"Scapellato’s debut is unpredictable, witty, and self-aware while remaining heartfelt in the most unexpected ways."
-- Kirkus Reviews
"Scapellato's refreshing stories engage at every point and are capped off with perfect endings...this debut collection is bracing and delightful."
-- Publisher's Weekly
"Joseph Scapellato’s collection is a lot of things: risky, honest, and romantic. "
-- Nick Sweeney, Heavy Feather Review
"English Department Alum Publishes Two Books."
-- Marquette University English Department Newsletter
Interview with Jacob Singer, Necessary Fiction
"Emptying In, Emptying Out," Interview with Lauren Crawford, Pulp
Book Notes: Big Lonesome Playlist, Largehearted Boy
Story 366, Michael Czyzniejewski
Salon's Author Questionnaire with John Freeman Gill, Jami Attenberg, Melissa Febos, and Lauren Grodstein, Teddy Wayne
Kirkus Reviews Interview with Richard Z. Santos
"Fictionalizing Away From a Place That You Know," Interview with Brendan Dowling, Public Libraries Online