Mary Cronk Farrell: Close Up on War Much of what we know about war — the human sacrifice, emotional toll, death, destruction and suffering — is thanks to the bravery of photojournalists, who risk their lives in the midst of conflict to document its truths for the historical record. French photographer Catherine Leroy was one of those intrepid and, at the time, rare, camera-wielding women who went to the unforgiving jungles of Vietnam to begin her lifelong career as a conflict photographer. Local children’s author and former journalist Mary Cronk Farrell documents Leroy’s captivating story; her grit and determination to be there when battles broke out so that everyone safe at home could see the real costs of war on all sides. It all unfolds in Farrell’s latest book, Close Up on War, which is launching with a special in-person event at Auntie’s.