Devil Sent the Rain

Acclaimed author Tom Piazza follows his prize-winning novel "City of Refuge" and the post-Katrina classic "Why New Orleans Matters" with a dynamic collection of essays and journalism about American music and American character, in "Devil Sent the Rain."

"Tom Piazza's writing is filled with energy, and with tender, insightful words for the brilliant and irascible, from Jimmy Martin to Norman Mailer. Time and time again, Piazza identifies the unlikely, precious connections between recent events, art, letters, and music; through his words, these byways of popular culture provide an unexpected measure of the times." --Elvis Costello