“Historically important, insightful,

and hugely entertaining”

— Debra Di Blasi, publisher, author of Droughtand Prayers of an Accidental Nature

An unforgettable memoir about tough gangsters and hard drinkers, corrupt police and cynical

judges, and the hungry, hardscrabble kids who survived “Hano”— once Boston’s roughest and

most impoverished neighborhood.

“In Hano, honor meant never ratting out a friend, never chickening out of a fight, and never

refusing to share a drink or cigarette when you had one. My peers and I lived for today; we

didn’t consider consequences because we thought tomorrow would never come.”

By turns unsettling, witty and tragic, Crime A Dayexplores the reality of childhood poverty,

educational deprivation, and social outcasting—and how these factors can lead to a life of crime.

Joe DiBuduo went from a hard-working 6-year-old paperboy to a 22-year-old ex-con with a

history of incarceration spanning nearly a decade. His journey from hoping to die in the electric

chair to redemption and love will haunt the reader for years to come. Required reading!

Joe DiBuduowas born in 1940 and

grew up in South Boston. He earned his

GED at age 30, and a certificate in Creative

Writing from Yavapai College at age

69. Books include collections of “flashfiction

poetry,” flash fiction, a children’s

picture book, a young adult novel, and

A Penis Manalogue, a mixed-genre

narrative inspired by Eve Ensler’s Vagina

Monologues. His story,“The Night Café,”

won a New Short Fiction Award from Jerry

Jazz Musician.

CRIME A DAYDeath by Electric Chair & Other Boyhood Pursuits Joe DiBuduo

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THE MOUNTAIN WILL COVER YOU

by Joe DiBuduo

Can Zelda sacrifice her son to save humanity?

Pastors in Africa beat children in exorcism rituals. Christian and “traditional healers” charge a fortune for their services. Zelda’s goal is to end the ab