Liotta, Eliana

Biography

Eliana Liotta is a journalist, author and scientific communicator. In 2016 she published her first book, La Dieta Smartfood, an international bestseller which is currently being published in over 20 countries. This book, and the practical guide that followed, Le ricette Smartfood (prepared with the help of a team of chefs), were developed into a 15-volume collection which was distributed with the Corriere della Sera from December 2017 to April 2018. In 2017 she co-wrote with the senologist surgeon Paolo Veronesi Il bene delle donne, an account of the female universe and a scientific guide to health, which remained in the top ten of the bestseller list for two months. She writes the blog ‘ll bene che mi voglio’ for Io donna, the weekly supplement of Corriere della Sera. At RCS she has been deputy editor of the weekly magazine Oggi and for 7 years was editor of the monthly magazine, website and book collection which all go by the title OK Salute. A pianist, she serves on the boards of administration of the theatres Dal Verme and Arcimboldi, having been appointed by Milan City Council (the foundation I Pomeriggi Musicali). She won the most recent edition of Il Premiolino, the oldest Italian prize for journalism, and is an ambassador of the Certamen Ciceronianum of Arpino.