Cathy Gigante-Brown
@bkcat1.bsky.social
Novelist, essayist, poet, traveler.
Come one, come all to the Kingston Barnes & Noble (1200 Ulster Ave) on Saturday, Aug. 30 1-3 pm for a meet and greet with yours truly. stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/978006...
August 27, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Come one, come all to the Kingston Barnes & Noble (1200 Ulster Ave) on Saturday, Aug. 30 1-3 pm for a meet and greet with yours truly. stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/978006...
So thrilled (and honored) that Mom Egg Review chose my novel IMMIGRANT HEARTS to be part of their July 2025 bookshelf. merliterary.com/2025/07/13/m...
MER Bookshelf - July 2025 - MER - Mom Egg Review
MER Bookshelf – July 2025 Curated by Melissa Joplin Higley Catherine Gigante-Brown, Immigrant Hearts, Volossal, March 2025, literary fiction (novel Immigrant Hearts is a vintage love story that stre...
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July 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM
So thrilled (and honored) that Mom Egg Review chose my novel IMMIGRANT HEARTS to be part of their July 2025 bookshelf. merliterary.com/2025/07/13/m...
So pleased to be part of this Bookends event with 2 fabulous writers during the Brooklyn Book Festival, Sept. 18 @ 7pm @ the Old Stone House. Click the link for free tickets. www.eventbrite.com/e/italian-am...
Italian-American Immigrant Dreams: A Brooklyn Book Festival Bookend Event
Join us for a celebration of Italian-American immigrant stories at the Brooklyn Book Festival Bookend Event!
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July 12, 2025 at 9:59 PM
So pleased to be part of this Bookends event with 2 fabulous writers during the Brooklyn Book Festival, Sept. 18 @ 7pm @ the Old Stone House. Click the link for free tickets. www.eventbrite.com/e/italian-am...
Mark your calendars, Upstate New Yorkers! The Kingston Barnes & Noble (1200 Ulster Avenue) has invited me to do an event on Saturday, August 30 from 1-3 pm. I'll be reading Hudson Valley-inspired excerpts from the book, chatting and signing copies of IMMIGRANT HEARTS.
July 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Mark your calendars, Upstate New Yorkers! The Kingston Barnes & Noble (1200 Ulster Avenue) has invited me to do an event on Saturday, August 30 from 1-3 pm. I'll be reading Hudson Valley-inspired excerpts from the book, chatting and signing copies of IMMIGRANT HEARTS.
So excited to chat with Pete Solomita on "Storytelling on Orchard Street." www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Kd5...
Storytelling On Orchard Street: episode 54 Catherine GiganteBrown
YouTube video by Peter Solomita
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May 15, 2025 at 12:28 PM
So excited to chat with Pete Solomita on "Storytelling on Orchard Street." www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Kd5...
Reading from Immigrant Hearts at the Italian American Museum last week.
May 12, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Reading from Immigrant Hearts at the Italian American Museum last week.
I had a blast tonight meeting with a local book club who read my newest novel Immigrant Hearts!
April 25, 2025 at 3:42 AM
I had a blast tonight meeting with a local book club who read my newest novel Immigrant Hearts!
Immigrant Hearts by Cathy Gigante-Brown
Saturday, May 3rd, 3:00 pm - A Book Presentation and Reading
Italian American Museum - 151 Mulberry Street, New York, NY
$20 per person (includes Museum admission)
Saturday, May 3rd, 3:00 pm - A Book Presentation and Reading
Italian American Museum - 151 Mulberry Street, New York, NY
$20 per person (includes Museum admission)
April 21, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Immigrant Hearts by Cathy Gigante-Brown
Saturday, May 3rd, 3:00 pm - A Book Presentation and Reading
Italian American Museum - 151 Mulberry Street, New York, NY
$20 per person (includes Museum admission)
Saturday, May 3rd, 3:00 pm - A Book Presentation and Reading
Italian American Museum - 151 Mulberry Street, New York, NY
$20 per person (includes Museum admission)
Hope to see you there!
April 11, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Hope to see you there!
When in Woodbridge, VA stop by Bento Cafe Sushi & Roll. Bento Mom is the hostess with the mostess, they make their own soy sauce and their sushi is amazing.
April 3, 2025 at 1:14 AM
When in Woodbridge, VA stop by Bento Cafe Sushi & Roll. Bento Mom is the hostess with the mostess, they make their own soy sauce and their sushi is amazing.
This just dropped today! www.amazon.com/Immigrant-He...
Immigrant Hearts
Immigrant Hearts
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March 15, 2025 at 7:33 PM
This just dropped today! www.amazon.com/Immigrant-He...
Caught a foul ball at the Orioles/Pirates game!
March 7, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Caught a foul ball at the Orioles/Pirates game!
Take a peek at my website, with my new novel Immigrant Hearts and new clips, added. www.cgbrownwriter.com
Catherine Gigante-Brown
www.cgbrownwriter.com
February 27, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Take a peek at my website, with my new novel Immigrant Hearts and new clips, added. www.cgbrownwriter.com
So honored Eat, Darling, Eat published this piece about the power of food. www.eatdarlingeat.net/post/frijole...
Frijoles Love
(by Catherine Gigante-Brown)For the past few years, I’ve been telling my son, “Savor these beans. Grandma Raquel isn’t going to be around forever.” Practically every time we visited, she’d send us hom...
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February 23, 2025 at 6:51 PM
So honored Eat, Darling, Eat published this piece about the power of food. www.eatdarlingeat.net/post/frijole...
Thanks for the shout out, We the Italians! www.wetheitalians.com/from-usa/bec...
Because Immigrant Hearts are different than typical hearts…
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February 11, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Thanks for the shout out, We the Italians! www.wetheitalians.com/from-usa/bec...
Check out the "Baldwin in Turkey" exhibit @ the BPL's main branch.
February 2, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Check out the "Baldwin in Turkey" exhibit @ the BPL's main branch.
Back cover of the new book. It drops 2 months from today...March 15.
January 16, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Back cover of the new book. It drops 2 months from today...March 15.
Two more months till this drops!
January 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Two more months till this drops!
Never take this life for granted. Ready to start my newest adventure.
January 12, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Never take this life for granted. Ready to start my newest adventure.
So pleased Oldster Magazine gave me the opportunity to share this essay about my former poetry professor. oldster.substack.com/p/lessons-in...
Lessons in Poetry, and Life
What I Learned from My Teacher, Audre Lorde
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December 2, 2024 at 11:16 PM
So pleased Oldster Magazine gave me the opportunity to share this essay about my former poetry professor. oldster.substack.com/p/lessons-in...
My adorbs grand-cat getting ready to pounce the sitter (me!).
November 25, 2024 at 4:03 AM
My adorbs grand-cat getting ready to pounce the sitter (me!).
My publisher, Volossal, floored me with an amazing front cover of my next novel "Immigrant Hearts." Now they've wrecked me with the back cover!
November 23, 2024 at 5:18 PM
My publisher, Volossal, floored me with an amazing front cover of my next novel "Immigrant Hearts." Now they've wrecked me with the back cover!
View from the bridge
November 20, 2024 at 12:50 AM
View from the bridge
It's Stick Season in Upstate NY, the time between when all the leaves have fallen and first snowfall. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWG6...
Noah Kahan - Stick Season (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by NoahKahanVEVO
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November 19, 2024 at 12:28 PM
It's Stick Season in Upstate NY, the time between when all the leaves have fallen and first snowfall. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWG6...
Check out my current titles, out as trade paperbacks and also as ebooks, published by Volossal.
November 19, 2024 at 12:43 AM
Check out my current titles, out as trade paperbacks and also as ebooks, published by Volossal.