Nonfiction. Cultural Writing. Italian Americana. Florida Studies. Italians have figured prominently in the history of Florida. From the earliest Spanish voyages of exploration to the massive migration
Fiction. "In this seminal work, Helen Barolini tells the story of Frances Molletone grappling with her ethnic heritage as she falls in love with a married man. The author takes us to post-WW2 Italy, a
Poetry. "HARVEST is a splendid collection, fresh and various"—X. J. Kennedy. "[Di Pasquale] writes out of strong experience, and by insisting on accuracy, he comes out both simple and surprising. He's
Literary Nonfiction. The third collection of Fred Gardaphé's Fra Noi book reviews (2006-2016) continues a lifelong journey into Italian American literature—"choosing the literary life has been a lifet
Literary Nonfiction. GARIBALDI M. LAPOLLA: A STUDY OF HIS NOVELS is the first book-length examination of this important Italian-American author's work. In their detailed and sensitive treatment of ev
Literary Nonfiction. History. Italian American Studies. "Migration teaches that history changes, that values are never supra-historical, that what applied once in time (say: antiquity) or space (say:
Poetry. Fiction. Literary Nonfiction. Art. A collection of poems on our attempts to read, or by diagnostics' Greek roots, to distinguish and discern, our place and condition in time.
Poetry. Ross Talarico's THE REPITLIAN INTERLUDES attempts to ask the sort of questions Milton and Dante posed, but replaces their gods with the gods of science and technology. Who are we? Why are we h
Fiction. "With unerring irony, Ciabattari paints a shimmering, disorienting world in which the lines between dreams and reality are systematically skewed."—Publishers Weekly
Fiction. "In her engrossing VISITS, Helen Barolini—the author of the classic "Umbertina" and editor of the equally classic Dream Book—once again explores the complexities of an Italian heritage and an
Literary Nonfiction. Poetry. Fiction. "The three Sicilies of Joseph Amato's unusual and finely crafted book can be counted, according to its table of contents, as those of fiction, poetry, and social
Literary Nonfiction. Art. A collection of essays that originated from a symposium of scholars in the United States that speak to Giose Rimanelli's literary contributions since his arrival in the Unite
Poetry. A collection of Joseph Tusiani's latest poetry in English. As this book went to press, NY State governor Andrew Cuomo announced that Tusiani had been designated NY State Poet Emeritus.
Literary Nonfiction. Italian & Italian American Studies. History. Through contemporary culture and the philosophical lens of Pier Paolo Pasolini and Antonio Gramsci, Pasquale Verdicchio exams trends i
Fiction. At the beginning of the 20th century, as Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Gertrude Stein were on the rise to prominence, sealing America's literary status around the world, a crop o
Fiction. An emotionally captivating and masterfully linked story collection set in Morocco's gleaming imperial cities, twisting medinas, and remote Saharan outposts, THE ARAB'S OX was awarded the Chic
Poetry. A collection of sonnets by Lewis Turco.THE FOREWORD BLUESWesli Court said I should write a book,A bunch of blues--enough to fill a book,And he'd design the cover. I said, "Look,If you'll write
Poetry. Art. "In PACKS SMALL PLAYS BIG, Phyllis Capello gives us exquisite, finely-crafted lyrical poems, polished and many-faceted as the finest jewels. These poems contain a woman's voice crying out
Literary Nonfiction. Music. Film. Gay Talese and Pete Hamill discuss the life and legacy of Frank Sinatra. "Like his hero, Jay Gatsby, Sinatra 'believed in the green light, the orgiastic future that y
