Virtual Author Visit with Diane Foley & Colum McCann

In partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium, we're streaming From Murder to Atonement–Confronting My Son’s Killer with Diane Foley & Colum McCann. This is a live author event with an interactive Q&A session!

Join us for a one-of-a-kind conversation with National Book Award-winner Colum McCann as he is joined by Diane Foley, the inspiration behind the new book American Mother.

American Mother is the story of a mother who, in the course of confronting her son’s killer, gets to the heart of violence and forgiveness. Diane Foley is the mother of Jim, a freelance journalist captured and beheaded by ISIS in 2014, an image that has become one of the most iconic photographs of the 21st century. Seven years later, Diane was offered the chance to spend three days with the murderer of her son in a Virginia courthouse. This experience promoted her to tell her life story. What unfolds is one of the most compelling narratives in recent literary history, channeled into searing reality by New York Times bestselling author Colum McCann, who brings us on a journey of strength, resilience, and radical empathy. You are sure to be moved by McCann's writing and Foley’s uncompromising love.

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