We are excited to pair two captivating storytellers for an exploration of life’s arrivals and departures. Beloved New Yorker magazine writer and bestselling author of Paris to the Moon, Adam Gopnik chronicles his early days in NYC his latest work, At the Stranger’s Gate. Gopnik transports readers to New York in the 1980s, when the ascent of greed colored everything, including and especially the art world, where Gopnik and his soon-to-be wife hoped to make their mark. His memoir, called “incandescent” by Booklist in its starred review, discusses creativity, character, style, and the ethics of ambition. Kristen Radtke, managing editor of Sarabande Books and film and video editor of TriQuarterly Magazine, will present her beautiful visual memoir, Imagine Wanting Only This, a meditation on loss, grief, and the impermanence of life told through the exploration of abandoned ruins from the American Midwest to an Icelandic town covered in ash. Praised for both her astounding illustrations and her masterful prose, Radtke’s debut has been heralded by starred reviews in Kirkus, Library Journal, and elsewhere. Join these masters of memoir for a presentation and conversation with the host of WBUR’s Radio Boston, the effervescent Meghna Chakrabarti.
