As of yesterday evening I've been irretrievably caught up in "Them." For a few days I was thinking of stopping halfway because the characters didn't seem very believable. But she threw in a plot twist that blew my mind, and now I can't put it down.

This site has a list of her work, along with an audio interview, related articles, and links. She's so incredibly prolific. Her latest is "The Gravedigger's Daughter," which I haven't read yet.

Quoted: 'Them' (1969) "In 'Them' [Oates] has taken up with a collection of louche louts and cunning simpletons gathered together in and around the city of Detroit, Mich.; she has furnished them with a nice little streak of domesticated craziness that keeps the novel fluid and enables it to hit us, every so often, a crashing unpredictable blow over the back of the head."

A list of books by Edwidge Danticat and other Haitian authors. I love "Krik? Krak!", "Breath, Eyes, Memory", "The Farming of Bones", and "The Dew Breaker", and look forward to reading more. Her writing is so clear and perceptive.

Brief, informative, and very touching. This story illuminates recent Haitian history through the life of an adopted member of Edwidge Danticat's extended family. The uncle also sounds like an amazing person.

Quoted: Upon joining the Macoutes, you received an identification card that declared your alliance to Papa Doc, an indigo denim uniform, a homburg hat, a .38, and the privilege of doing whatever you wanted.