This week on The Italian Radio Hour, we welcome Carmen Amato—an award-winning author whose gripping Galliano Club series brings the gritty world of Italian-American life during Prohibition roaring back to life. Carmen grew up in Rome, New York, surrounded by stories—especially those told by her grandfather, a deputy sheriff whose tales could rival any crime novel. But Carmen’s own journey is just as captivating—from small-town Italian-American roots to a career as a CIA intelligence officer, and now as a celebrated author. We’ll talk about how her heritage shaped her storytelling, how real-life experiences fed her fiction, and what she hopes readers discover about the Italian-American immigrant experience through her work.
