Amy Wilentz's Books
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Farewell, Fred VoodooA brilliant writer’s account of a long, painful, ecstatic—and unreciprocated—affair with a country that has long fascinated the...Read More -
Rainy SeasonA series of personal journeys, each interwoven with scenes from Haiti’s extraordinary past, brings to life this turbulent and fascinating...Read More
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I Feel Earthquakes More Often Than They HappenFrom one of our most astute writers comes an irreverent, hilarious portrait of the state of California, its unlikely governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger,...Read More
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Guardian.co.uk, May 15, 2013
...have a vital personal stake in the outcome. 8. The Rainy Season and Farewell, Fred Voodoo, both by Amy Wilentz Yes, I'm cheating again, but these compelling, intensely personal books deserve to be read together. Wilentz's experience in Haiti begins in...
Bookslut, May 6, 2013
...May 2013 Elizabeth Kiem features Amy Wilentz was green behind the ears when she first touched down in Port-au-Prince. It was 1985, her first time in the country, and President Jean-Claude Duvalier's last. She was...
Broadway World, April 8, 2013
...in production. Melamede hopes to film her passion project in Israel in the coming year- the adaptation of Amy Wilentz's best-selling novel MARTYR'S CROSSING, which delves into the harrowing personal struggles that result from the ongoing...
New York Times, March 29, 2013
...who left little historical record of their presence, except when they were bought or sold. 1 2 3 Amy Wilentz is the author, most recently, of “Farewell, Fred Voodoo: A Letter From Haiti...
MORE, February 13, 2013
...deep, scary smart, richly inventive, highly illuminating and gorgeously written. –Judith Stone Avery Powell "Farewell, Fred Voodoo" by Amy Wilentz In the 1980s, when journalist Amy Wilentz first visited Haiti, Fred Voodoo was veteran reporters’...
Los Angeles Times, February 1, 2013
...Author Amy Wiltenz joined us from New York, where she's on tour with her new book "Farewell, Fred Voodoo: A Letter from Haiti." Published this month by Simon & Shuster, "Farewell, Fred Voodoo" is a compelling work of reportage and memoir that recounts...
MCN, January 28, 2013
...Amy Wilentz is known as a writer’s writer, creative and courageous in her work for the New Yorker and in The Nation and in her award-winning books. Since 1986, she has devoted...
Radnor Patch, June 5, 2013
...is to articulate successes, challenges, and needs, form connections, and identify potential synergies. Special presentation (via Skype) by Amy Wilentz , author of Farewell, Fred Voodoo: A Letter from Haiti Update on US Legislation | Roundtable...
Santa Barbara Independent, May 30, 2013
...reasons to check out the action. 1. Get the Scoop: Among this year’s participating authors are journalists Amy Wilentz and Celeste Fremon. Both award-winning writers and teachers, they’ll be sharing reflections on the business of writing news....
The Nation.lk, May 26, 2013
...of the de facto economic sanctions, just as Haiti was beginning to put its finances back in order. Amy Wilentz recounts an anecdote which epitomizes the foreign aid relationship. Joyce and Eldon were Baptist missionaries who wanted the CARE Food-for-...
Guardian.co.uk, May 15, 2013
...have a vital personal stake in the outcome. 8. The Rainy Season and Farewell, Fred Voodoo, both by Amy Wilentz Yes, I'm cheating again, but these compelling, intensely personal books deserve to be read together. Wilentz's experience in Haiti begins in...
Atlantic Monthly, May 8, 2013
...too new to have been included in the latest Better Work report. Others worry about the social consequences. Amy Wilentz, one of the best known American writers on Haiti , called the park "a new kind of plantation" and compared low-wage factory work to...
Quartz, May 8, 2013
...too new to have been included in the latest Better Work report. Others worry about the social consequences. Amy Wilentz, one of the best known American writers on Haiti , called the park “a new kind of plantation” and compared low-wage factory...
Bookslut, May 6, 2013
...May 2013 Elizabeth Kiem features Amy Wilentz was green behind the ears when she first touched down in Port-au-Prince. It was 1985, her first time in the country, and President Jean-Claude Duvalier's last. She was...
