Richard Russo with Chrissy Brown
Richard Russo is the Pulitzer Prize winning author of numerous books, including the novel Empire Falls, celebrating its 25th Anniversary in print this year and Life and Art, a 2025 collection of essays. Richard will be in conversation with the Nantucket Book Foundation’s Administrative Director Chrissy Brown for reflections on Russo’s signature portrayal of small town American living, the nuances of family dynamics, the challenges of contemporary literature, and his many years of reading and writing.