The Library of Congress has awarded Geraldine Brooks, a Jewish author whose best-selling novels are often inspired by Jewish history, its prestigious 2025 Prize for American Fiction.

Brooks, a former foreign correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for her novel “March,” which reimagines “Little Women” from the father’s perspective, in 2006.

Her bestselling novels also often focus on aspects of Jewish history, including “People of the Book,” which chronicles the preservation of the famed Sarajevo Haggadah, and “The Secret Chord,” which explores the life of King David.

Brooks’ award comes as the Library of Congress is embroiled in uncertainty amid Trump administration’s efforts to wield ostensibly nonpartisan government institutions to advance its

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