Francesco Bedini author page

Francesco Bedini biography

Francesco Bedini is an Italian author for children and young people and a professional luthier specialising in the construction and repair of electric guitars. Before publishing fiction he worked with after-school and cultural centres, and from 2012 he has run his own guitar-making workshop alongside writing.

His middle-grade fantasy series Il mio gatto si chiama Odino, illustrated by Stefano Tambellini, began with the first volume published by Il Castoro in April 2021. The sequence follows Aldo, Petra and friends whose scruffy, one-eyed cat is in fact the Norse god Odin; subsequent volumes include La regina dei folletti oscuri, Un pesce di nome Poseidone, and Tre giorni per dirsi addio (Il Castoro, 2021–2023). Foreign rights for the series have been licensed in multiple territories.

An English edition of the opening novel, retitled My Cat Is Called Odin, is published by Five Quills, with a paperback edition scheduled for 6 November 2025. Retail and catalogue listings give a pagination of 176 pages and credit Tambellini as illustrator.

Beyond the Odin books, Bedini has written for older readers, including the YA title Maledetto Shakespeare. He has also collaborated on game-book projects and nonfiction for children with Italian publishers.

Publication milestone: My Cat Is Called Odin (Five Quills) was released in the UK on 6 November 2025.