Home > State of Emergency > Colson Whitehead Colson Whitehead Colson Whitehead is the author of the novels The Intuitionist and John Henry Days, and a collection of essays, The Colossus of New York. Apex Hides the Hurt, a novel, will be published next spring. Listen to Colson Whitehead's reading from Blindness by Jose Saramago. Home | Site Map | Copyright / Privacy Policy | Contact Us © 2004-2012 PEN American Center. All rights reserved.