The keynote luncheon speaker at this year’s Books Alive! conference, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer David Maraniss is a critically acclaimed author and longtime writer and editor at the Washington Post. His bestsellers include First in His Class: The Biography of Bill Clinton” target=“_blank”>First in His Class: A Biography of Bill Clinton; Barack Obama: The Story. David Maraniss” target=“_blank”>Barack Obama: The Story. During his lunchtime address, Maraniss will share some of the insights he’s gleaned during his long, varied career as a journalist and author.

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