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

Sam Roberts + John Sexton: Are They Dead Yet? 1
Literature Talk
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Sam Roberts + John Sexton: Are They Dead Yet?

August 13 at 7pm

At Strand Bookstore

East Village, New York

📖"A long, loving look into how obits are created. Oddly, this book is fun!" — John McWhorter
ASL interpretation available by request (email ahead)
🏛️Held in the 3rd floor Rare Book Room

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.

literary evening
thought-provoking conversation
NYC journalism legend
book release event