Brief Biography

New Jersey author Anthony Buccino's stories of the 1960s, transit coverage and other writings earned four Society of Professional Journalists Excellence in Journalism awards. He published five essay collections, three military history books, eight photo collections, and seven full-length poetry collections.

The writer, editor, and photographer writes with clarity and humor in his verse and columns about growing up in the second half of the Twentieth Century. He has been called “New Jersey’s ‘Garrison Keillor’ ” or something to that effect,’ when that was a good thing to be called.

His photography earned him the nickname "New Jersey's 'Anvil Adams'." He published eight photo collections. His first solo print photography exhibit was at Nutley Public Library during the summer of 2023.

Born in Belleville, the Nutley, N.J., resident first wrote rock and roll record and live theater reviews for local newspapers - Bloomfield, Glen Ridge and Nutley - in the 1970s. He was communications director at national and state trade associations, and editor of a food trade monthly. He made a career in writing and edited business news copy for 12 years at Dow Jones & Co. and The Wall Street Journal professional web pages. He worked for several years as an associate editor at TheStreet.com.

He has written in online publications about life and growing up in northern New Jersey. For five years he wrote about commuting and transit in metro New York-New Jersey.

Artist's Statement

Photography  is a fun challenge. It challenges me to stop and see the world, and to try to capture what I see so you can see it, too. Sometimes I set out to shoot something specific. Other times I am called to a scene that says ‘shoot ME’. My journalism background -- shooting photos for my stories -- continues to influence my view of the world and the world I see through the camera lens.

Belleville and Nutley in the Civil War

Nutley Sons Honor Roll - Remembering the Men Who Paid for Our Freedom

Belleville and Nutley in the Civil War 

Martha Stewart Doesn't Live Here Anymore and other essays

Nutley Notables - Volume One

Nutley Notables Volume Two

Nutley Snapshots In Plain View

Nutley Sons Honor Roll - Remembering the Men Who Paid for Our Freedom

WW2 Letters Home From The South Pacific

Yountakah Country - Nutley Old and New

A Father's Place - An Eclectic Collection

Belleville and Nutley in the Civil War

Greetings from Belleville, New Jersey, Collected writings

Rambling Round - Inside and Outside at the Same Time

Sister Dressed Me Funny