Devil Sent the Rain adult PLUS: An essay by critic

PLUS: An essay by critic Lucy Sante and collage artwork by artist Alison Mosshart

In The "New Yorker

WHEN I PAINT MY MASTERPIECE

There are few creative acts more mysterious and magical than writing a song

Devil Sent the Rain adult PLUS: An essay by critic"Whatever Tom Piazza writes is touched with magic." Douglas Brinkley Tom Piazzas sharp intelligence, insight, and passion fuel this new collection of writings on music, literature, New Orleans, and America itself in desperate times. For his first book since his award winning novel City of Refuge and his stunning and influential post Katrina polemic Why New Orleans Matters, Piazza selects the best of his writings on American roots music and musicians,