An Interview with Joe Giordano
Our playground was a canyon of parked two-toned cars, brown-brick apartment buildings, and asphalt-shingled row houses. Neighbors heard us on the street and dreaded the crash of a broken window.
“Thoughts of Johnny Cash or Hank Snow’s renditions of I’ve Been Everywhere might bounce around in your head while reading Joe Giordano’s new book Stories and Places I Remember. Giordano’s globetrotting career sent him to the destinations around the planet, and those travels make for a tantalizing read with 26 fictitious tales.
“Giordano’s first story originates from his birthplace, Brooklyn, where you’ll be initiated into the world of stickball and a Halloween trick-or-treat dare filled with humor and an overall sense of nostalgia. The tales will also take you to Texas, Greece, Italy, and an Irish pub predicament with a corpse. Giordano has a talent for portraying his characters and their dilemmas in a creative way. You’ll have bouts of laughing to feelings of sympathy and empathy. And some cliffhangers, too.
“Giordano’s other novels include: Birds of Passage: An Italian Immigrant Coming of Age Story, Appointment With ISIL: An Anthony Provati Thriller, and Drone Strike: An Anthony Provati Thriller – all previously reviewed in Ambassador and worth reading.
“With less than 200 pages, this is a perfect book for anyone who is looking for fast-paced, entertaining stories. And remember, there’s a time and place for everything. Just find time for this one.” – Robert Fanelli Bartus Jr., Ambassador Magazine of the National Italian American Foundation. Spring 2021, pg. 72.
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