Professional Experience
Author of nine nonfiction books, translator (from Italian) of more than 100, editor, proofreader, indexer with more than fifteen years experience.
Expertise
Book Author
15 Years
Copy Editor
15 Years
Fact-Checker
15 Years
Specialty
Arts & Humanities
15 Years
Food
15 Years
Travel
15 Years
Industries
Academia Teaching
3 Years
Book Publishing Trade/B2B
10 Years
Book Publishing Consumer
10 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
15 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Getty Museum (3-5), Mondadori/Electa (10+), Rizzoli (3-5)
Other Work History
In-house editor for Rutledge Books/Ridge Press, WH Smith (US), Fenice 2000 (Milan)
Foreign Language Skills
fluent in Italian
Computer Skills
Word, OS10
Equipment
laptops, audio recorders
References
Available on request
Awards
The Life and Times of the Western Movie. Cited as the best introduction to westerns; see http://hokahey-littleworlds.blogspot.com/2009/05/my-ten-favorite-books-about-film.html.
War Movies. Extensively quoted in print and online; see The American Soldier, the book behind the film Wag the Dog.
My Time at Tiffanys (with Gene Moore). Chosen by the New York Times as one of the years best coffee-table books and used as a textbook at FIT.
Little Boy Lost (with Joe Hyams). Recognized as the best intimate biography of James Dean, a bestseller in Britain, with German and Dutch editions, serialized in the Italian magazine Gente.
Travel Guide to Europe 1492 (translation) chosen by New York Times for summer reading.
