Candice Millard is the author of several New York Times bestsellers, including Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President and Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill. Her new book is River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile, which Library Journal calls an “enthralling and heartbreaking adventure.” Millard discussed River of the Gods with Dean Karayanis in May.

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