The Premio Strega, a historical literary award founded in 1947 and supported by Fondazione Maria e Goffredo Bellonci and Liquore Strega, has reached its 77th edition. Yesterday in Rome, the dozen book candidates were announced, from which the winner will be selected on June 7 at the Teatro Romano in Benevento. These are the books that have been chosen: • Silvia Ballestra, La Sibilla. Life of Joyce Lussu (Laterza), presented by Giuseppe Antonelli. • Maria Grazia Calandrone, Dove non mi hai portata (Einaudi), presented by Franco Buffoni. • Andrea Canobbio, La traversata notturna (La nave di Teseo), presented by Elisabetta Rasy. • Ada D'Adamo, Come d'aria (Elliot), presented by Elena Stancanelli. • Gian Marco Griffi, Ferrovie del Messico (Laurana Editore), presented by Alessandro Barbero. • Vincenzo Latronico, Le perfezioni (Bompiani), presented by Simonetta Sciandivasci. • Romana Petri, Rubare la notte (Mondadori), presented by Teresa Ciabatti. • Rosella Postorino, I just loved you (Feltrinelli), presented by Nicola Lagioia. • Igiaba Scego, Cassandra in Mogadishu (Bompiani), presented by Jhumpa Lahiri. • Andrea Tarabbia, Il continente bianco (Bollati Boringhieri), presented by Daria Bignardi. • Maddalena Vaglio Tanet, Tornare dal bosco (Marsilio), presented by Lia Levi. • Carmen Verde, Una minima infelicità (Neri Pozza), presented by Leonardo Colombati. (Photo Musacchio, Ianniello, Pasqualini & Fucilla)