Every
once in a while a book comes along and you just gotta crow.
That’s
the case with this one: “Gateway to the Moon” by Mary Morris, an amazingly
gifted writer who happens to also be my wife. Disclosure noted, please read on.
First
the blog post, and then the book. (Please note the publication date: April
2018.)
If only
America could see its way to favoring books instead of deadly opioids as
mood-altering drugs.
Mary
has done it before, of course. Written books that readers love, the most recent
being “The Jazz Palace” (winner in 2016 of the august Anisfield-Wolf award for
diversity [aka, the black Pulitzer]).
“Gateway,”
may I be so bold, rides even higher on the mood-altering scale. “Gateway” never
flinches in its focus of a coming to America, our nation’s very foundation,
that imagines Columbus’ journey to the New World in a way that seriously will blow
your mind.
So, mark
the date in your calendar: April 2018. The “Gateway” drug arrives. And, please,
watch this space for more news in the weeks and months ahead on this astounding
literary event.
Next: Running for Your Life:
Poem in Porto
2 comments:
Sounds intriguing -- I read Columbus' journal some years back and am always up for learning more.
Thanks ! The surprise in the story, citing something as well known as Columbus' journeys, is remarkable, by my lights.
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