Readings & Conversations: Geraldine Brooks

Wednesday, October 1, 2025
7:30 PM 9:00 PM

The Egyptian Theatre 700 W Main Street Boise, ID, 83702 United States (map)

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Event Details

Join us for an evening with Geraldine Brooks, beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning author of March, Horse, and People of the Book, as she kicks off the 2025-2026 Readings & Conversations series with her latest book, Memorial Days.

The event will be on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, at 7:30 PM (doors at 6:30 PM) at The Egyptian Theatre in Boise (700 W. Main Street, Boise, ID 83702).

This event is part of The Cabin’s 2025-26 Readings & Conversations series.

About the Author

Geraldine Brooks is a bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist renowned for her deeply-immersive, character-driven historical novels. Her fiction debut, Year of Wonders, became an international bestseller, translated into more than 25 languages and is currently optioned for a limited series by Olivia Colman’s production company. Brooks won the Pulitzer Prize for her second novel, March, and her other bestsellers include People of the Book, Caleb’s Crossing, The Secret Chord, and Horse. An accomplished journalist, Brooks spent 11 years as a correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, reporting from the Middle East, Africa, and the Balkans. She received the 2010 Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Lifetime Achievement.

Tickets

OPTION 1 - Purchase a series ticket

This event is part of The Cabin’s 2025-26 Readings & Conversations series, which includes admission to all five author events in the 2025–26 season, plus three featured books from our visiting authors.

The 2025-26 season includes:

Geraldine Brooks on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, at The Egyptian Theatre
Jill Lepore with Steve Inskeep on Thursday, November 6, 2025, at The Morrison Center
Alison Bechdel with Samuel D. Hunter on Thursday, February 26, 2026, at The Egyptian Theatre
Robin Wall Kimmerer on Monday, March 23, 2026, at The Morrison Center for Performing Arts
Chris Bohjalian on Thursday, May 21, 2026, at The Egyptian Theatre

If you would like to purchase series tickets, please contact Gen Emerson at (208) 331-8000 or email info@thecabinidaho.org.

OPTION 2 - Purchase individual tickets

Individual tickets to this event include a hardcover copy of Memorial Days by Geraldine Brooks.

Buy Individual Paperback Tickets ($43)

Buy Individual Bookclub Tickets ($55)

Buy Individual First Edition Tickets ($73)

Buy Individual Bestseller Tickets ($85)