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IAWA-BOSTON Presents:

Marianne Leone & Juan Pablo Mobili

Saturday, September 20th, 2025, at I Am Books

124 Salem Street, Boston, MA

6-8 PM EST; Open Mic begins at 6; admission is free

Marianne Leone is a writer and actress. Her essays have appeared in the Boston Globe, Lithub, Ploughshares, Post Road, Bark Magazine, and others. She is the author of three memoirs: JESSE, Ma Speaks Up and Five Dog Epiphany, and a novel, Christina the Astonishing. She was on HBO’s “The Sopranos” as Joanne Moltisanti, Christopher’s mother. She has appeared in films by David O. Russell, Larry David, John Sayles, Nancy Savoca and Martin Scorsese. JESSE is published in Italy by Nutrimenti.

Juan Pablo Mobili was born in Buenos Aires and adopted by New York. His poems appear in Tupelo Quarterly, Hanging Loose Magazine, and Louisville Review, among others, as well as publications in Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Australia. He’s a recipient of multiple Pushcart Prize nominations, and his chapbook, “Contraband,” was published in 2022. In January of 2025, he was appointed Poet Laureate of Rockland County, New York.

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