Alexander Sammartino was born in Rhode Island, grew up in Arizona and now lives in New York. He received a master’s degree in fine arts from Syracuse University. Sammartino’s debut novel, “Last Acts,” which was selected as an Editor’s Choice by The New York Times, is featured at the 2024 National Book Festival. It focuses on a father and son trying to avoid the bankruptcy of their struggling firearms store and explores America’s gun and opioid crises with dark humor.
Selected Works at the Library of Congress
Events at the Library of Congress
- Fathers, Sons, Guns — Novels of the West: Elizabeth Gonzalez James, Alexander Sammartino
- Elizabeth Gonzalez James and Alexander Sammartino Book Signing