PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire County Historical Society welcomes Pulitzer Prize winning author Debby Applegate to Herman Melville's historic home on Sunday, Nov. 23 at 2 pm for a special afternoon benefitting BCHS restoration, education, and preservation programs. 

 

The afternoon begins in Melville's study—where he wrote Moby-Dick inspired by his view of Mount Greylock—where Applegate will read selections from her writing. Following the reading, guests can interact with the author while enjoying tea, hot toddies and an array of sweets. 

 

Tickets are $75 and can be purchased by using the BOOK NOW button at berkshirehistory.org and selecting the events tab. Tickets for a live, on-line presentation of the readings are available for $35.

 

Debby Applegate is an American historian and biographer. Her first book, "The Most Famous Man in America: The Biography of Henry Ward Beecher," an account of the famous 19th-century preacher, abolitionist and Berkshire resident, won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography. Her second book, "Madam: The Biography of Polly Adler, Icon of the Jazz Age," was a New York Times Editors' Choice for Best Books of 2021, and won an Earphones Award for best audiobooks of 2021.