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ⓘ About Christopher Castellani
Christopher Castellani is a historical fiction novelist who was born and bred in Wilmington, Delaware to Italian immigrants. Castellani is on the faculty of the Broad Loaf Writers’ Conference and the Low Residency MFA program at Warren Wilson College. Christopher Castellani’s draft for his debut novel was birthed when he was attending Boston University and attended a novella workshop by Ralph Lombreglia. A week later, Algonquin’s Antonia Fusco took a chance on Christopher and bought the manuscript that would then be published as “A Kiss from Maddalena.” Castellani’s “The Saint of Lost Things” is a work set in 1953 that introduces the lead as a woman newly arrived in the US.
All Book Series by Christopher Castellani
The Art of Attention: A Poet's Eye
Series opener · book 1 of 13 · published 2007 Anthology · Donald Revell
The Art of the Poetic Line
Book 2 of 13 · published 2007 Anthology · James Longenbach
The Art of Time in Memoir: Then, Again
Book 3 of 13 · published 2007 Anthology · Sven Birkerts
The Art of Syntax: Rhythm of Thought, Rhythm of Song
Book 4 of 13 · published 2009 Anthology · Ellen Bryant Voigt
The Art of Recklessness: Poetry as Assertive Force and Contradiction
Book 6 of 13 · published 2010 Anthology · Dean Young
The Art of Description: World into Word
Book 7 of 13 · published 2010 Anthology · Mark Doty
The Art of Daring: Risk, Restlessness, Imagination
Book 8 of 13 · published 2014 Anthology · Carl Phillips
The Art of Mystery: The Search for Questions
Book 12 of 13 · published 2018 Anthology · Maud Casey
The Art of Revision: The Last Word
Latest in the series · book 13 of 13 · published 2021 Anthology · Peter Ho Davies
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Christopher Castellani?
Christopher Castellani is a historical fiction novelist who was born and bred in Wilmington, Delaware to Italian immigrants. Castellani is on the faculty of the Broad Loaf Writers’ Conference and the Low Residency MFA program at Warren Wilson College. Christopher Castellani’s draft for his debut novel was birthed when he was attending Boston University and attended a novella workshop by Ralph Lombreglia.
Which Christopher Castellani series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Grasso Family Trilogy series, the earliest of Christopher Castellani's multi-book series: it opens with A Kiss from Maddalena (2003) and runs to 3 books across 2003–2013, ending with All This Talk of Love (2013). Christopher Castellani's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Christopher Castellani written?
Christopher Castellani has 20 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2003 and 2026. 16 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Art of. series with 13 books — and 4 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Christopher Castellani's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Christopher Castellani's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Grasso Family Trilogy (2003–2013, 3 books) and Art of. (2007–2021, 13 books).
How are Christopher Castellani's books organised into series?
This guide splits Christopher Castellani's 20 books into 2 named series and 4 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Art of. (13 books, 2007–2021); Grasso Family Trilogy (3 books, 2003–2013).