by Gail Reitano | Dec 13, 2024 | Highlights, Writer's Blog
AND THERE WERE RED GERANIUMS EVERYWHERE ~~ an anthology of Italian American women writers ~~ Published first in Italy and now available in English, And There Were Red Geraniums Everywhere, explores the roots, language, food, travels and stories of sixteen Italian... 
by Gail Reitano | Mar 26, 2023 | Writer's Blog
“A DELIGHT. GAIL REITANO PENS A SUCCESSFUL FIRST NOVEL ABOUT INTIMATE AND POLITICAL TURMOIL.” CURRENT WOMAN “A SUPERB NOVEL THAT OPENS UP A PART OF THE HISTORY OF ITALIANS IN AMERICA IN 1938. AND ABOVE ALL, A STORY OF A GREAT WOMAN WHO WANTS TO... 
by Gail Reitano | Mar 26, 2023 | Highlights, Writer's Blog
On the eve of World War II, in a rural New Jersey town, the indomitable Marie Genovese, a first generation Italian American, mourns her mother, battles a brother flirting with fascism, and demands her sexual freedom and autonomy. Marie forges a daring path as she... 
by Gail Reitano | Jan 11, 2023 | Writer's Blog
I’ve been thinking about WATER, which drove me to Joyce’s Ulysses ~ “What in water did Bloom, waterlover, drawer of water, watercarrier, returning to the range, admire? “… the independence of its units: the variability of states of sea:... 
by Gail Reitano | Feb 14, 2022 | Writer's Blog
ITALIAN LOVE CAKE made the Small Press Distribution Fiction Bestseller List again this year in Dec’21/Jan’22. So grateful to the small independents who curate their offerings and provide readers and writers alike with a cozy home away from home. Many of... 
by Gail Reitano | Jan 26, 2022 | Writer's Blog
A writer’s life is a sedentary version of a “free solo.” And if that sounds strange, then I’m guessing you aren’t spending your days in the pursuit of the often illusive writing success. A publication, any publication, is the lifeblood of...
