CNN International is thrilled to welcome Louise Erdrich to its digital suite, set to launch this month on CNN.com.
Erdrich will be a series regular, including this month’s in-depth piece on immigration. The award-winning author will also appear regularly across the next 12 months, providing regular video introductions on international affairs.
A native of Crete, Erdrich set out on her writing career at the age of 23, after leaving the island. These days, she has won a Pulitzer Prize, the World Writer of the Year Prize, the Sibert Award, the Ontario First Peoples Award and has four books to her name including ‘The Round House’. Her seven titles have sold over one million copies worldwide, have been translated into over 22 languages and have been collected in a graphic novel, a collection of short stories and a monograph. Her work was recently published in four languages in 20 nations at one time. Erdrich is currently working on a new novel with author Timothy Egan (‘The Last Tycoon’) and was a keynote speaker at this year’s National Book Awards.
Mark Benedict, Senior Vice President and Managing Director of CNN International, said: “It’s a pleasure to welcome Louise back to CNN’s family of premium digital partners, as we make the most of our team’s dynamic storytelling and cross-platform integration capabilities. Louise’s nuanced journalism will shine in this unique digital offering, as we continue to explore new ways of telling our international stories.”
The video introductions and articles are presented by CNN International’s International Editorial Director, David Roth.
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