The Watchung Booksellers Podcast

Mark Rotella is the Director of the Coccia Institute for the Italian Experience in America and teaches in the Creative Writing Program at Montclair State University. In addition, he serves as thesis advisor in the MFA Program at Columbia University.

Formerly, Rotella was the Senior Editor at Publishers Weekly and Board Member at National Books Critics Circle. He is the author of several books, including Stolen Figs: And Other Adventures in Calabria and Amore: The Story of Italian American Song. He has published work in The New York Times, New York Times Book Review, The L.A. Times, Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and more, and has appeared on outlets including National Public Radio, CBS’s The Insider, Entertainment Tonight, and ABC News.