Crown Journeys. (News).This fall, Crown Publishing will introduce Crown Journeys, a unique series of books that will "match the world's most fascinating places with the writer's best able to convey their spirit and allure." Leading the series is After the Dance: A Walk Through Carnival in Haiti by Edwidge Danticat Edwidge Danticat (born January 19, 1969 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti) is a Haitian-born American author. Early life When she was two years old, her father André immigrated to New York from Haiti, to be followed two years later by her mother Rose. , a native of Haiti who had never attended Carnival until she wrote about it for Crown. Look for future travelogues in the series by Ishmael Reed Ishmael Scott Reed (February 22, 1938) is an American poet, essayist and novelist. Reed is one of the best-known African American writers of his generation, and along with Amiri Baraka is one of the most controversial (and politically left-wing). (on Oakland, California “Oakland” redirects here. For other uses, see Oakland (disambiguation). Oakland (IPA: /ˈoʊklənd/), founded in 1852, is the eighth-largest city in the U.S. ) and Laura Esquivel Laura Esquivel (born September 30, 1950) is a Mexican author. She was born the third of four children of Julio César Esquivel, a telegraph operator, and his wife Josefa Valdés. (on Mexico City). |
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