In this episode of Writers Spotlight, the conversation explores Face Painters, a multi generational drama weaving together two timelines across Italy and America. Set between 1920s Tuscany and 1960s Brooklyn, the story follows Buono, an illiterate casket builder struggling to save his family’s failing funeral home while caring for his aging father, Luca. As old wounds resurface and tensions rise with his estranged brother Michael, buried family history begins to collide with the present.

The episode features a casual and raw discussion with author Giovanni Sanseviero about the personal themes behind the story, the immigrant experience, family legacy, and the emotional weight carried across generations.