Fantasia Bookstore ---

"When I was a child, in my father's study at home, there was a huge bookcase. Well, I used to spend time there and had free access to everything. I read about astronomy, politics, and even the encyclopedia!" Together with the Urban Commerce District, we met Laura Togni, who has been the bookseller in Borgo Santa Caterina for thirteen and a half years, to have her tell us the story of her business. It was a courageous choice of hers: former administrative manager of a large multinational company in the area, mother of two children, in 2005 she decided to step out of her comfort zone – that safe space we often cling to in order not to destabilize ourselves or worry those around us – and began doing the work her heart had chosen long ago: reading books. For her, books and reading are not j