Bob Bernstein Looks Back

The Brian Lehrer Show | May 10, 2016

Robert Bernstein, founder of the organization that became Human Rights Watch, 25-year president of Random House and the author of (with Doug Merlino) Speaking Freely: My Life in Publishing and Human Rights (New Press, 2016), talks about his life and work in publishing and human rights advocacy.

Bernstein shared stories from the early days of publishing - like when he hired a new young talent named Toni Morrison as an editor.

→ Hear more: Bernstein will be in conversation with James Marcus of Harpers at Book Culture on Columbus on May 12th (click here for more details), and with Chris Cerf at the Upper East Side Barnes & Noble on May 18th (click here for those details).

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