This event is in the past.It took place on August 13, 2026 at Strand Bookstore.








East Village, New York
Sam Roberts spent fifty years writing nearly 1,500 obituaries for the New York Times. Now he unpacks the art of the obituary: who gets remembered, what we leave out, and how a life gets condensed into a few column inches. Join him in the Rare Book Room for a conversation that finds unexpected humor and meaning in how we say goodbye.








East Village, New York
Sam Roberts spent fifty years writing nearly 1,500 obituaries for the New York Times. Now he unpacks the art of the obituary: who gets remembered, what we leave out, and how a life gets condensed into a few column inches. Join him in the Rare Book Room for a conversation that finds unexpected humor and meaning in how we say goodbye.