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Veronica Esposito

Veronica Esposito
Veronica Esposito is a writer and transgender advocate. She worked with literary translation in multiple capacities for over a decade before choosing to serve her community through peer support. She is currently working toward a masters in counseling. The author of four books, her publications include The Guardian and The New York Times.


In California, Visions of Defiance and Grace

Finding Political Inspiration in the Unlikeliest of Places: The Opera
January 22, 2018  By Veronica Esposito
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Trapped in an Abusive Relationship with the United States of America

Scott Esposito on Lies, Bullying and Gaslighting on a National Scale
December 4, 2017  By Veronica Esposito
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How the Oldest Stories Can Give Us the Best Perspective

On War, Troy, and the Slow Time of Classic Literature
October 23, 2017  By Veronica Esposito
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American Xenophobia: Each Generation Must Write the Wrongs of History

Veronica Esposito on the Legacy and Lessons of Japanese Internment
September 18, 2017  By Veronica Esposito
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The Secret E-Book That Changed My Life

Scott Esposito on Genderfluidity and the Unwavering Power of Words
August 28, 2017  By Veronica Esposito
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On the Redemptive Generosity of Artistic Communities

How to Find a Little Hope in These Dark Times
August 8, 2017  By Veronica Esposito
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How the Witchcraft of Clarice Lispector Saved My Life

Veronica Esposito on the Books That Come Along to Rescue Us
July 25, 2017  By Veronica Esposito
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To Catch the Conscience of the President: On the Power of Theater

How We Retell our Stories, From Shakespeare to Beckett to Anne Washburn
June 20, 2017  By Veronica Esposito
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Why is One Hundred Years of Solitude Eternally Beloved?

At 50 Years Old, García Márquez's Masterpiece is as Important As Ever
June 6, 2017  By Veronica Esposito
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We Need the Lives of Others Now More Than Ever

On the Expansive Reading and Insights of Tony Judt
May 23, 2017  By Veronica Esposito
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On the Books We Read (and Write) to Get By

Death Shall Have No Dominion Over the Literature of Grief
May 9, 2017  By Veronica Esposito
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From Mukasonga to Alexievich, We Need Writers Who Bear Witness

Scott Esposito on Staying Clear-Eyed in Dark Times
April 18, 2017  By Veronica Esposito
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Trump in a Toga? On the Lessons (or Lack Therof) in Historical Fiction

Scott Esposito Finds Much of Value in John Williams Augustus
March 7, 2017  By Veronica Esposito
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On the Twin Forces of Hope and Skepticism

Finding the Strength to Resist in William James and Bertrand Russell
January 11, 2017  By Veronica Esposito
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The Art of a Nation Will Outlast Its Governments

In the second of a series, Scott Esposito considers creation as resistance
December 19, 2016  By Veronica Esposito
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Literature for This Long, Dark Night of America’s Soul

Scott Esposito Looks to Art for Salvation
December 5, 2016  By Veronica Esposito
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10 Books That Don’t Exist, But Should

Unfinished, Lost, Withdrawn, and Otherwise Tempting Us...
October 11, 2016  By Veronica Esposito
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10 Giant Translated Novels that Make a Mockery of “Subway Reading”

A Work-Out for Your Biceps and Your Mind
September 19, 2016  By Veronica Esposito
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Writing a Novel Limited to the 483 Words Spoken by Ophelia

Scott Esposito in Conversation with Paul Griffiths about let me tell you
August 29, 2016  By Veronica Esposito
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Infinite Jest Around the World

Translating David Foster Wallace's 1,000 Page Mega-Novel
May 25, 2016  By Veronica Esposito
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