About me
Tina Cassidy is the chief marketing officer at GBH, our local public media powerhouse, which is the presenting sponsor for the Boston Book Festival. Tina is also a former journalist who spent many years at the Boston Globe and an author who writes about women and culture. Her books include Birth: The Surprising History of How We are Born; Jackie After O: One Remarkable Year When Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Defied Expectations and Rediscovered Her Dreams; and Mr. President, How Long Must We Wait? Alice Paul, Woodrow Wilson and the Fight for the Right to Vote. In her spare time, she’s also working through edits on what she hopes will be her first novel – historical fiction based on a true story.