Gina Frangello


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Gina Frangello

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female

place of birth
Chicago

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Literature & Fiction


about this author

Gina Frangello is the author of the novel My Sister's Continent (Chiasmus 2006), which was selected as one of the top 10 books of that year by Las Vegas City Life and was a "Read This!" finalist for Spring 2006. Her second novel, London Calling, is forthcoming from Impetus Press in Spring 2009. For more than a decade, Gina edited the award-winning fiction literary magazine Other Voices, and in 2004 co-launched its book imprint, OV Books. She is currently the Executive Editor of OV Books' Chicago office.
Gina's short fiction has appeared in numerous publications, recently including StoryQuarterly, Clackamas Literary Review, A Stranger Among Us: Stories of Cross Cultural Collision and Connection, Prairie Schooner, and Homewrecke...more




avg rating: 4.03 | 12 reviews | 33 ratings | 3 distinct works
My Sister's Continent My Sister's Continent (Paperback)
by Gina Frangello (Goodreads author!)
avg rating 4.04 — 49 ratings — published 2006
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Other Voices Other Voices (47: All Chicago Edition)
by Gina Frangello (Goodreads author!)
avg rating 4.00 — 6 ratings — published 2007
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Falling Backwards Stories of F... Falling Backwards Stories of Fathers and Daughters (Paperback)
by Gina Frangello (Goodreads author!)
avg rating 4.00 — 7 ratings — published 2004
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Three Fallen Women 05/14 Gina gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Three Fallen Women (Paperback)
by Amy Guth (Goodreads author!)
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The God Delusion 05/14 Gina gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The God Delusion (Hardcover)
by Richard Dawkins (Goodreads author!)
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Gina Gina said: "This is a super-smart and persuasive book, but it doesn't have the compulsive readability of Hitchens or Harris. Can get a bit dense and scientific, so that you feel like you need to be a scientist to grasp exactly why God is so implausible, whereas...more "

October 20
In Too Deep Trailer! Gina said "yes" to attending the event: In Too Deep Trailer!.
date: October 20, 2008 12:04AM
location: Goodreads!, The United States
description: Check out the new bok trailer for my upcoming Young Adult novel IN TOO DEEP, the newest book in THE ELITE series, published by Berkeley Jam and coming January 09!
May 28
Other Voices Gina gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Other Voices (47: All Chicago Edition)
by Gina Frangello (Goodreads author!)
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May 14
The Bitch in the Hou... Gina gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
The Bitch in the House: 26 Women Tell the Truth About Sex, Solitude, Work, Motherhood, and Marriage (Paperback)
by Cathi Hanauer
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read in May, 2008

Gina Gina said: "A friend gave this to me because she said it "reminded" her of me . . . should I be afraid? I'm dying to read it! "
The Friend Who Got A... Gina marked as to-read:
The Friend Who Got Away: Twenty Women's True Life Tales of Friendships that Blew Up, Burned Out or Faded Away (Paperback)
by Jenny Offill, Elissa Schappell
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The Week You Weren't... Gina gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
The Week You Weren't Here (Paperback)
by Charles Blackstone (Goodreads author!)
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Three Fallen Women Gina gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Three Fallen Women (Paperback)
by Amy Guth (Goodreads author!)
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The Descendants Gina gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
The Descendants (Paperback)
by Kaui Hart Hemmings (Goodreads author!)
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Gina Gina said: "Wow. I published a chapter of this novel in an anthology I edited in 2004 (Falling Backwards: Stories of Fathers and Daughters) and I knew Kaui was talented . . . but this novel really fulfills the promise of that edgy, startling story. I am amazed...more "
Letter to a Christia... Gina gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Letter to a Christian Nation (Hardcover)
by Sam Harris
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The God Delusion Gina gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The God Delusion (Hardcover)
by Richard Dawkins (Goodreads author!)
bookshelves: currently-reading
my rating:
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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Gina Gina said: "This is a super-smart and persuasive book, but it doesn't have the compulsive readability of Hitchens or Harris. Can get a bit dense and scientific, so that you feel like you need to be a scientist to grasp exactly why God is so implausible, whereas...more "
Nude in Tub: Stories... Gina gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Nude in Tub: Stories of Quillifarkeag, Maine (Hardcover)
by G. K. Wuori
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