Topic: Edwidge Danticat

How foreign writers make it to US bookshelves

They have to fight to overcome one glaring statistic: Only 3 percent of the books published in the US each year are books in translation.

Haiti Noir

These 18 gritty tales – edited by award-winning Haitian author Edwidge Danticat – offer unique perspectives on life in the struggling nation.

For Father's Day: 10 books about fatherhood

Still looking for a Father's Day gift? Try one of these books.

10 great books for Father's Day

If you're looking for that perfect gift for a father, try one of these terrific reads about fathers of all different sorts.

'Your family is alive!'

To my surprise and delight, my earlier report of the demise of an entire Haitian family is 'greatly exaggerated.'

Sorry, your cousin didn't make it

On Day 1 for me in Port-au-Prince after the quake, the scope of devastation steals my breath. Then, I have to tell Haitian friends in the states that their loved ones didn't survive.

What prayer can do for Haiti

A Christian Science perspective.

Writers rally for Haiti

Edwidge Danticat and Simon Winchester appeal for help to Haiti.

The Walking People

When two sisters leave Ireland for New York in the 1950s, nothing turns out as they expect.

The hard work of peace