In light of the upcoming publication of Out of Exile, editor Craig Walzer and narrators will be reading and discussing the book around the country, including the following dates:

Nov 24

University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire - 12:30pm

Brown University, Rhode Island, Providence - 6pm

Nov 25

SUNY Plattsburg, Plattsburg NY - 12:15pm

Dec 3

826 Valencia, San Francisco - 7pm

(more Bay Area dates tba)

Dec 11

L.A. Public Library - 7pm

More events and details to come soon.

Wednesday, November 12

Location: Painted Bride Art Center 230 Vine Street Philadelphia PA, 19106

The Bride is located on the north edge of Old City, between 2nd and 3rd Streets on Vine.

Time: 8:30-10:30pm

Cost: $15

  In the overheated debate about immigration, voices of the immigrants themselves are seldom heard. Underground America changes that with a dramatic reading of oral histories by undocumented immigrants that reveals the harrowing ordeals and heart-rending choices they must make every day. A discussion follows with a panel of experts who will address the legal, economic and humanitarian issues surrounding the immigration debate.

All of us at Voice of Witness are shaken and saddened by the passing of Studs Terkel. It is an understatement to say that he was an inspiration to our project—which was first conceived outside of a Studs Terkel event in Berkeley—and a personal hero to all of us. Our thoughts and condolences go out to those who were close to him. The Chicago Tribune has published a commendable obituary for this singular figure in ...

Coinciding with the paperback release of Underground America and the hardcover release of Out of Exile is the arrival of the renowned Storycorps oral history project at the Contemporary Jewish Museum. On October 30 at 7pm, the CJM will host a discussion on the craft of oral history, featuring Voice of Witness editors Dave Eggers, Peter Orner, and Craig Walzer, as well as several narrators from Underground America and Out of Exile. Tickets ...

Voice of Witness is pleased to offer a 50 percent discount to educators on class sets of our books. Also, for a limited time, the first two books in the series, Surviving Justice: America’s Wrongfully Convicted and Exonerated, and Voices from the Storm: The People of New Orleans on Hurricane Katrina and its Aftermath, are available to educators for the cost of shipping and printing. For more information, please contact our Managing Editor Chris Ying at chris@voiceofwitness.com.

We've just posted previews of the forthcoming Voice of Witness title, Out of Exile. Click here to read the foreword by Dave Eggers and Valentino Achak Deng, the introduction by Craig Walzer, and a web-exclusive introduction by Daniel Deng. Out of Exile will be available in hardcover on mid-November.