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<\/a>The Newsstand<\/strong><\/em>, a novel by J.J. Anselmo, is about teenagers coming of age in the \u201960s on the tough streets of New York\u2019s Little Italy.<\/p>\n

J.J. writes: “Little Italy, New York: a place in my mind; a place in my heart. In writing this slice-of-life novel, I have endeavored to ‘recapture’ the essence, fabric and ethos of that famous \u2013 or as some might say, infamous<\/strong><\/em> \u2013 Italian-American enclave that existed in Manhattan about a half-century ago.”<\/p>\n

This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, organizations, places of business and
\nincidents are either products of the author\u2019s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance
\nto actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.<\/p>\n

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