Book jacket design for Tomas Cizek's The Ruse
FINDING YOUR ROOTS with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. returns for its 10th season on PBS. Over the course of ten new episodes, Gates and his team use genealogical detective work and cutting-edge DNA analysis to trace the family trees of well-known personalities, telling stories that illuminate America’s shared past and fundamental diversity. With each turn of the page in their “book of life”, Gates reveals to his guests the long-buried secrets, hidden identities, and lost ancestors who have laid the groundwork for their success. In learning the emotional and sometimes complex narratives of their ancestry, each guest achieves a deeper understanding of history, family, and belonging. What’s more, this new season features some special guests— drawn from the audience. Following a nation-wide casting call, three viewers were selected to join the line-up of celebrities and sit down with Gates to solve a family mystery and discover what lies hidden in their own roots.