false 2282563 2877380 Anthony S. Policastro
The publication of his first novel is the pinnacle of his work having previously published articles in The New York Times, American Photographer and other national, regional, and local publications.

Policastro was the former editor-in-chief of Carolina Style magazine, a regional lifestyle publication similar to Southern Living magazine. He was a former journalist, photographer, and webmaster.

The author’s background is in technology, business intelligence, and communications. He is the former senior business analyst for Lulu.com, the largest do-it-yourself publisher in the world headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

A member of the Backspace writers group, he has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Creative Writing and a BA in American Studies both from Penn State University.

His short essay on “What does it mean to be an American family” won in the Borders books Gather.com contest to promote the movie and book, Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri.

He currently writes a blog with Michael Neff, creator and editor of the Webdelsol and Algonkian websites, about writers’ issues called The Writer’s Edge. Policastro and Neff have been referred to as the Ebert and Roeper of the literary scene with their point/counterpoint posts.

He has two BA degrees - one in Creative Writing, and another in American Studies from Penn State University, both of which have greatly enhanced his writing career.

Born in New Jersey, he now lives in Raleigh, North Carolina with his wife. He has two sons and a daughter.]]> male Raleigh, NC 05/2009 11/2009 25 9 8 true 5701631 read 1 true 4960641 currently-reading 0 true 4960640 to-read http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2994.Couldn_t_Put_The_Book_Down_ http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51psFT0rWUL._SL75_.jpg 2282563 Anthony Policastro http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1241396749p2/2282563.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2282563-anthony-policastro Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:31:18 -0700 http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/show/197850 http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1241396749p2/2282563.jpg 2282563 Anthony Policastro http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1241396749p2/2282563.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2282563-anthony-policastro Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:26:12 -0700 Dark End of the Spectrum (Paperback) by Anthony S. Policastro]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68703298 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51qYUS4qsCL._SL75_.jpg 2282563 Anthony Policastro http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1241396749p2/2282563.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2282563-anthony-policastro Sun, 20 Sep 2009 09:21:34 -0700
When I finished writing the mystery/thriller, I thought it would appeal mainly to computer geeks, readers interested in technology, and people who k...more...]]> A Bend in the Road (Paperback) by Nicholas Sparks]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71873892 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1163789083s/3463.jpg 2282563 Anthony Policastro http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1241396749p2/2282563.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2282563-anthony-policastro Sun, 20 Sep 2009 09:19:37 -0700 A Circle of Souls (Paperback) by Preetham Grandhi]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71547222 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Ee5iQFZJL._SL75_.jpg 2282563 Anthony Policastro http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1241396749p2/2282563.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2282563-anthony-policastro Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:47:31 -0700 http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2354346-keith-spence http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg 2282563 Anthony Policastro http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1241396749p2/2282563.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2282563-anthony-policastro Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:13:06 -0700 I'm glad we can connect here on Goodreads. Take a look at my two thriller/mysteries at http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/a...
You can download a free copy of each book. Post a review if you like and I'll send you a paperback version of the book.

Thanks.
Anthony]]> Claws (Paperback) by Stacey Cochran]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56494397 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41R071ampdL._SL75_.jpg 2282563 Anthony Policastro http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1241396749p2/2282563.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2282563-anthony-policastro Mon, 25 May 2009 14:23:08 -0700 more...]]> The Shack (Paperback) by William P. Young]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57283765 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51km9XU29RL._SL75_.jpg 2282563 Anthony Policastro http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1241396749p2/2282563.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2282563-anthony-policastro Mon, 25 May 2009 14:21:47 -0700 While I hope this book gives comfort to all those who have had a tragedy in...more...]]> Dark End of the Spectrum (Kindle Edition) by Anthony S. Policastro]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56494500 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51psFT0rWUL._SL75_.jpg 2282563 Anthony Policastro http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1241396749p2/2282563.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2282563-anthony-policastro Mon, 18 May 2009 10:57:11 -0700