Last year, the New York Times published a fascinating interview with Conan O’Brien, in which he revealed that despite his 25 years as a late-night host, he still hadn’t been able to land the interview he wanted most of all: Pulitzer-winning author Robert Caro. O’Brien, who said he’s been a huge Caro fan since college, told the Times that he’s attempted to lock in an interview with Caro many times over the years, only to be hit back with a series of rejections. “The biggest thing I want to stress,†O’Brien noted at the time, “is that my inability to get him to sit with me only makes me respect him more.â€
Well, we hope O’Brien hasn’t lost any respect for Caro, because it was just announced that he’ll finally land his white-whale interview. The chat will take place at a Writers Bloc Presents event this April called “Robert Caro in Conversation with Conan O’Brien.†O’Brien will sit down with Caro for a live discussion about his upcoming book Working, and presumably, he’ll finally get the opportunity to interrogate the writer with all those questions he’s always dreamed of asking. Congrats, Conan!