Her second novel, "March," was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2006. Her first novel, "Year of Wonders," is set in 1666 and tells the story of a young woman who tries to save her fellow villagers during the bubonic plague. "I look for things that are too good to be true," she says.
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Brooks specializes in finding virtually unknown bits of history and weaving intricately detailed stories around them. The book is a novelization of the life of Caleb Cheeshahteaumauk, the first American Indian to graduate from Harvard College. 8 spot on the New York Times bestselling paperbacks list. "She takes shards of little-known history and brings them vividly to life," Duttenhaver said.Īlthough Brooks wasn't able to come to the festival, Savannah was chosen as the first stop on her tour to promote the release of the paperback edition of "Caleb's Crossing." In its first week, the book has claimed the No. "We want them to know people in Savannah buy and read books," she said.ĭuttenhaver said when festival organizers were planning the 2012 event, Brooks was at the top of their A-list of authors.
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