Ann Napolitano seated on exterior stoop, dressed in blue
Ann Napolitano

Ann
Napolitano

Ann Napolitano is the author of the novels A Good Hard Look, Within Arm’s Reach and Dear Edward. She is also the Assistant Editor of One Story literary magazine. She received an MFA from New York University; she has taught fiction writing for Brooklyn College’s MFA program, New York University’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies and for Gotham Writers’ Workshop. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two children.

Ann Napolitano is the author of the novels A Good Hard Look, Within Arm’s Reach and Dear Edward. She is also the Assistant Editor of One Story literary magazine. She received an MFA from New York University; she has taught fiction writing for Brooklyn College’s MFA program, New York University’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies and for Gotham Writers’ Workshop. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two children.

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