Cristina De Stefano is a journalist and writer and works as a literary scout. His books, Belinda and the Monster. Secret Life of Cristina Campo (Adelphi 2002), Adventurous Americans (Adelphi 2007), and for Rizzoli Oriana. A Woman (2013) and Scandalous (2017), are translated into major world languages. His latest book, dedicated to Maria Montessori, is entitled The Child is the Teacher (Rizzoli 2020).