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""A literary feat of astonishing power ... braided into Bruno's no-holds-barred truth-telling is an unforgettable meditation on the weight of belonging and the true cost of becoming. Bruno has crafted a bildungsroman mirror where NYC, where our country, can see itself. Prepare to be dazzled."" -- Junot Díaz, New York Times bestselling and Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao ""Building Material is delivered in the purest storytelling form: hands rhythmically flying with sound effects on the side. A tribute to the multiple worlds--and the constant collisions of those worlds--lived by us First-Gen Latino-Americans. It's a reminder that life is less about winning, and more about never giving up. For there isn't a short-term loss that doesn't eventually turn into a long-term gain. And Stephen Bruno's memoir teaches you just that."" -- Abel Veloz, author of Son of a Mujeriego ""As a keen-eyed raconteur of New York, Stephen Bruno pulls back the curtain on the quirks and qualms of the city's most well-to-do residents and the essential workers who sustain them. While being both lighthearted and heartwarming, Building Material is an honest, intimate look into the lives of the often overlooked people who keep a city running and the relatable story of a man determined to give voice to their stories."" -- Enrique Acevedo, award-winning journalist and documentary film maker

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A native New Yorker, Stephen Bruno grew up scribbling words in marble notebooks and playing sports on the streets of the Bronx. He's a graduate of CUNY Hunter College's MFA program and is the author of the memoir Building Material. Stephen resides in New York City where he can still be found engaged in poetry and movement in the form of salsa dancing, which he loves.

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