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Laura Formentini
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I am an author, nonprofit photographer, and activist who has worked all over the world with countless NGOs and seemingly ordinary people who have accomplished the extraordinary. My life's journey hit a major turning point when two years ago I received the news that my 21-year old son had died by suicide on the other side of the planet while I was in Ethiopia working on one of my books. While waiting for the flight that would take me from Addis Ababa to Dublin to Boston and finally, home to Denver, a stranger named Assefa stayed by my side, holding my hand the whole time and wanting no thanks for his kind deed,...
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Charles Finch
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My name is Charles Finch - welcome! I'm the author of the Charles Lenox series of historical mysteries, as well as a recent novel about expatriate life in Oxford, THE LAST ENCHANTMENTS. I also write book reviews for the New York Times, USA Today, and the Chicago Tribune and essays in many different places. Like most people on this website, I'm a huge reader. My taste is all over the place, though I tend to really like literary and mystery fiction. Some of my favorite writers: George Orwell, Henry Green, Dick Francis, Anthony Trollope, David Lodge, PG Wodehouse, Bill Bryson, Roberto Bolano, Jonathan Franzen,...
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