Directed, adapted by, and starring Academy Award nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave), Rob Peace follows the true story of a brilliant young man (Jay Will) torn between his father's shadowed past and his own promising future. Raised by his devoted mother (Academy Award nominee Mary J. Blige), Rob risks everything he has worked for to free his imprisoned father (Ejiofor). In theaters August 16. Trailer HERE.
For more from the brilliant Tóibín, explore Long Island, Brooklyn, The Master, and more of his work (which does get done eventually).
Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History
The Seattle Review of Books calls Sarah Smarsh’s bestseller Heartland the “perfect antidote” to Hillbilly Elegy. Read more here.
