Among the scattered notes taped to the door of the Irish author Colum McCann’s home office in Manhattan is a photograph of James Foley, the American journalist who was murdered by members of the Islamic State in August 2014.
But Foley missed the message.
She was busy creating the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation, an organization focused on protecting journalists and ensuring the freedom of Americans held hostage or wrongfully detained abroad.
Then, in 2021, McCann and Foley found themselves on the same Zoom call.
It was for a Marquette University book club; the group was reading another of McCann’s novels, “Apeirogon,” and Marquette was James Foley’s alma mater, so his mother had been invited.
Persons:
Colum McCann’s, James Foley, ” McCann, James Foley’s, Diane Foley, —, Foley, James W, McCann, “
Organizations:
Islamic State, Marquette University
Locations:
Manhattan, American, ”, Marquette, James Foley’s alma