by Tom DeWolf | Oct 23, 2012 | Appearances by Tom, Gather at the Table
Yer killin’ me here, Bruce! As regular readers of my blog are well aware, I’m on the road with my writing partner Sharon Morgan. We’re touring America to spread the word of our new book, Gather at the Table. Crowds are good. Response has been great....
by Tom DeWolf | Oct 19, 2012 | Appearances by Tom, Author Stuff, Writing, Gather at the Table
The first national television exposure for Gather at the Table will take place this weekend when my co-author Sharon Morgan and I are interviewed by Melissa Harris-Perry on her show Sunday morning on MSNBC. We’re scheduled to be on during the final half-hour of...
by Tom DeWolf | Oct 17, 2012 | Author Stuff, Writing, Gather at the Table
One of my favorite moments of our book tour for Gather at the Table took place last night. A couple came to Sharon’s and my event at American University. How they found out about it brought a huge smile to my face. A couple weeks ago they were in their local...
by Tom DeWolf | Oct 15, 2011 | Gather at the Table, Peacebuilding
When the Nobel committee in Norway announced that this year’s Peace Prize was being awarded to three women, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, African peace activist Leymah Gbowee, and pro-democracy campaigner Tawakul Karman of Yemen, I was thrilled. Only...
by Tom DeWolf | Sep 3, 2011 | Gather at the Table, History, Genealogy
Most readers of this blog are familiar with my writing partner and friend Sharon Leslie Morgan. Together we are writing Gather at the Table which will be published by Beacon Press in 2012. One particular area of expertise of Sharon’s is her focus on genealogical...
by Tom DeWolf | Jun 19, 2010 | Gather at the Table, Race, Oppression, Privilege
The editor of Beacon Broadside–the blog of my publisher Beacon Press–asked me to write an essay in connection with Juneteenth. The request came just after an incident in which my friend Sharon Morgan was subjected to a stupid, racist comment about...