Have you seen our lesson on Libri / Books?
Here are some Italian word and expressions to describe different kinds of books and literary genres.
i saggi [essays]
la narrativa [fiction / narrative]
il manuale [manual]
i libri per bambini [children’s books]
i libri:
gialli [detective books]
di fantascienza [science fiction]
d’avventura [adventure]
di cucina [cookery book]
biografico [biographical]
epico [epic]
poliziesco [police]
storico [historical]
fantasy [fantasy]
il romanzo rosa [romantic novel]
il horror [horror]