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Katherine Lanpher, whose essays have appeared
in the New York Times and More magazine,
officially moved to Manhattan on a leap day, transferring
from a rooted life in the Midwest to a new job, a new city,
and a new sense of who she was. But re-invention is a tricky
business and starting over in the middle of life isn’t
for the faint of heart.
Katherine Lanpher’s short essay on her
first six months in New York—“A Manhattan
Admonition” was published last August in the New
York Times op-ed page and remained on their list of most
e-mailed stories for weeks. Now she has written a book chronicling
how her past life and loves have prepared her for unexpected
discoveries in her new home. Lanpher looks back on her marriage,
her early days in newspapers, and her childhood in the Midwest.
And, with startling insight, she examines her new world—how
beauty is defined in New York, how the landscape differs from
the Midwest, and how good food and books have been constants
in her life.
Katherine Lanpher was most recently
the co-host on “The Al Franken Show.” Her writing
has appeared in The New York Times and More magazine, as well
as several regional newspapers. She hosts “Liberal Arts,”
a performance and interview show for Air America that features
a diverse roster of artists and writers. Before her midlife
move she was the host of Minnesota Public Radio’s Midday Show.
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