It is with a mixture of sadness and excitement that I write this post. I am sad to announce that I will be taking an extended hiatus from bl...

The 2009 Dayton Literary Peace Prize winners were announced on September 23, and this year's winner in the nonfiction category is A Cri...

This is a post from Dipnote , the official blog of the U.S. State Department: About the Author: Ambassador Mark P. Lagon is Senior Advisor t...

Sex Slaves, Drug Trade and Rock n' Roll

Emmanuel Jal, child-soldier of Sudan turned Hip-Hop artist, has incorporated his experiences into "Warchild," due out May 13, 2008...

Part of an excellent story about how children cope with the horrors of tragedy, abuse, and exploitation: From CNN : Nway pretends that it n...