Maggie Messitt

The Rainy Season by Maggie Messitt

June 4 at 7:00 pm - Central Library

Step across the border of a former, apartheid-ear homeland and into a community in the midst of change, caught between a traditional past and a western future, a racially charged history and a pseudo-democratic present. The Rainy Season - a work of narrative nonfiction resulting from ten months of intense immersion and six years of reporting - introduces readers to the remote bushveld community of Rooiboklaagte and opens a window into the beautifully complicated reality of daily life. Maggie Messitt, an independent narrative and immersion journalist, has spent the last decade reporting from inside underserved communities in southern Africa and middle America. Typically focused on complex issues through the lens of every day life, her work is deeply invested in rural regions, social justice, and environmental sustainability.