Candice Millard is the author of the New York Times bestsellers “The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt’s Darkest Journey” and “Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President.” Her book “Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape and the Making of Winston Churchill” was Amazon’s No. 1 history book of 2016. She lives in Kansas City with her husband and three children. Millard’s latest work, “River of the Gods: Genius, Courage and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile,” is featured at the 2022 National Book Festival.
Selected Works at the Library of Congress
Events at the Library of Congress
- National Book Festival Opening Celebration: Books Bring Us Together
- River of the Gods: The Search for the Source of the Nile with Candice Millard
- Candice Millard Book Signing
Videos from the Library of Congress
- Candice Millard: 2011 National Book Festival
- 2016 National Book Festival Gala
- Candice Millard: 2016 National Book Festival
- Candice Millard on James Garfield
- National Book Festival Opening Celebration: Books Bring Us Together
- 2022 National Book Festival: River of the Gods: The Search for the Source of the Nile with Candice Millard