by Philip Caputo | May 8, 2017 | News
Conservatives complain (and complain and complain) that there is too much government in our lives. In reality, we live in an age when the corporation, especially those companies in the high-tech, digital sector, dominate. They reign supreme. This link, from the...
by Philip Caputo | May 5, 2017 | Reviews, Some Rise by Sin
Here is the link to a review of SOME RISE BY SIN that will appear in the print editions of the New York Time Book Review on Sunday, June 25 and is now available online: If the reviews from the Seattle Times, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Kirkus, Library Journal,...
by Philip Caputo | Apr 28, 2017 | Event
Click on the link below for more info on the Ferguson Library event on May 11 in Stamford, CT. http://fergusonlibrary.org/event/book-launch-some-rise-by-sin-a-novel-by-philip-caputo/
by Philip Caputo | Apr 25, 2017 | News, Reviews
A mighty narrative in a brutal land of old gods and new devils where darkness pierces the heart in an unholy war for souls. Beyond the realities of vicious narco-hombres, crooked good guys, innocents torn asunder and acts of selfless grace, Caputo reaches for a high...
by Philip Caputo | Apr 18, 2017 | Book News, Some Rise by Sin
This article, giving a summary of Some Rise By Sin and some background about the novel’s genesis, appeared today, April 18. http://moresbypress.com
by Philip Caputo | Apr 1, 2017 | Event, Some Rise by Sin
Some Rise by Sin publishes in early May, and I’ll be updating here my various appearances to promote the book. Hope to see you at one of these events. Thurs., 5/11 7 pm: Ferguson Library, Stamford, CT...
by Philip Caputo | Mar 28, 2017 | Mekong Trip Notes, News
The Mekong is the 12th longest river in the world. It surges more than 2,700 miles from its springs in the glaciers of the Tibetan plateau, coursing through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, and Cambodia to the humid delta in Vietnam, where its brown waters spill into...
by Philip Caputo | Mar 27, 2017 | Mekong Trip Notes, News
The first day aboard the Jahan begins with an early-morning Tai Chi session on the Terrace Deck. It’s led by a young Cambodian woman who executes the forms with a ballet dancer’s grace. The eight or ten passengers who try to follow her, including me,...
by Philip Caputo | Mar 26, 2017 | Mekong Trip Notes, News
“Many Vietnamese want to emigrate to the U.S.,” said the 30-something man named Thinh. He added, half-jokingly–that is, half-seriously: “If you adopt me I could emigrate to America without a visa.” His comment was one indication that my...
by Philip Caputo | Mar 26, 2017 | Mekong Trip Notes, News
Friday, the 3d of March. We are off the Tonle Sap and back on the Mekong, which isn’t navigable by large vessels for much farther. That’s why it’s our final day on the Jahan. Buddhist monks come aboard to bless the ship, their chants hypnotic and...
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