Coquina Soup

by Frances Nevill

ISBN 978-1-59954-217-1

VIA Folios 176

In this debut collection of short stories, Florida writer Frances Nevill explores the struggles of women at crossroads, where discoveries of truth and lies unfold and the decision remains to stay or to go. Amongst a multitude of lost characters, this collection is a dose of hope set amongst the iconic backdrop of Florida.

Eleison

by Laurette Folk

ISBN 978-1-59954-227-0

VIA Folios 177

Dante Alighieri Russo was a symbol of fortitude to his family—headstrong, honest, ethical, but at times unyielding and unsympathetic. With his death, his family learns to manifest that strength internally and in different ways: his daughter Nicoletta who once suffered from crippling anxiety realizes her psychic abilities; Dante's son Bardo, beleaguered by women who want him, suffers the fate of an unrequited love and learns what it is to be self-actualized; and his wife Florence, whose stoicism and taciturn manner drove her husband crazy, breaks her silence and recounts the bittersweet story of how she and Dante fell in love. Eleison is a poignant family saga that delves into love and faith, redemption and reconciliation, mysticism and spirituality, and how we learn to accept our lives for what they are—then ultimately let them go.

Fables from Italy and Beyond

by Grace Cavalieri and Geoffrey Himes

ISBN 978-1-59954-228-7

VIA Folios 178

In this collaboration between poets, Grace Cavalieri and Geoffrey Himes, folktales are adapted, revised, and reimagined. From bears and birds to peasants and kings, these fables in verse recall the timeless quality of storytelling and introduce readers to tales old and new alike.

Colloquy on Mad Tom

by Matthew Cariello

ISBN 978-1-59954-229-4

VIA Folios 179

A contemplation on loss, grief, and persistence, this poetry collection moves back and forth in time, from childhood to old age, innocence to experience, constantly revisiting the pivot points upon which lives turn.

The Courtyard of Dreams

by Anna Monardo

ISBN 978-1-59954-230-0

VIA Folios 180

The Courtyard of Dreams is the story of Giulia, a first-generation Italian American, struggling with her bicultural identity and the Old World values of her Italian-born father. Torn between American values and Italian heritage, Giulia struggles to find her place in the world as a daughter, a woman, and an American.

The Widowing Radiance

by Dante Di Stefano

ISBN 978-1-59954-231-7

VIA Folios 181

The Widowing Radiance is a poem about poetry, querying what it means to live a life in poetry, and praising and interrogating the life and art fountaining through the creative imagination. This book of poetry is also about being a father, a husband, a son, and a man. And it is about the influence of the poet's Italian American Roman Catholic upbringing, from the invocation of his namesake in the prologue to the last canto addressing his children and his children's children.

Benedetta in Guysterland

by Giose Rimanelli

ISBN 978-1-59954-233-1

VIA Folios 182

1994 American Book Award Winner

Incorporating America's obsessive fascination with the 'mafia,' sex, and violence, Benedetta in Guysterland tells the story of America's relationship with Italy and debunks the traditional stereotype of the Italian/American gangster. The result is a satire rich in social and political implications.

—from the Preface by Fred Gardaphé

The Purple Aster

by Ernest L Biagi

ISBN 978-1-59954-232-4

Giovanni Schiavo Series 2

Recounts the important achievements of the then called “’Figli d’Italia in America” from the date of its founding onward, The Purple Aster recounts the Order's contribution towards the progress of the Italian-American people in the United States of America.