Celebrated journalist Elizabeth Farnsworth (PBS Newshour\, multiple Emmy nominations) has written her first novella\ , and it is set in Topeka and the Flint Hills. L ast Light is historical fiction inspired by true events. Farnswor th will chat about the history and landscape that inspired her story\, wri ting\, and of course share anecdotes from her fascinating life. She will a lso answer questions about the novella and her long career as a foreign co rrespondent and Jim Lehrer&rsquo\;s substitute anchor on the NewsHour.
\nMore about Last Light:
In the summer of 1943\, a young woman is
hired to interpret for German prisoners of war at a U.S. Army Hospital in
Kansas. Harboring dark secrets from her childhood\, Isabelle Graham will b
e forced into a struggle that saves her own life as well as many others in
the distant\, ongoing war. Last light is a thrilling and moving account o
f a young woman's courage and determination in the face of seemingly insup
erable odds.
Elizabeth Farnsworth's full bio:
\nElizabeth Fa rnsworth\, documentary filmmaker and former chief correspondent of the PBS NewsHour\, has written for publications ranging from The Nation Magazine to Foreign Policy.
\nHer memoir\, A Train Through Time: A Life\, Real and Imagined\, was published by Counterpoint Press in 2017.
\nFarnsworth&rsquo\;s documentary\, The Judge and the General\, co-produced with Patric io Lanfranco\, premiered at the 2008 San Francisco Film Festival and aired on POV (PBS) and other networks around the world. As a print reporter and for television\, she has covered crises in Iraq\, Cambodia\, Vietnam\, Bo tswana\, Chile\, Peru\, Haiti\, Iraq\, Iran\, and Israel\, among other cou ntries.
\nFarnsworth grew up in Topeka\, Kansas\, where her ancestor s were pioneers. She graduated magna cum laude from Middlebury College and earned an M.A. in Latin American History from Stanford University. She re ceived an honorary doctorate degree from Washburn University (2021) and Co lby College (2002). She has received three national Emmy nominations and t he Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia Award\, often considered the broadcast equiva lent of the Pulitzer Prize\, which is also administered by Columbia Univer sity.
\nFarnsworth serves on the advisory board of the Human Rights Center\, UC Berkeley School of Law\, and the advisory committee of the Wor ld Affairs Council of Northern California. She lives in Berkeley\, Califor nia\, with her husband\, retired attorney Charles E. Farnsworth. They have two children and six grandchildren.
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