Candice Sue Millard (born 1967) is an American writer and journalist. She is a former writer and editor for National Geographic and the author of four books: The River of Doubt, a history of the Roosevelt–Rondon Scientific Expedition of the Amazon rainforest in 1913–14; Destiny of the Republic, about the assassination of James A. Garfield; Hero of the Empire, about Winston Churchill's activities during the Boer War; and River of the Gods, about the search for the source of the Nile River.
Personal life and education
Millard grew up in Lexington, Ohio.[1][2] She is a graduate of Baker University and earned a master's degree in literature from Baylor University.[3]
Millard married Mark Uhlig in May 2001.[3] She has a corner office at his publishing company in Overland Park, Kansas, where she works while their three children are in school.[4] They live in Leawood, Kansas.
Awards
Both The River of Doubt (2005), and Destiny of the Republic (2011) were New York Times Best Sellers. River of Doubt was a Quill Awards finalist.
In April 2012, Millard won the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime Book for Destiny of the Republic.[5] The book also received a PEN Center USA Award and the 34th Thorpe Menn Award for Literary Excellence from the American Association of University Women, Kansas City Branch, in 2012.[6]
Subsequently, Millard won the 2017 BIO Award from the Biographers International Organization for her biographies of Churchill, Garfield, and Roosevelt.[7]
Bibliography
- Keepers of the Faith: The Living Legacy of Aksum National Geographic (July 2001)
- The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey (2005) ISBN 978-0-7679-1373-7
- Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President (2011) ISBN 978-0-385-52626-5
- Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill (2016) ISBN 978-0-804-19489-1
- River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile (2022) ISBN 978-0-385-54310-1
References
- ^ "Interview with Author Candice Millard - Signature Reads". July 27, 2012.
- ^ Q&A Candice Millard, Sep 22 2016 | Video | C-SPAN.org Transcript Viewer Retrieved 2018-06-06.
- ^ a b "WEDDINGS; Candice Millard, Mark Uhlig". The New York Times. May 13, 2001. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
- ^ Cindy Hoedel (September 16, 2016). "Here's where Candice Millard creates her best-sellers". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
- ^ Elman, Leslie Gilbert (April 27, 2012). "2012 Edgar Awards: The Glamorous Side of Crime by Leslie Gilbert Elman".
- ^ "Thorpe Menn Award Luncheon Celebrates 21 Authors and Its Namesake". AAUW Taking Action. AAUW Newsletter: 1. November 2012.
- ^ "Candice Millard Wins 2017 BIO Award". Biographers International Organization. February 10, 2017. Archived from the original on April 26, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
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