"Extraordinary ... a legal thriller, full of energy and compassion ... [and] a damning portrait of how we feed ourselves ..."
"Beautifully written, impeccably researched, and told with the air of suspense that few writers can handle, Wastelands is a story I wish I had written."
— JOHN GRISHAM
The Story Behind the Stories
In the summer of 2008, while I was practicing law and writing books no one wanted to publish, I had an idea for a novel that would open doors long closed to me and inaugurate my journey as an author.
First published in 2012, A Walk Across the Sun went on to be an international bestseller and inspired a multi-year odyssey of travel and research that gave rise to three more novels like it, all deeply steeped in the truth of the world and addressing issues of global human rights.
For years, friends encouraged me to try my hand at nonfiction. "Your books already read like it," they said. I told them, "Find me a true story that I can write with the narrative tension and emotional intimacy of a novel and that will captivate readers from the first page to the last, and I'll tell it."
Wastelands is that story. I hope to write many more like it.
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What Readers Are Saying
"In Wastelands, Addison turns a novelist's eye to the thorny complexities of a real legal case. The prose is lyrical, the cast of characters jump to life on the page, and the result is a captivating account of how a small group of citizens bring a huge corporation to justice."
JONATHAN HARR
#1 National Bestselling Author of A Civil Action
Events
Fri, Apr 14University of Houston Honors CollegeCorban will give a keynote address about Wastelands at the "Pathways to Equity and the Dynamics of Change" event at the University of Houston Honors College in Houston, Texas.- Sat, Apr 22Cal State FullertonCorban will join a roundtable of authors at ALPHA's annual Day of Authors event at Cal State Fullerton. Corban will lead a morning breakout session about Wastelands and participate in an afternoon panel discussion about storytelling and the writing life.
- Fri, May 05The Open BookJoin Corban for a conversation about Wastelands, sustainability, and corporate social responsibility, co-sponsored by Latitudes Fair Trade Store.
- Fri, Sep 08Burnsville, NCCorban will give two talks about Wastelands at the Carolina Mountain Literary Festival, the first on Friday, September 8, and the second on Saturday, September 9. The location and start time for the talks will be announced closer to the date.
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