by ta | Aug 4, 2009 | Fiction
Deo arrives in America from Burundi in search of a new life. Having survived a civil war and genocide, plagued by horrific dreams, he lands at JFK airport with two hundred dollars, no English, and no contacts. He ekes out a precarious existence delivering groceries,...
by ta | Jul 23, 2009 | Fiction
Try to imagine what it would be like if you were surrounded by people you loved, but were unable to speak to them. Imagine you could help them if only you had thumbs or could tell them what you know. Welcome to Enzo’s world. Enzo is a dog who wants desperately ...
by ta | Jul 21, 2009 | Headlines
The author of the heartbreaking memoir Angela’s Ashes passed away on Sunday. Click here for the obituary from the New York Times.
by ta | Jul 20, 2009 | Non-fiction
“At villa Donnafugata, long ago is never very far away,” writes bestselling author Marlena de Blasi of the magnificent if somewhat ruined castle in the mountains of Sicily that she stumbles upon one summer while traveling with her husband. There de Blasi is befriended...
by ta | Jul 2, 2009 | Fiction
Preternaturally tall and painfully innocent, Brandon Vanderkool is more bird than border patrol agent, prone to mimicking birdsong and building nests. But he’s also a remarkably acute defender of a North American border that Jim Lynch describes as...
