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Literature TalkLiterature TalkJessica Mitford traded her aristocratic upbringing for Communist activism and became one of America's sharpest muckrakers. Carla Kaplan's new biography captures her wit, her courage, and her gift for making social justice genuinely entertaining.
Author talk
Biography & history
Literary event
Radical storytelling
Tips
đź“–"flair of a novelist and relentless research" (Jonathan Eig, Pulitzer winner)
đź’µcan pay cash at door if space available
♟️free women's chess class Sundays
Carla Kaplan Book Discussion: Troublemaker
Union Square
Literature TalkLiterature TalkJessica Mitford traded her aristocratic upbringing for Communist activism and became one of America's sharpest muckrakers. Carla Kaplan's new biography captures her wit, her courage, and her gift for making social justice genuinely entertaining.
Author talk
Biography & history
Literary event
Radical storytelling
Tips
đź“–"flair of a novelist and relentless research" (Jonathan Eig, Pulitzer winner)
đź’µcan pay cash at door if space available
♟️free women's chess class Sundays
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