Virtual Author Series: Marcus Brotherton and Tosca Lee
Delve into World War II history with the 2025 One Book One Nebraska selection! Join authors Marcus Brotherton and Tosca Lee as they share excerpts from The Long March Home: A World War II Novel of the Pacific and discuss their approach to writing historical fiction.
Set against the backdrop of the attack on Pearl Harbor, The Long March Home tells the harrowing story of young American soldiers and prisoners of war fighting to survive the Bataan Death March, one of the worst atrocities of modern warfare.
This event is free with online registration.
Marcus Brotherton
Marcus Brotherton is a New York Times bestselling author and coauthor dedicated to writing books that inspire heroics, promote empathy, and encourage noble living. His commendations include the Christopher Award for literature “that affirms the highest values of the human spirit.”
His newest book, The Long March Home, (written with New York Times bestselling author Tosca Lee) is the lyrically-written and harrowing saga of three young WWII soldiers who struggle to survive on Bataan. It won the International Book Award and received three distinct starred reviews–from Publisher’s Weekly, Booklist, and Library Journal.
Tosca Lee
Tosca Lee is the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of twelve novels, including The Line Between, The Progeny, Firstborn, Iscariot, The Legend of Sheba, Demon: A Memoir, Havah: The Story of Eve, and the Books of Mortals series with New York Times bestseller Ted Dekker. Her work has been translated into 17 languages and optioned for TV and film.
She is the recipient of three International Book Awards, Killer Nashville’s Silver Falchion, ECPA Book of the Year in Fiction, and the Nebraska Book Award. Her work has finaled for the High Plains Book Award, the Library of Virginia Reader’s Choice Award, two Christy Awards, and a second ECPA Book of the Year. The Line Between was a Goodreads Choice Awards semifinalist for Best Mystery/Thriller of 2019. In addition to the New York Times, her books have appeared on the IndieBound bestseller list, and Library Journal’s “Best Of” lists. She serves on the Board of Directors of International Thriller Writers and as adjunct faculty for Drexel University’s MFA program.