AltWeeklies Wire
A 1970 Race Murder in North Carolina is Recalled
Tim Tyson was 10 years old when a black man was murdered in his hometown for allegedly making a remark to a white man's wife. The accused killers were acquitted by an all-white jury. Tyson, now a professor of Afro-American studies, makes sense of the murder in his new book.
Isthmus |
Ellen Meany |
09-07-2004 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Blood Done Sign My Name, Tim Tyson
Story of Jewish Family's Flight to Kenya Comes Out in English
The best-selling German author of "Nowhere in Africa" discusses the long-awaited publication of her book's first English translation, her assessment of the Academy Award-winning movie adaptation and her life now, in the wake of acclaim.
Isthmus |
David Medaris |
06-10-2004 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Nowhere in Africa, Stefanie Zweig
