Please join us on Tuesday, November 17th at 7:00 pm for a fascinating Author Talk on the art of the obituary. Please register.
From the celebrated veteran New York Times journalist and obituary writer Sam Roberts: The art of the obit: Who we remember, how we forget and where we find the true meaning in a life. With wit, wisdom and behind-the-scenes intrigue, Roberts examines the practice of writing advance obituaries, America’s relationship to death in the wake of 9/11 and the pandemic, classic euphemistic language and more. Through it all, Roberts brings his humor, shrewdness and experience to prove what he has learned from a long career in death: There’s no such thing as an ordinary life.
Sam Roberts is the author of a dozen nonfiction books, including The New Yorkers: 31 Remarkable People, 400 Years, and the Untold Biography of the World’s Greatest City and A History of New York in 101 Objects.
Our partner, Books on the Common, will have copies for sale and signing.