1). This means that you will be able to enjoy and follow the story, as you continue to learn and improve.
What To Expect
Readers love to lose themselves into a good story. But language learners don’t want to get lost.
You need structured and high-quality reading and learning experience to stay engaged and motivated. Content that is interesting, useful, and easy to access and carry around, so you can incorporate it into our schedule.
By subscribing to the My Italian Stories newsletter, you’ll receive one original story every month directly to your inbox. Each issue also includes reading comprehension exercises and short prompts to help you reflect on what you read, so you can practice both your reading and writing skills.
My Italian Stories is also a series of graded readers, available in paperback and ebook. Each volume includes a collection of original short stories in Italian, designed specifically for intermediate learners. Along with the stories, the books also include exercises that help readers to practice and review.
You have started your journey with the Italian language and learned the basics. You also love books, and luckily, reading is a great way to practice, expand your vocabulary, and keep making progress.
However, finding the right books to start reading in Italian isn’t easy. Many people have suggested you try children’s books, but you’d prefer stories written for adults.
With My Italian Stories, you don’t have to compromise or to settle for content that doesn’t interest you. Thanks to well-crafted original stories, you can enjoy a high-quality reading and learning experience.
Because you are a reader and a language learner. And readers love good stories, no matter the language.
Reading is a powerful tool for language learners, but it can sometimes be difficult to find stories that match your proficiency level.
When they are too easy, we get bored. When they are too hard, we get frustrated.
To avoid an unsatisfying or discouraging reading experience, it’s important to test yourself with a good mix of familiar and challenging content, so you can stay motivated without getting frustrated.
My Italian Stories are specifically designed for adult intermediate learners (A2-B1). This means that you will be able to enjoy and follow the story, as you continue to learn and improve.
Readers love to lose themselves into a good story. But language learners don’t want to get lost.
You need structured and high-quality reading and learning experience to stay engaged and motivated. Content that is interesting, useful, and easy to access and carry around, so you can incorporate it into our schedule.
By subscribing to the My Italian Stories newsletter, you’ll receive one original story every month directly to your inbox. Each issue also includes reading comprehension exercises and short prompts to help you reflect on what you read, so you can practice both your reading and writing skills.
My Italian Stories is also a series of graded readers, available in paperback and ebook. Each volume includes a collection of original short stories in Italian, designed specifically for intermediate learners. Along with the stories, the books also include exercises that help readers to practice and review.
The Author
Short Bio
Andrea Camillo is an author and a certified teacher of Italian language & culture. Born in Rome, he now lives in the United States. With My Italian Stories graded readers and newsletter, he helps adult intermediate learners of Italian to practice and improve their skills by reading original fiction. In addition to writing and teaching, he enjoys running and he’s a typewriter enthusiast.
Extended Bio
Andrea Camillo is an author and a certified teacher of Italian language & culture. He holds a MA in Italian Studies and specializes in Contemporary Italian Literature, Creative Writing, and Publishing.
He’s a CEDILS-certified teacher of Italian as a second and foreign language. He’s worked with learners of all ages and proficiency levels, from absolute beginners to advanced. He taught in private and public schools.
Alongside his teacher career, he has a 15+ year experience in the publishing industry, as an author of novels and short stories and publishing services specialist. With the My Italian Stories graded readers and newsletter, he combined his expertise and passion for writing and teaching Italian, helping adult intermediate learners of Italian to practice and improve their skills by reading original fiction.
Born in Rome, he now Lives in the United States. In addition to writing and teaching, he enjoys running and he’s a typewriter enthusiast.