Update: Unfortunately, Amanda Eyre Ward will no longer be able to moderate this conversation. Author Katherine Center will moderate in her stead.

In bestselling author Jodi Picoult’s latest book, character Dawn Edelstein just narrowly avoided dying in a plane crash, so she should feel nothing but relief. Instead, she’s confused. Her last thought before the plane went down wasn’t about her husband or daughter but instead a former colleague working as an archaeologist in Egypt. So when Dawn’s airline offers survivors a chance to travel wherever they want, Dawn faces a difficult choice. Will she return to her comfortable family life or head to the desert on a quest for answers? Join Jodi Picoult and Amanda Eyre Ward for a conversation about tough decisions.

In association with the Long Center

• Moderator: Katherine Center, author of What You Wish For

Jodi Picoult, The Book of Two Ways