Tracy Kidder is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author whose books include The Soul of a New Machine, Mountains Beyond Mountains, My Detachment, and Home Town.
His new book, Strength in What Remains, tells the story of Deo, who grew up in the mountains of Burundi, and survived a civil war and genocide before seeking a new life in America. After finding an education at Columbia University, Deo returns to his native country to help people there, as well as people in the United States.
Kidder will be a part of the Saturday Book and Author Breakfast at BEA 2009. He will be joined on this panel by Jeannette Walls, author of Half Broke Horses: A True Life Novel; and Ben Mezrich, author of The Accidental Billionaires.
Late night host Craig Ferguson, author of American on Purpose: A Memoir, will be the Master of Ceremonies
