Carlos Ruiz Zafón’s first novel, The Prince of Mist, was published in 1992 as a young adult book, along with his three subsequent novels. But, as Zafón, who visits Zócalo on May 24, writes in an introductory note to the book, “I like to believe that storytelling transcends age limitations.” Below, an excerpt from The Prince of Mist.
Isobel Coleman, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, grew up in New York and London before heading to Princeton for college. After focusing on Asia for her doctorate and working in the private sector, Coleman returned to policy about 10 years ago. “The world was really very focused on understanding the Middle East better,” said Coleman, whose Paradise Beneath Her Feet: Women and Change in the Middle East contributed to that effort. Below, Coleman tells us more about herself.
Isobel Coleman greeted the crowd at MOCA Grand Avenue with some regret.
“I’ve actually spent more time in Riyadh and in Kabul than in Los Angeles in my lifetime,” the Council on Foreign Relations senior fellow said. “That’s a very poor trade-off.”
by Genevieve Leone
We live many lifetimes in one. The red-hot iron of noon and the face of the old man, flat against it. We feel him with heavy brushstroke, hammering light.
Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years
by Diarmaid MacCulloch
On first glance Christianity doesn’t look entirely promising. It’s a companion book to a television series….
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