“Casta Diva”

Jeanne Bonner is a journalist who's produced stories for the New York Times, CNN, Marketplace and NPR. She has also published creative nonfiction essays with the New York Times and Catapult, and her essay, “I Come Bearing Gifts, Amore Mio,” was awarded an Honorable Mention by Writer’s Digest in 2015. This fall, she will begin teaching Italian part-time at the University of Connecticut.