Upcoming Voice of Witness events
Posted on August 19, 2008 | link
In light of the upcoming publication of Out of Exile and the the paperback release of Underground America, Voice of Witness editors and narrators will be reading and discussing the books around the country, including the following dates:
San Francisco, October 11 at 849 Valencia (Litquake)
Berkeley, October 16 at Mrs Dalloway’s
San Francisco, October 30 at the Contemporary Jewish Museum
Los Angeles, December 11 at the Los Angeles Public Library
New York, TBD
More events and details to come soon.
San Francisco Chronicle Feature
Posted on August 15, 2008 | link
Chronicle writer Reyhan Harmanci covered the recent Voice of Witness event in San Francisco, and conducted a follow-up email interview with Underground America narrator Lorena. Harmanci says of the book: “The testimony in Underground America gives nuance to the often black-and-white landscape of immigration law.”
Click here to read the article and accompanying interview.
Mexia Daily News Review
Posted on August 13, 2008 | link
Terry Schlichenmeyer (The Bookworm) writes in the Mexia Daily News that “No matter on which side of the (proposed) fence you stand in this issue, you owe it to yourself to read this. Underground America is a book that will definitely make you think.” Read her full review of Underground America here.
Notes From The Undocumented ‘Underground’
Posted on August 7, 2008 | link
Oscar Villalon reported on Underground America for NPR’s “Books We Like.”
