by Tom DeWolf | Feb 2, 2019 | Inheriting the Trade, Other Musings, Traces of the Trade
Ledlie Laughlin, Jr. passed from this life early in the morning on January 21, 2019; at 88 years of age (the double-infinity image), by the light of the full moon, and on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (which is also the birthday shared by my father and my daughter). His...
by Tom DeWolf | Jul 4, 2015 | Author Stuff, Writing, Race, Oppression, Privilege, Traces of the Trade
Before I signed a contract with Beacon Press to publish my first book, the working title of my manuscript was The Immeasurable Distance Between Us. I envisioned the cover of my book long before publication, with an image of a young teacher from Chicago and me walking...
by Tom DeWolf | Apr 27, 2015 | Author Stuff, Writing, Coming to the Table, Inheriting the Trade, Traces of the Trade
An article I wrote, “Dear Ben Affleck, My Ancestors Were Slaveowners, Too” was published this morning. I was contacted this past Wednesday by an editor with Zócalo Public Square, an L.A.-based not-for-profit that hosts live events and publishes daily...
by Tom DeWolf | Jun 2, 2013 | Author Stuff, Writing, Traces of the Trade
When I fantasize about international acclaim, I think about my books being published in the countries included within their pages (in the case of my first two books, Ghana, Cuba, and Tobago), as well as many other countries and languages. I haven’t achieved that...
by Tom DeWolf | Mar 21, 2011 | Appearances by Tom, Traces of the Trade
(UPDATE: Click here for photos from the post-screening discussion at the U.N. — I was glad to see that roughly 300 people were estimated to be in attendance.) Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North will be featured during the 2011 week of...
by Tom DeWolf | Oct 25, 2010 | Race, Oppression, Privilege, Traces of the Trade
I’m excited to spread the word that my cousin Elizabeth Sturges Llerena will have an exhibition of her artwork–dynamic images that explore New England’s complicity in the system of enslavement and its legacy today–at Linden Place Museum in...
