Mark Rotella
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Mark Rotella
@MarkRotella
Author, Amore: The Story of Italian American Song and Stolen Figs: Other Adventures in Calabria Director @Cocciainstitute Former Editor @PublishersWkly

The improbable rise of the Giants QB Tommy DeVito shone a spotlight on an old Italian hand gesture — “one that’s rarely employed in triumph,” argues @MarkRotella. “Yet in DeVito’s (literal) hands, it became something joyous.” Read: nyti.ms/4aPpedd













We are thrilled to announce that this fall, Alfred A. Knopf will publish two new novels by Cormac McCarthy. THE PASSENGER, the first of the two novels, will be published on October 25. STELLA MARIS, the second book, will be published on November 22. nytimes.com/2022/03/08/boo…


Thanks so much for the kind words about this. I'm looking forward to committing some criticism over at the New Yorker.

Some @newyorker writer news: @parul_sehgal @chaykak @SilverJacket and Luke Mogelson. Here's the memo to staff.




Hats off to THE KING'S GOLDEN BEARD on your #bookbirthday #pubday! Congrats to @klaasics on this "clever, biting fable..." Explore the book here: geni.us/AmgqiJ #kidlit #picturebooks #illustration

TODAY (3/10) philosopher Michael J. Sandel, novelist & essayist Marilynne Robinson, essayist & novelist Pankaj Mishra, & moderator @Paul_R_Elie will discuss how #PopeFrancis’ insights on #solidarity in #FratelliTutti resonate with their own work. RSVP: bit.ly/FratelliTuttiM…





