Paul Kix is a nonfiction author and journalist whose work brings history to life with the pace and tension of a thriller. His best-selling The Saboteur told the true story of one of World War II’s most daring commandos, and his acclaimed You Have to Be Prepared to Die Before You Can Begin to Live (2023) is a gripping account of the ten weeks of the 1963 Birmingham Campaign that reshaped the Civil Rights Movement \u2014 a project that was also deeply personal for Kix as the white father of Black children. A former editor and writer whose work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, GQ, and ESPN The Magazine, he speaks on storytelling, creativity, and the craft of turning complex history into narrative that moves people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"