Dying to Get In: The New York Times Obits

Margalit Fox As a reporter in the obituary department of The New York Times, Margalit Fox has dispatched some of the leading cultural figures of our era, among them Betty Friedan and Susan Sontag. She has also memorialized many unsung heroes, including a textile conservator who washed Napoleon’s nightshirt and the inventor of Stove Top Stuffing. Fox has written on language, culture and ideas for the Times, New York Newsday, Variety and other publications. Her first book, due out this spring, is Talking Hands: A Journey Into the World of Sign Language—and What It Reveals About the Mind Date & Time: Wed, May 16, 2007, 12:00pm-1:00pm Location: Steinhardt Building, 35 West 67th Street Code: T-MD5LF33-01 Price: $16.00