Bestselling Author David Grann Discusses The Wager, our One Book New Canaan Community Read

*Please note this event will now be taking place at New Canaan Country School at 635 Frogtown Rd.

We are thrilled to welcome David Grann, author of our 2024 One Book New Canaan selection for adults: The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder. Celebrated for his bestselling nonfiction works such as The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession, The White Darkness, and Killers of the Flower Moon, Grann will speak at New Canaan Country Day School on Thursday, March 14, at 7 PM. His expertise promises an engaging and thought-provoking evening for the community as he shares insights into his research and storytelling. 

In The Wager, Grann vividly illustrates the true-life challenges faced during a harrowing journey around Cape Horn in 1742, with a riveting narrative drawn directly from onboard diaries and letters of the crew and captain. Grann’s compelling writing lets the reader explore the gripping accounts of shipwrecked sailors battling for survival in the unforgiving terrain at the end of the world.  

One Book New Canaan is a biennial, communal reading experience established by the Library in 2014. The Library strives to bring the community together through shared stories, events, and experiences by exploring a specific book, theme, or body of an author's work.

This event is made possible by a generous grant from the Horizon Foundation.