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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize

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KING

A LIFE

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*Winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Biography

* Winner of the New-York Historical Society’s 2024 Barbara and David Zalaznick Book Prize

*Barack Obama 2023 Favorite

*NYT Bestseller

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ABOUT ME

JONATHAN EIG

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This is me, Jonathan Eig. Ken Burns called me "master storyteller." I'm the author of six books, four of them New York Times bestsellers. And in 2024 I won the Pulitzer Prize for biography.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

UPCOMING EVENTS
  • Southern Festival of Books, Nashville
    Southern Festival of Books, Nashville
    Sat, Oct 18
    Tennessee State Library and Archives
    Oct 18, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Tennessee State Library and Archives, 600 James Robertson Pkwy, Nashville, TN 37243, USA
    Presented by Vanderbilt University
  • Book Cellar, Chicago Stefan Fatsis Book Release
    Book Cellar, Chicago Stefan Fatsis Book Release
    Tue, Oct 28
    Chicago
    Oct 28, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
    Chicago, 4736 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60625, USA
    Jonathan interviews Stefan Fatsis about his new book, Unabridged
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