Books by Suzanna Molino
(alternate pen names: Suzanna Rosa Molino, Suzanna Molino Singleton, Suzanne Molino Singleton, Suzanne Singleton)

Italian-related books available through Promotion Center ​for Little Italy, Baltimore 
​with proceeds benefitting the org. Books can be signed to name of choice.

Italian immigrants flocked to America beginning in the mid-1800s unaware of the hardships ahead, much like the harsh conditions they left behind in Italy. Despite discrimination, scarce employment, hunger, and drudgery, they courageously established trades, businesses, parishes, and solid family life in neighborhood enclaves nearly identical to their native villages. Close to two centuries later, Baltimore’s thriving Italian community marvels at the grit and backbone of their families in their conquest of Americanization. Fortified by love of today’s famiglia, food, traditions, faith, and close-knit community, Baltimore Italians celebrate their ethnicity while celebrating those before them.
These captivating photographs offer a fascinating insight into some of their rich history: who came from which village, how they paved the way, the jobs they worked, how they grew up, and the bravery displayed as they fought in wars for the United States.
An assortment of inspirational reflections from Suzanne's e-column, SNIPPETS Inspiration, to help encourage, empower, validate and motivate. Stories are inspired by Suzanne's countless bike rides throughout scenic Baltimore County, Maryland and along Florida's Gulf beaches. Whether you're a cyclist or not, you'll latch onto these wise words of inspiration to guide you while pedaling up and down life's hills.
Before outdoor films, mouth watering cuisine and the spectacle of bocce brought thousands of visitors to its streets, Baltimore's Little Italy was a haven for generations of immigrants. With Saint Leo's Church at its heart, The Neighborhood is a place where lifelong friendships are forged and nicknames are serious business. The community still celebrates the Feast of Saint Anthony Italian Festival in tribute to the saint who was credited with saving the neighborhood from the Great Baltimore Fire of 1904. As sons went to the front during both world wars, families pulled together during the hard times. With memories of beloved local figures like Marion "Mugs" Mugavero and artist Tony DeSales, interviews with lifelong locals and a few classic recipes, author Suzanna Rosa Molino creates a spirited history of this enduring Italian community.
Collection of entertaining and emotional stories that have nothing – and everything – to do with baseball. With humor, Hollywood, Hall of Famers and heart, “Mrs. Singy” weaves stories from an insider’s perspective of being “married” to baseball for 25 years. Her husband Ken Singleton, retired Baltimore Oriole and New York Yankees TV broadcaster, shares insights and memories as the Singletons take you along through milestones and events that made baseball history.
The daughter of Italian immigrants. from Sardinia, Italy, Gina Mossa Molino was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1933. At age 12, she was plucked from American life and shipped to Sardinia with her siblings and Mamma Antonica after Papà Giovanni died tragically on-the-job as a carpenter. In a ‘reverse emigration' story, Gina shares anecdotes of growing up in the 1930-40s in Brooklyn and the poor Italian village of Luras under the watchful eye of a strict Italian mamma bravely raising three children alone.
  Gina's daughter and coauthor, Suzanna Rosa Molino, shares memories of growing up as the granddaughter of sweet Nonna Antonica. With vintage photographs, Sardinian history, amusing and emotional stories, and description of the ongoing connection between the Mossa cousins in Italy and America today, this book offers an authentic peek of first- and second-generation Italian life.