Antony Shugaar is a writer, translator, and the English‑language editor of FMR magazine. He has translated novels, screenplays, and journalism for major trade publishers including: The Washington Post, The New York Times, Sunday Times, The Paris Review, The Village Voice, and both Advertising Age and Adweek. He has translated books by Primo Levi as well as television series and films by Paolo Sorrentino, Luca Guadagnino, and Peppe Fiore. His translation of Gianni Rodari’s Telephone Tales received the American Library Association’s Batchelder Award. He lives in Washington, D.C.
Laura Casalis is the wife of the late Franco Maria Ricci. She now leads FMR, the prestigious art magazine founded by Ricci, which she relaunched in 2021. Casalis also oversees the Labirinto della Masone, the world’s largest bamboo labyrinth, ensuring Ricci’s cultural legacy lives on. She lives in Fontanellato, Italy.