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John Florio

New York

Author, Journalist, and Contributor at The New Yorker

None at Freelance

Author and journalist; contributor to The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The Nation, and ESPN. Faculty @ Stonecoast MFA.

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  • Dec 16, 2023 | barnesandnoble.com | John Florio |Ouisie Shapiro

    1971. Brooklyn, New York. Undercover cop Frank Serpico is knocking on a drug dealer’s door. His partners are there to back him up, but when the door opens, he’s staring down the barrel of a gun—and his partners are nowhere to be found. For more than a century, the New York Police Department had been plagued by corruption, with cops openly taking bribes from gamblers and drug dealers. Not Serpico. He refused to take dirty money and fought to shed light on the dark underbelly of the NYPD.

  • Dec 16, 2023 | kirkusreviews.com | John Florio |Ouisie Shapiro |Adam Eli |Hannah Testa

    Gritty and inspiring, if light on specific details. A profile of the maverick undercover officer who exposed widespread corruption in the New York City Police Department. In this concise work, readers get an overview of the colorful lifestyle of Italian American Frank Serpico, who was played by Al Pacino in the 1973 movie Serpico.

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John Florio
John Florio @floriowriter
7 Feb 25

For those considering an MFA in creative writing: The priority deadline for new applicants at @StonecoastMFA is March 1. Feel free to DM me if you have questions. Happy to chat. #LowResidency #UniversityofSouthernMaine https://t.co/aquOQkw3jz https://t.co/LZK39HhJAw

John Florio
John Florio @floriowriter
27 Jan 25

RT @csittenfeld: The wonderful new novel of my old friend Lewis Robinson (this is us at our 2001 grad school graduation) is out today. The…

John Florio
John Florio @floriowriter
11 Dec 24

RT @hamburger_aaron: Some great news to share. My next novel, The Shiva Bandit, has been acquired by the wonderful team that brought you Ho…