Life in America By Colette Brooks You need an active subscription to view this contentYou should really subscribe now!Or login if you already have a subscription. Share — Issue: Winter 1995 / Volume 71/1 Published: November 16, 2008 Colette Brooks Colette Brooks won the PEN/Jerard Award in 2001 for her book of creative nonfiction titled In the City: Random Acts of Awareness (W.W. Norton 2001).