Today we have what I think many of you will find a real treat. You probably know Anthony Shadid’s byline from the Washington Post, particularly from 2003 and 2004 from Iraq.
As I wrote back in April 2003, his work always seemed to stand out for its depth, scope and nuance of reporting. (Certainly, some of the power of his coverage stemmed from the fact that he’s Lebanese-American and speaks fluent Arabic.) A year later he won a Pulitzer for it, the only one awarded, to my knowledge, for reporting out of Iraq.
He has a new book out about Iraq called Night Draws Near and he’s joining us this week at TPMCafe Book Club.
He’s just done his first post of the week, describing how and why he came to write the book. He’ll be back later today answering your questions about the book and Iraq in the comments section. So get your questions in now.
