Christina Ianzito

Biography: Christina is a writer for AARP Media, which includes AARP The Magazine, AARP Bulletin, and AARP.org. She writes on a variety of subjects, from the latest health news to personality profiles.

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Two Books, One Title — Round Two

Posted on 05/6/2013 by Christina Ianzito | General News | Comments

EntertainmentTwo books with the same title? Yup, it’s happened again. The last time around, it was Life after Life by both Kate Atkinson and Jill McCorkle. This time the shared title is Killing Jesus, which you’ll find on book covers by both Stephen Mansfield tomorrow and Bill O’Reilly in the fall. In the first one to hit bookshelves, Mansfield, a prolific religious historian, details the machinations and political intrigue surrounding the death of Jesus. His version of Killing Jesus is …

Foodie Mark Bittman Explains ‘Vegan Before 6′

Posted on 04/29/2013 by Christina Ianzito | General News | Comments

Entertainment | FoodOne of the most talked about books of the spring is New York Times food writer Mark Bittman’s VB6 (a.k.a. Vegan Before Six). In it he explains his diet — which is more a strategy for healthy eating than a structured plan — where he consumes only vegan foods until dinnertime, then eats whatever he wants. It’s a compromise that Bittman dreamed up six years ago after his doctor spotted early signs of diabetes and heart disease, and suggested he go vegan, meaning no …

Your Book Club Has a Question? Ask the Author

Posted on 03/28/2013 by Christina Ianzito | General News | Comments

EntertainmentBack when we got together to discuss books rather than drink wine, my book club wrestled with questions like, “What do you think the author meant by…?” or “Why do you think the author ended with…?” Maybe we would actually read the books if we knew we could ask those questions of the authors themselves — which today we could easily do. In the flesh, via Skype or speaker phone, lots of authors, from first-timers to established writers, are happily …

Two New Books, One Title. How’d That Happen?

Posted on 03/6/2013 by Christina Ianzito | General News | Comments

EntertainmentBrowsing for your next great read you may soon discover two books with the same alluring title: Life After Life. One is by Kate Atkinson (from Reagan Arthur/Little, Brown, in April), the other by Jill McCorkle (Algonquin, this month). What’s unusual is not only that books with the same name would be released within two months of each other, but also that both happen to be wonderful. They’re set to share top billing as the American Booksellers Association’s Indie Next …