AN AMERICAN HERO & THE MARCH FOR CIVIL RIGHTS – NONFICTION

DAVID GREENBERG is a professor of history, journalism, and media studies at Rutgers University, and a frequent commentator on historical and political affairs. He is the author or editor of several books on American history and politics, including Nixon’s Shadow: The History of an Image and Republic of Spin: An Inside History of the American Presidency. Formerly acting editor of The New Republic and then a columnist for Slate, Greenberg now writes regularly for Politico, Liberties, The New York Times, and The Washington Post. His work has also been featured in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Foreign Affairs, The Wall Street Journal, and numerous academic journals. In support of his latest book, John Lewis: A Life, Greenberg won awards from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Cullman Center of the New York Public Library, and the Leon Levy Center for Biography. He holds a Ph.D. in history from Columbia University and a B.A. from Yale, and lives with his family in New York City.

Born in Southern California, LEONARD PITTS JR. is a Pulitzer Prize-winning retired columnist for the Miami Herald. Pitts has worked as a professor of journalism at several universities, including Princeton University, the University of Maryland, and Morgan State University. He is the author of a series of acclaimed works of African American history, including Before I Forget: A Novel (Agate Bolden), Freeman: A Novel (Agate Bolden), Grant Park: A Novel (Agate Bolden), and The Last Thing You Surrender: A Novel (Agate Bolden). The Washington Post dubbed him “a knowledgeable, compassionate and relentlessly truthful writer.” His latest book, 54 Miles: A Novel (Agate Bolden), was published in July 2024.