Horse with Geraldine Brooks and Anne Blessing debuted at the Charleston Literary Festival in Charleston, South Carolina, on November 12, 2022. In her sixth novel, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Geraldine Brooks’ subject is the famed Kentucky thoroughbred Lexington, king of the antebellum racetrack and beyond (he was the greatest sire of his age), as well as an exploration of the racism on which the horseracing industry was built. Although a triumphant feat of her creative imagination, blending different time periods, art, science and athleticism, many of the novel’s themes and characters are based on fact. She discusses the passions that horses can inspire in humans with Anne Blessing, horse-lover and Charleston Literary Festival Board member.
00:00-4:10 Introduction
4:10-44:07 Conversation
44:07-55:14 Audience Q&A
55:14-56:03 Conclusion