This will be Geraldine Brooks’ second visit to Buffalo in the past decade. The audience will be encouraged to join in the conversation as well with their questions posted ahead on social media Twitter FB /Larkinville) by email to and in person at the event. She began her writing career as a journalist for the Wall Street Journal, covering the Rust Belt cities and was later based in the Middle East which served as the backdrop for her book on Islamic Women. She came to the United States to complete a Masters degree in journalism at Columbia University. She is also the author of the non-fiction books, Foreign Correspondence: A Pen Pal’s Journey from Down Under to All Over and Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women. Her novels include her most recent one, The Secret Chord (Penguin, 2015) along with other NY Times bestselling books including The Pulitzer-Prize winning novel March, Caleb’s Crossing, People of the Book and Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague. Topics will range from her books, writing style, to her inspirations and more. Brooks’ talk will be in a “conversation style” format with her long-time friend and Larkin Square Director of Fun, Leslie Zemsky. The Larkin Square Author Series, presented by First Niagara and sponsored by Independent Health, along with Talking Leaves Books, is pleased to welcome Geraldine Brooks to Buffalo and Larkin Square on Monday, June 27 th at 5:30 pm for a free talk and book signing.
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