Brasília, Brazil—A man at the Acampamento Terra Livre (Free Land Camp) is one of roughly 2,500 people from various tribes participating in Indigenous National Mobilization. The protest event addressed land demarcation and territorial rights issues with the Brazilian government.
The author's first novel, packed with conspiracies, takes place in 1954 Washington, D.C. "It was swampier back then—although it's plenty swampy today."