Edvige Giunta
@edvigegiunta.bsky.social
Sicilian American writer, editor, teacher. Author of Writing with an Accent. Coeditor of Talking to the Girls. Writing in DECEMBER, ADROIT, PITHEAD CHAPEL, FICTIVE DREAM, WORDS WITHOUT BORDERS, ASSAY. Www.edvigegiunta.com
Nadia Terranova’s last book is a riveting narrative of intergenerational memory work!
September 15, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Nadia Terranova’s last book is a riveting narrative of intergenerational memory work!
October 3 at Rutgers New Brunswick!
September 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
October 3 at Rutgers New Brunswick!
Last week, at Margaux Fragoso, NJCU. Writer, we remembered a beloved student, friend, fellow writer. Margaux only published one book, TIGER TIGER, though she wrote much mote. She had so many more books in her. She died at age 38 of ovarian cancer.
May 10, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Last week, at Margaux Fragoso, NJCU. Writer, we remembered a beloved student, friend, fellow writer. Margaux only published one book, TIGER TIGER, though she wrote much mote. She had so many more books in her. She died at age 38 of ovarian cancer.
Next week, Angel Eduardo at NJCU!
April 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Next week, Angel Eduardo at NJCU!
Four months before the Triangle fire, on November 26, 1910, another fire, eerily similar, killed women factory workers in Newark. At this event we remember Newark & Triangle together.
March 16, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Four months before the Triangle fire, on November 26, 1910, another fire, eerily similar, killed women factory workers in Newark. At this event we remember Newark & Triangle together.
An extraordinary book about Sicily—MY ISLAND IS LAS VEGAS (2012). The essays are spectacular.
March 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
An extraordinary book about Sicily—MY ISLAND IS LAS VEGAS (2012). The essays are spectacular.
Mentoring young writers continues to be a source of joy and reciprocal sustenance. Intergenerational connections are vital! Next week, a wonderful group of young women writers will “spin stories” at New Jersey City University.
February 27, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Mentoring young writers continues to be a source of joy and reciprocal sustenance. Intergenerational connections are vital! Next week, a wonderful group of young women writers will “spin stories” at New Jersey City University.
Tomorrow on campus at New Jersey City University!
February 3, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Tomorrow on campus at New Jersey City University!
Thrilled to welcome back Melida Rodas, Jersey City Poet Laureate, to New Jersey City University! @melidarodas.bsky.social
January 31, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Thrilled to welcome back Melida Rodas, Jersey City Poet Laureate, to New Jersey City University! @melidarodas.bsky.social
So exciting to hold the Italian translation of Talking to the Girls—a deeply meaningful way to return to my home country—and the home country of so many Triangle workers.
January 17, 2025 at 4:08 AM
So exciting to hold the Italian translation of Talking to the Girls—a deeply meaningful way to return to my home country—and the home country of so many Triangle workers.
“Il curare nasce continuamente dalla nostra storia … nessuno puo’ medicarci se non forza il limite del nostro passato….
Siamo noi tutti figli di un racconto….”
Simona Lo Iacono, VIRDIMURA
Siamo noi tutti figli di un racconto….”
Simona Lo Iacono, VIRDIMURA
January 2, 2025 at 3:27 PM
“Il curare nasce continuamente dalla nostra storia … nessuno puo’ medicarci se non forza il limite del nostro passato….
Siamo noi tutti figli di un racconto….”
Simona Lo Iacono, VIRDIMURA
Siamo noi tutti figli di un racconto….”
Simona Lo Iacono, VIRDIMURA
Some writers transport me back to Sicily instantly—and just like that, I feel the island under my feet.
December 27, 2024 at 11:17 PM
Some writers transport me back to Sicily instantly—and just like that, I feel the island under my feet.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 20
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
#ReadBannedBooks
Day 20
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
#ReadBannedBooks
December 17, 2024 at 5:53 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 20
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
#ReadBannedBooks
Day 20
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
#ReadBannedBooks
I knew about the American orphan train but I only learned about the Italian children’s train, yet another ripple of history, after I read Viola Ardone’s The Children’s Train (film adaptation on Netflix). Has anybody read/seen it?
December 16, 2024 at 3:59 PM
I knew about the American orphan train but I only learned about the Italian children’s train, yet another ripple of history, after I read Viola Ardone’s The Children’s Train (film adaptation on Netflix). Has anybody read/seen it?
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 19
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
#ReadBannedBooks
Day 19
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
#ReadBannedBooks
December 16, 2024 at 2:32 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 19
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
#ReadBannedBooks
Day 19
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
#ReadBannedBooks
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 18
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
#ReadBannedBooks
Day 18
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
#ReadBannedBooks
December 15, 2024 at 5:44 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 18
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
#ReadBannedBooks
Day 18
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
#ReadBannedBooks
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 17
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
#ReadBannedBooks
Day 17
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
#ReadBannedBooks
December 14, 2024 at 1:36 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 17
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
#ReadBannedBooks
Day 17
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
#ReadBannedBooks
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 16
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
#ReadBannedBooks
Day 16
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
#ReadBannedBooks
December 13, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 16
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
#ReadBannedBooks
Day 16
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
#ReadBannedBooks
Talking to the Girls: Intimate and Political Essays on the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, the anthology I edited with Mary Anne Trasciatti, will be published in Italian by Iacobelli!
December 12, 2024 at 3:45 PM
Talking to the Girls: Intimate and Political Essays on the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, the anthology I edited with Mary Anne Trasciatti, will be published in Italian by Iacobelli!
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 15
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
#ReadBannedBooks
Day 15
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
#ReadBannedBooks
December 12, 2024 at 2:45 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 15
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
#ReadBannedBooks
Day 15
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
#ReadBannedBooks