Dorothy Schiff and The New York Post

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
In The Lady Upstairs, Marilyn Nissenson explores the dramatic life of Dorothy Schiff, the liberal publisher of the New York Post who helmed the paper from 1939 to 1976.

The Lady Upstairs is available for purchase at amazon.com

Events: Marilyn Nissenson will be speaking and signing books
Tuesday, April 17 at 7 pm
The Upper West Side Barnes & Noble
2289 Broadway, at 82nd Street

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