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Joseph Scapellato is the author of the story collection BIG LONESOME (2017) and the novel THE MADE-UP MAN (2019).

His work appears in North American Review, Kenyon Review Online, Post Road, Unsaid, and other magazines, and has been anthologized in Gigantic Books' Gigantic Worlds and &NOW's Best Innovative Writing.

Joseph teaches as an assistant professor in the Creative Writing program at Bucknell University and lives in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania with his wife, daughter, and dog.

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	The Made-Up Man 3.79 avg rating — 80 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Big Lonesome 3.81 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Pank 10 by M. Bartley Seigel (Editor), Roxane Gay (Goodreads Author) (Editor) , Steven Ramirez (Contributor) 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heavy Feather Review 2.2 by Heavy Feather, Hugh Behm-Steinberg (Goodreads Author) , Ace Boggess (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Anthology of Etiquette and Terrifying Angels With Many Heads by James Tadd Adcox (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Matt Bell (Contributor) , J. Bradley (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Joseph Scapellato rated a book it was amazing The Classroom by Dana Diehl (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Wherever THE CLASSROOM's astonishing teacherly tales begin—the arrival of an android child, a substitute teacher who instructively time-travels his students, a school that uproots from the earth and floats into the sky—they will always reroute you ...more
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Joseph Scapellato and 1 other person liked Jan Stinchcomb's review of The Classroom: "I was so sad when I finished this elegant, perfectly balanced collection of speculative short stories, which range from the playful to the terrifying. Diehl and Goodrich are an amazing pair of collaborators. They have put their finger on the magic..." Read more of this review »
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Joseph Scapellato and 1 other person liked Alan Good's review of The Classroom: "The Classroom is full of stories that are irreal, bizarre, I don't know, stories that resist categorization and resolution. The best comparison I can think of is if you like Georges-Olivier Châteaureynaud you'll probably like this book. The stando..." Read more of this review »
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Wherever THE CLASSROOM's astonishing teacherly tales begin—the arrival of an android child, a substitute teacher who instructively time-travels his students, a school that uproots from the earth and floats into the sky—they will always reroute you ...more
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Joseph Scapellato rated a book it was amazing Severance by Ling Ma (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Here’s how SEVERANCE begins: "After the End came the Beginning. And in the Beginning, there were eight of us, then nine—that was me—a number that would only decrease. We found one another fleeing New York for the safer pastures of the countryside. We’ ...more
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A gritty and beautiful book, subversive, ecstatic, crushing, bolted together with clear-eyed compassion. A rust belt ode to the damage absorbed every day by blue collar men and women. HEAVY MACHINERY has humor and heartbreak, and on every page, tells ...more
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Joseph Scapellato rated a book it was amazing Artistic License: The Philosophical Problems of Copyright and Appropriation by Darren Hudson Hick	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A thorough, well-researched, and deeply engaging book on a fascinating subject. Hick's style is wonderful -- he's sharp, clear, and funny, whether he's talking philosophy or law, and elegantly uses historical examples and pop culture references to ...more
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