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Brooks to receive award, sign books
Geraldine Brooks will give a presentation at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 5 at the Central Library. Randi Baird / Courtesy
By Staff Reports
Published: 11/29/2009 2:20 AM
Last Modified: 11/29/2009 9:23 AM
Award-winning journalist and internationally renowned author Geraldine Brooks is the winner of the Tulsa Library Trust's 2009 Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award.
Brooks, a former reporter for The Wall Street Journal and author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "March" and best-selling "People of the Book," will receive the prestigious Helmerich award on Friday, Dec. 4 at a black-tie dinner.
Brooks will also give a free public presentation at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5 at Central Library, Fourth Street and Denver Avenue. This is the 25th anniversary of the award.
At the public presentation, Brooks will speak about her life and works, answer questions from the audience and sign books. Copies of her books will be available for purchasing.
Other works by Brooks include two nonfiction books, "Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women" and "Foreign Correspondence: A Pen Pal's Journey From Down Under to All Over," plus her first novel, "Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague," which was an international best-seller.
To prepare the community for Brooks' visit to Tulsa, the Friends of the Tulsa City-County Libraries group is offering a review of Brooks' works as a part of its popular Books Sandwiched In series from 12:10 to 12:50 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 30, at Central Library in Aaronson Auditorium. Donna Farrior, a member of the Distinguished Author Selection Committee, will present "A Geraldine Brooks Sampler."
Also, an exhibit showcasing Brooks' life and writings will be on display through Dec. 6 on the second floor of Central Library.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award. The prize consists of a $40,000 cash prize and an engraved crystal book.
Previous award winners are Michael Chabon, Thomas Keneally, Mark Helprin, John Grisham, Shelby Foote, Joyce Carol Oates, William Kennedy, William Manchester, Margaret Atwood, E.L. Doctorow, Dr. John Hope Franklin, Neil Simon, David McCullough, Ray Bradbury, Peter Matthiessen, Norman Mailer, Eudora Welty, John le Carré, Saul Bellow, Toni Morrison, John Updike, Larry McMurtry and Norman Cousins.
For more information about the Helmerich Award, visit
tulsaworld.com/helmerichaward
or call 596-7977.
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