I see that Luis Alberto Urrea is going to be at the Library on Thursday. I was on the jury that nominated his book The Devil's Highway for a Pulitzer (it lost to Steve Coll's Ghost Warriors). My erstwhile colleague David Hiltbrand heaped praise on Urrea's first novel, The Hummingbird's Daughter. Hope The Inquirer's reviewing his new one.
"Erstwhile"? I prefer to think of myself of your "once and future colleague".
ReplyDeleteUrrea is a treasure.
Thanks, David. Once and future it is.
ReplyDeleteAnd you're right about Urrea.