Jay Winik

Jay Winik, one of the nation's leading historians, is renowned for his gifted and creative approaches to history. He is the author of The New York Times and #1 bestseller April 1865 (2001), which received wide international acclaim and became an award-wining documentary on the History Channel, watched by 50 million viewers. His new book, much awaited, is 1944: FDR and the Year That Changed History, to be published by Simon & Schuster in September 2015. In April 2003, “April 1865” premiered as a critically acclaimed and Emmy award-nominated two hour feature documentary special on the History Channel, with a special preview at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Profiled on the cover of Washington Post TV Guide, the award winning special has been watched by some 50 million people. Winik is also a regular contributor for history to the Wall Street Journal and New York Times.