Nantucket Book Festival – ‍Geraldine Brooks with William Cohan

Geraldine Brooks is a Pulitzer-prize winning and New York Times bestselling author. She is also an award-winning journalist. In 1990, with her husband Tony Horwitz, she won the Overseas Press Club Award for best coverage of the Gulf War. The following year they received a citation for excellence for their series, “War and Peace.” Her novels People of the Book, Caleb’s Crossing, The Secret Chord and Horse all were New York Times bestsellers. Her first novel, Year of Wonders is an international bestseller, translated into more than 25 languages and currently optioned for a limited series by Olivia Coleman’s production company. She will be in conversation with New York Times bestselling author William Cohan, about her latest book, Memorial Days.