The Voice of Witness book series takes a humanizing, literary approach to oral history to illuminate the stories of people impacted by injustice across the world.
Dave Eggers is the author of six previous books, including
Zeitoun and A Hologram for the King. He is the founder and editor
of McSweeney's, an independent publishing house based in San
Francisco that produces a quarterly journal (Timothy McSweeney's
Quarterly Concern), and a monthly magazine (The Believer). In 2002,
he co-founded 826 Valencia, a nonprofit writing and tutoring center
for youth. In 2004, Eggers co-founded the Voice of Witness book
series with Dr. Lola Vollen.
Lola Vollen is a scholar, human rights activist, and
co-founder of Voice of Witness. In addition to editing Surviving
Justice, she also edited Voice of Witness title Voices from the
Storm: The People of New Orleans on Hurricane Katrina and Its
Aftermath.
Scott Turow is a writer and attorney. He is the author of
ten best-selling works of fiction, including Presumed Innocent,
Innocent, and Identical. His works of non-fiction include One L,
and Ultimate Punishment, a reflection on the death penalty. His
writing has been featured in The New York Times, Washington Post,
Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, Playboy and The Atlantic. His books
have won a number of literary awards, including the Heartland Prize
in 2003 for Reversible Errors, the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award in
2004 for Ultimate Punishment and Time Magazine's Best Work of
Fiction, 1999 for Personal Injuries.
Unimaginable and inspiring stories
*The Innocence Project of Minnesota*
Real, raw, terrifying tales of 'justice.'
*Minneapolis Star Tribune*
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