Wendell Pierce Secures A Book Deal for His Look at Hurricane Katrina

December 11, 2013 | 3 books mentioned

Somewhat overshadowed by David Simon’s recent op-ed on the state of modern America (if not capitalism itself) was the news that Wendell Pierce – featured prominently in both The Wire and Treme – secured a book deal for his meditation on Hurricane Katrina and “the effect it had on his family, his life, his memory, and his hometown.”

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