Education
Ermelino got a master’s degree at New York University in English.
New York, NY 10003, United States
Ermelino got a master’s degree at New York University in English.
(Staten Island may be New York City’s forgotten borough, b...)
Staten Island may be New York City’s forgotten borough, but it ranks high up on the list of places known for organized crime. If that wasn’t enough to boost its noir reputation, there are its haunted mansion, hate crimes, and Cropsey urban legend. Dark deeds will always find a home on this side of the Verrazano bridge, and they give Staten Island a character all its own.
https://www.amazon.com/Staten-Island-Noir-Akashic-ebook/dp/B009NH6L5O/?tag=2022091-20
2012
(The Mallone sisters look Irish, but don’t let their blue ...)
The Mallone sisters look Irish, but don’t let their blue eyes fool you. “It’s all in how you say it,” their grandma Anona proudly says. “Mallone is Irish. Mallone is Italian.” Growing up Italian in the 1920s, in Hell’s Kitchen, an Irish enclave, requires toughness, thrift, and a calculating mind - even for the three beautiful Mallone sisters. And when their baby sister Gracie is swept off her feet by no-good Frankie Merelli, Helen and Mary will do anything to make sure Grace gets the life she deserves, even if that means going after her husband… The Sisters Mallone is a black comedy about the power of sisterhood and the importance of family - and family connections. Through irrepressible characters and infectious and suspenseful writing, The Sisters Mallone reveals the American immigrant’s dream - with a twist.
https://www.amazon.com/Sisters-Mallone-Una-Storia-Famiglia-ebook/dp/B00NZWJFYM/?tag=2022091-20
2014
("Joey Dee Gets Wise" is a funny, profoundly disturbing no...)
"Joey Dee Gets Wise" is a funny, profoundly disturbing novel by Louisa Ermelino. It is the story of life in New York’s Little Italy - a life led by the minor mobsters and the people they control - written by someone who grew up there. Ermelino’s talent lies in her ear for language and her eye for the details of everyday life in the neighborhood: the old women sitting on the park bench, watching, mumbling curses and commenting on the behavior of their neighbors, the smell of foaming espresso, and the secret whispers of a compromised mother.
https://www.amazon.com/Joey-Gets-Wise-Louisa-Ermelino-ebook/dp/B010C098K0/?tag=2022091-20
2015
(Louisa Ermelino's vibrant stories follow women living dan...)
Louisa Ermelino's vibrant stories follow women living dangerously near and far. At home in New York, they break ancient Italian taboos and fall victim to mobsters. Overseas, they smoke opium-laced hashish and sleep with strangers. Ermelino delivers dynamic, memorable characters in thoroughly engrossing prose.
https://www.amazon.com/Malafemmena-Louisa-Ermelino-ebook/dp/B01IMJPVQI/?tag=2022091-20
2016
(Louisa Ermelino's wonderful novel reveals a delicious tru...)
Louisa Ermelino's wonderful novel reveals a delicious truth: that it is the Italian-American women who hold the secrets - and the power - from the "other side," and that they know how to use them. A celebration of mother love and magic, 'The Black Madonna" is filled with the sights, sounds, smells, and taste of Little Italy. Ultimately, it is a vibrant and life-affirming saga that all Americans will want to embrace as their own.
https://www.amazon.com/Black-Madonna-Una-Storia-Famiglia-ebook/dp/B000FBJGAE/?tag=2022091-20
2001
Ermelino got a master’s degree at New York University in English.
Louisa Ermelino is an American author. When she was a student, she wrote stories, ten altogether, and all of them were published in literary magazines. Her first novel, "Joey Dee Gets Wise," was inspired by the first story in the collection, “Where It Belongs”. She worked as a reporter for "In Style" magazine since 1994 for 2004, worked previously at "Time" and "People" magazines. Currently, he is a Reviews Director at "Publishers Weekly."
(Staten Island may be New York City’s forgotten borough, b...)
2012("Joey Dee Gets Wise" is a funny, profoundly disturbing no...)
2015(Louisa Ermelino's vibrant stories follow women living dan...)
2016(The Mallone sisters look Irish, but don’t let their blue ...)
2014(Louisa Ermelino's wonderful novel reveals a delicious tru...)
2001Ermelino's favorite movies are "Mafioso" by Alberto Lattuada and "Seven Beauties" by Lina Wertmuller.
Quotes from others about the person
“What Louisa Ermelino knows about the heart could fill a book and has. The unadorned authenticity of her prose is so powerful, it gave me whiplash. I read “Malafemmena” in one sitting and wanted more, more, more. The writer's a genius, or an alchemist, or maybe both.” - Patricia Volk, author of "Stuffed and Shocked."
“Louisa Ermelino is a gorgeous writer and master storyteller. Imagine a cross between Maugham and The Sopranos. She captures the madness, comedy, violence, and superstition of domestic life in NYC’s Little Italy, but also takes us all over the world - Jakarta, India, Turkey - where her characters stumble in and out of heartbreak and trouble. This book is irresistible. I loved it.” - Delia Ephron.
“Ermelino has a spare, deadpan take on the community and an understanding of the power of the women who spend much of their lives behind apartment doors, yet have an uncanny knack for taking care of what they know to be their business.” - Marsha Spyros, "Library Journal."
Louisa Ermelino is married to Carlo Cutolo and has three children: Ariane, Ruby, Lucy.