If you think that The art of making you your cocks Whether a motivational guide or a manual to “become the best version of itself”, get ready to review your expectations. With a direct, ironic and filter -free style, our editor Ilaria Rosella Pagliaro signs a work that breaks the patterns of the narrative on personal growth. His is a lucid journey, at times uncomfortable, where there are no easy or inspiring solutions: only naked and raw reality.
The book, which marks its debut in the publishing world after years of writing in various realities of the web including Greenme, stands out for the ability to tell failures, uncomfortable thoughts and inner contradictions With an authentic and ruthlessly honest look. Ilaria does not seek consensus nor indulges in false purists: page after page, he gets bare, sharing deep and ironic reflections that speak to the heart of the reader.
A sharp story that returns dignity to fragility without promoting easy redemptions
In The art of making you your cocks You will not find the classic parable of the redemption, with the main character who touches the bottom and then triumph over adversity. On the contrary, the protagonist – alter ego declared by the author – faces her humanity without looking for alibis or justifications. Be adults here, it does not mean having all the answersbut rather learn to live with uncertainty, imperfection and their weaknesses.
The narrative is imbued with cynicism, sarcasm and a sharp ironybut also of a disarming sincerity that makes it powerful and liberating. The desecrating approach of Pagliaro is an invitation to stop idealizing happiness and making peace with the chaos of existence. The message is clear: you don’t need to pretend to always be up to par; Sometimes, surviving is already a victory.
A cover that speaks clearly
A look at the cover of The art of making you your cocks To understand that this. No motivational phrases in relief, no serene faces on watercolor backgrounds: here you will find a cloud, like those of the comics, and a cat that seems to know more than they want to admit.
That cloud is not put there by chance. It is the same that the author describes in the prologue, a metaphor that has followed her for years, like a little personal sky full of thoughts, doubts and questions that never stop being felt. It is not just about uncertainties: it is also the symbol of A mind that never goes outwho analyzes, wonders, judges himself. And in that cloud there is all the sincerity of the book. Not a story to resolve, but to accept yourself as you are.
And then there is him, the cat. Mutal but significant presence, indifferent and omnipresent sovereign, who observed every fragility, every false step, every sleepless night of the author. He does not console, he does not intervene, he does not ask for anything: he just looks. And it is perhaps from him that Pagliaro takes inspiration for his new way of being in the world. Less crocerossin, feline. Less committed to saving others, more careful not to lose itself.
The cover, after all, is already a declaration of intent: stop wanting, to fix everything and everyone, to learn to choose where to be. Sometimes under a cloud, sometimes beating in a quiet corner, to look at the world to pass with a certain, sacrosanct, distance.
Out of July 2025 with Bertoni Editore
The book is available in advance from 3 July 2025 on the official website of Bertoni publisherwith a 10% discount and free shipping. There Official release date is July 18, 2025when The art of making you your cocks It will arrive in bookstores and online stores.
The publication is supported by Bertoni Editore, Independent publishing house which stands out for its ethical editorial line: no economic contribution required of the authors, only a passion for authentic stories and careful selection of manuscripts. “They contacted me after reading the text. They told me everyone liked it. I, displaced, replied with my usual irony: ‘It seems to have the four yes of X Factor!’ What a figure …“Ilaria tells us with irony. The choice to focus on The art of making you your cocks confirms the commitment of the publishing house in promoting true and original voices. And that of Ilaria Rosella Pagliaro is certainly a voice that affects, amuses and makes you think.
