Deborah Hufford, author of THE FIRE BORN - a Boswell event

Local author Deborah Hufford visits with her latest, The Fire Born. Local author Deborah Hufford visits with her latest, The Fire Born, which revisits the forgotten Peshtigo catastrophe, which happened the same night as the famous Chicago fire, through the eyes of those who lived it. Check back to order a copy of The Fire Born from Boswell. Signed copies are available on most event preorders. If you have a personalization request, enter it in "order comments" at checkout. Please note: signed copies will ship after the event. Remember to select "In Store Pickup" at check out to avoid unnecessary shipping fees on books you intend to pick up at the event. As a University of Iowa grad student, Hufford taught at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. She began her magazine career at Better Homes & Gardens, then amassed numerous writing credits, including New York Times, NYT Magazine, and Connoisseur. She launched a historical blog, Notes from the Frontier, that has more than 100,000 readers. She also taught at Northwestern and Marquette Universities, and is the author of the bestseller Blood to Rubies.