Urban critic Phillip Lopate and architect James Sanders debate the legacy of the often-maligned Robert Moses. And "Talk of the Town" doyenne Lillian Ross shares stories of her timeless New Yorker pieces in her new work, Reporting Back.
Phillip Lopate and James Sanders
Urban critic Phillip Lopate and architect James Sanders debate the legacy of the often maligned Robert Moses.
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Lillian Ross
Talk of the Town doyenne Lillian Ross shares stories of her timeless New Yorker pieces in her part-memoir, part- writing-lesson new work, Reporting Back.
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Bob Smith
Bob Smith has spent a lifetime immersed in Shakespeare, from the dressing rooms of theaters to makeshift classrooms in retirement homes. He shares his memoir, Hamlet's Dresser.
Andree Aelion Brooks
Andree Aelion Brooks discusses her biography of Doña Gracia Nasi, a Jewish folk hero of the Renaissance.
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