Curriculum Vitae

Updated April 28, 2026



Books

Media Appearances

Interviews & Quotes

Readings & Events

  • Presenter,"Red Sauce: How Italian Food Became American," Walsh Library, Seton Hall University, March 13, 2024
  • Presenter,"Red Sauce: How Italian Food Became American," Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, New York Public Library, October 18, 2023
  • Presenter,"Red Sauce: How Italian Food Became American," Woodland Park Public Library, Woodland Park, New Jersey, March 9, 2023
  • Presenter, "Red Sauce: How Italian Food Became American," Ringwood Public Library, Ringwood, New Jersey, October 20, 2022
  • Reader, Miss Manhattan Reading Series, Niagara Bar, Manhattan, September 12, 2022
  • Reader, Presenting "Red Sauce: How Italian Food Became American," East End Books, Provincetown, MA, August 24, 2022
  • Presenter, "Red Sauce: How Italian Food Became American," Coffee House Club at Salmaguni, July 13, 2022
  • Reader, Ditmas Lit Reading Series, May 25, 2022, Hinterlands Bar, Brooklyn
  • Presenter, Presenting "Red Sauce: How Italian Food Became American," with Jon Corcoran, WORD Bookstore, May 11, 2022, Jersey City, New Jersey
  • Reader, Frankin Park Reading Series, May 9, 2022, Franklin Park, Brooklyn
  • Panelist, American Society of Journalists and Authors, May 2, 2022, Jersey City, New Jersey
  • Reader, Ditmas Lit Reading Series, February 19, 2020, Hinterlands Bar, Brooklyn
  • Emcee, All Lit Up, An Evening with The Rumpus, Apogee, and Burrow Press, September 18, 2019, Nowadays, Brooklyn
  • Guest Speaker, Writing for New York City Newspapers, Magazines, and Webzines, November 5, 2018, The New School, Manhattan
  • Emcee, The Rumpus Presents: Beth Bachmann’s Cease, November 4, 2018, The Ace Hotel, Manhattan
  • Reader, Ditmas Lit Reading Series, August 19, 2018, Hinterlands Bar, Brooklyn
  • Reader, H.I.P Lit Summer Series 2018, July 10, 2018, Nowadays, Brooklyn
  • Guest Speaker, Writing for New York City Newspapers, Magazines, and Webzines, July 3, 2018, The New School, Manhattan
  • Guest Speaker, Writing for New York City Newspapers, Magazines, and Webzines, October 30, 2017, The New School, Manhattan
  • Guest Speaker, Writing for New York City Newspapers, Magazines, and Webzines, July 17, 2017, The New School, Manhattan
  • Reader, Manhattanville Reading Series, November 29, 2016, Unnameable Books, Brooklyn
  • Guest Speaker, Writing for New York City Newspapers, Magazines, and Webzines, October 31, 2016, The New School, Manhattan
  • Reader, The Disagreement, November 22, 2016, Hifi Bar, Brooklyn
  • Co-Emcee, H.I.P. Lit and The Rumpus Present: Dark Nights, Bright Words, September 16, 2016, Be Electric Studios, Brooklyn
  • Emcee, The Rumpus and Electric Literature Present: It’s Too Cold for This, December 15, 2015, Housing Works, Manhattan

Fiction

Book Reviews

Other Publications

Columns


Education

M.A. English
2012, Rutgers University
Newark, New Jersey

B.A. Art History
B.A. History-Political Science
2003, Rutgers University
New Brunswick, New Jersey

8-Week Fiction Workshop
2015, Sackett Street Writers Workshop
Courtney Elizabeth Mauk, Instructor

Mailchimp Certification
2021, Mailchimp Aacademy


Professional Memberships

National Book Critics Circle
Member

Italian American Foodways
Board Member

Italian American Future Leaders
Visionary

Awards & Honors

Eagleton Institute Undergraduate Associate
2003

Ars Digita Prize
1999, Runner Up



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Ian MacAllen

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