Background
Ann Napolitano was born in the United States.
Ann Napolitano
270 Mohegan Ave Pkwy, New London, CT 06320, United States
Connecticut College where Ann Napolitano studied.
New York, NY 10003, United States
New York University where Ann Napolitano received a Master of Fine arts degree.
2019
Ann Napolitano at the PRH Author Lunch at the ALA Annual Conference.
2019
Ann Napolitano with Frances Cha and Colum McCann.
One Story editor Hannah Tinti (right) listens as novelist Ann Napolitano discusses her novel A Good Hard Look.
2019
Ann Napolitano at the PRH Author Lunch at the ALA Annual Conference.
2019
Ann Napolitano with Frances Cha and Colum McCann.
270 Mohegan Ave Pkwy, New London, CT 06320, United States
Connecticut College where Ann Napolitano studied.
New York, NY 10003, United States
New York University where Ann Napolitano received a Master of Fine arts degree.
One Story editor Hannah Tinti (right) listens as novelist Ann Napolitano discusses her novel A Good Hard Look.
(Within Arm’s Reach follows three generations of an Irish-...)
Within Arm’s Reach follows three generations of an Irish-American Catholic family who are jarred into crisis by an unexpected pregnancy. This lyrical first novel is told through six different points of view, including those of the unmarried, pregnant Gracie, a local advice columnist; and her grandmother, the matriarch, who is struggling with her commitments to both the living and the dead. Within Arm’s Reach is a poignant reminder of how interconnected our lives are with those we love, how much more we inherit than wills decree, and how the ghosts of our ancestors walk by our sides every day.
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2004
(Heartbreakingly beautiful and inescapably human, these or...)
Heartbreakingly beautiful and inescapably human, these ordinary and extraordinary people chart their own courses through life. In the aftermath of one tragic afternoon, they are all forced to look at themselves and face up to Flannery's observation that "the truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it."
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004IYJEDI/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1
2011
(One summer morning, twelve-year-old Edward Adler, his bel...)
One summer morning, twelve-year-old Edward Adler, his beloved older brother, his parents, and 183 other passengers board a flight in Newark headed for Los Angeles. Among them are a Wall Street wunderkind, a young woman coming to terms with an unexpected pregnancy, an injured veteran returning from Afghanistan, a business tycoon, and a free-spirited woman running away from her controlling husband. Halfway across the country, the plane crashes. Edward is the sole survivor. Dear Edward is at once a transcendent coming-of-age story, a multidimensional portrait of an unforgettable cast of characters, and a breathtaking illustration of all the ways a broken heart learns to love again.
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2020
Ann Napolitano was born in the United States.
Ann Napolitano studied at Connecticut College. She also attended New York University where she received a Master of Fine Arts degree.
Ann Napolitano started her career as a writer in 2004 when she published her first book Within Arm's Reach. This book was translated into German and Spanish. The novel was adapted and staged as a theatrical production in New York City in 2014. Napolitano also wrote A Good Hard Look that was published in 2011.
Ann Napolitano has taught fiction writing for Brooklyn College’s MFA program, New York University’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies and for Gotham Writers’ Workshop. She is also the Associate Editor of One Story literary magazine. Now she lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two children.
Ann Napolitano is an American writer who is famous for her books Within Arm's Reach and A Good Hard Look. Her book A Good Hard Look appeared on the Southern Independent bestseller list and was also an Indie Next Pick and an Okra Pick. In November 2020, Ann was long-listed for the Simpson/Joyce Carol Oates Literary Prize.
(One summer morning, twelve-year-old Edward Adler, his bel...)
2020(Within Arm’s Reach follows three generations of an Irish-...)
2004(Heartbreakingly beautiful and inescapably human, these or...)
2011Ann Napolitano advocates for climate protection. She often participates in rallies dedicated to climate change.
Quotations:
"God is not here to be demanded of, begged from, or criticized. He hands out burdens to those who are strong enough to carry them, and I feel profoundly uncomfortable with the idea of lining up with the other invalids and asking for mine to be alleviated."
"Hope may have a positive reputation, but it has a vicious downside. If you have hope, you can be crushed."
Ann Napolitano is married. The marriage produced two children.
