Timothy Egan is the author of nine books. His book on the Dust Bowl, The Worst Hard Time, won the 2006 National Book Award for nonfiction. His Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher was awarded the Carnegie Medal as the best nonfiction book of 2012. The Immortal Irishman was New York Times bestseller. His most recent book is A Pilgrimage to Eternity: From Canterbury to Rome in Search of a Faith. Egan writes a biweekly opinion piece for The New York Times. As a Times correspondent, he shares a Pulitzer Prize. A third-generation Westerner and father of two, Mr. Egan lives in Seattle.