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Jackie Hill
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Enlivening the Past
The study of history is a quest for understanding what it means to be human, according to renowned historian H. W. Brands. For nearly 40...
Towles Visits Tulsa
New York Times bestselling novelist Amor Towles distinctly remembers the day – five decades ago – when he decided he wanted to be a writer. ...
Understanding Her Fellow Man
Edit, Nov. 3, 2022: Due to illness, Elizabeth Strout is unable to accept the 2022 Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award, given by the Tulsa...
Inspired by Grace
Two decades ago, while waiting on her sons to join her for Christmas in Provincetown, Mass., American novelist and essayist Marilynne Robinson suddenly “knew the...
Making Biographical Hay
Nearly 30 years since leaving the publishing industry to pursue a career as an author, Pulitzer Prize winner Stacy Schiff still has difficulty referring to...
Struggling Reader, Winning Writer
Internationally renowned author Richard Ford has traveled the world promoting his new memoir, Between Them: Remembering My Parents. Now, he has set his sights...
Keeper Of History
[dropcap]Growing[/dropcap] up the son of a U.S. Army officer, Rick Atkinson always assumed he would follow in his father’s footsteps regarding his career choice. “I...
The Master Of Intrigue
An acclaimed author of thrillers will accept the Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award.
