Saturday, September 6th
10am CT – Plymouth Court Stage

Gioia Diliberto is the author of eight books – five nonfiction and three novels – and a play. Her books have been praised for combining rich storytelling with thorough research to bring alive worlds as varied as Belle Epoque France, Civil War Louisiana, Nazi-occupied Paris, nineteenth century Chicago, and Prohibition New York. As a journalist and book reviewer, Gioia has contributed to many publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, Smithsonian, and Vanity Fair. She also teaches writing at Northwestern University’s School of Professional Studies.