Joe PagettaA Few of My Favorite Parts of ‘Beloved’The Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is a masterclass in writing.4 min read·Feb 3, 2022----
Joe PagettainAn Idea (by Ingenious Piece)Economic Inequality in ‘The Undoing’ and the work of Pietro Di DonatoWhat the HBO Show and an obscure 1963 essay in an adult men’s magazine have to do with each other.6 min read·Mar 21, 2021----
Joe PagettainAn Idea (by Ingenious Piece)There’s an Ordinary World, Somewhere I Have to FindIn a Pandemic, the Songs We Loved as Teenagers May Save Us As Adults4 min read·Jul 29, 2020----
Joe PagettaI Spent 40 Days Taking Photos of My Books. Here’s Why.Sometimes the only reason you need to start something is to see if you can finish it. That was the main reason I started the…6 min read·Apr 9, 2017----
Joe PagettainAn Idea (by Ingenious Piece)Quote Unquote, or: What Catherine Knew in “A Farewell to Arms”There is an oft-quoted line from Ernest Hemingway’s novel, A Farewell to Arms:3 min read·Jan 26, 2017----