January 13, 2018 (Saturday) 5:45 - 7:30 pm Sponsored by The Italian American Writers Association. Cornelia St. Cafe - 29 Cornelia Street, Manhattan. Admission: $10 (includes one drink); open to the public. Contact: Maria Lisella 718-777-1178 marialisella@aol.com

Joseph Salvatore, author of the story collection To Assume A Pleasing Shape, is a frequent contributor to The New York Times Book Review. His fiction has appeared in many publications. He is an associate professor of writing and literature at The New School. Angela Alaimo O'Donnell teaches at Fordham University. Her fifth collection of poems, Still Pilgrim, was published this spring. Additional publications include a memoir, Mortal Blessings, and a critical biography, Flannery O'Connor: Fiction Fired by Faith.