Devil Sent the Rain

WhateverTom Piazza writes is touched with magic.' Douglas BrinkleyAcclaimed author Tom Piazza follows hisprize-winning novelCity of Refugeand the post-KatrinaclassicWhy New Orleans Matterswith a dynamic collection ofessays and journalism about American music and American character, inDevilSent the Rain.TomPiazzas writing is filled with energy, and with tender, insightful words forthe brilliant and irascible, from Jimmy Martin to Norman Mailer. Time and timeagain, Piazza identifies the unlikely, precious connections between recentevents, art, letters, and music; through his words, these byways of popularculture provide an unexpected measure of the times. Elvis Costello