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Join us for a conversation with prolific British-American writer, journalist, and consummate adventurer [Simon Winchester](https://libraryc.org/ypl/18361). This author talk will cover many aspects of his work across myriad fields of history, technology, and geology as well as the author's personal expeditions, including his path to becoming the acclaimed best selling author he is today. A master storyteller, Winchester’s narrative is like a journey through time. His keen intellect and ability to precisely and expertly weave everyday life into historical examination leaves his readers feeling awestruck at the world surrounding them.
This event is part of our series "YPL Presents: Online Author Talks and Discussions." [Learn more about the event here, along with other bestselling authors](https://libraryc.org/ypl).
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About the Author: Aside from his numerous books, [Simon Winchester](https://libraryc.org/ypl/18361) OBE has been published in The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, National Geographic, and Conde Nast Traveler among many others. Honored with several awards throughout his career—Britain’s Journalist of the Year in 1971 among them—in 2006 he was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to journalism and literature. In addition, he received an Audie Award for Non-Fiction for The Perfectionists and was made an Honorary Fellow of St. Catherine’s College, Oxford in 2009.