Mario Dell'Olio has published five books, two were finalists for the Wishing Shelf Book Awards. The first is a memoir, Coming About: Life in the Balance, about a sailing adventure going terribly wrong. The second book, Body and Soul, is an LGBTQA+ fiction that explores the strife of coming out during the 1980s. His third book, New Men: Bonds of Brotherhood, is a romantic journey of self-discovery inspired by true stories and filled with romance, hope, and desire. His fourth book, Letters from Italy, is a memoir and a beautiful transatlantic love story. His latest release, Forbidden Rome, is a complex and timeless journey of beautiful self-discovery between faith and identity, full of passion, prejudice, and ambition.
