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Joseph Di Prisco's notable third novel All For Now first appeared in 2012, and he has published two books of poems. His work has appeared in numerous newspapers, magazines, and literary journals, and his poetry has received several prizes. He was also coauthor of two highly regarded books about child and family development. He was born in Brooklyn and lives today in Northern California with his wife, photographer Patti James. His new memoir is Subway to California.
Though Di Prisco takes a heartbreaking look at the scars left by pedophilia, and some readers will surely feel anger at the sins, the tale unfolds, bravely, with much humor thanks to Brother Stephen's bemused narration. --Publishers Weekly What makes Joseph Di Prisco's novel work is its narrative voice--poignant, rueful, and wise-crackingly sardonic. This voice belongs to a just-deceased Catholic Brother, lingering in the afterlife to sort out his life's meanings and errors, confronting friends and enemies. This is a novel about posthumous discoveries, reunions and revenge. Readers of J.F. Powers' Morte d'Urban and Alice McDermott's Charming Billy should find their way to All For Now. --P.F. Kluge author of Eddie and the Cruisers What will the afterlife be like? If we're lucky, it would be something like the humorous and humane version Joseph Di Prisco imagines in All for Now, a smart, sparkling tale about faith, religion and devotion under less than ideal circumstances--that is, the average existence. --Oscar Villalon, managing editor Zyzzyva
