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Bernstein Award Finalist Series: Larissa MacFarquhar

In celebration of the Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism, The New York Public Library invites finalist Larissa MacFarquhar for a conversation with Jessica Strand. Larissa MacFarquhar is nominated for her book Strangers Drowning. 

New Yorker writer Larissa MacFarquhar examines the psychological roots and existential dilemmas motivating those rare individuals who are practicing lives of extreme ethical commitment. The book shares the deeply intimate and in-depth stories of people who devote themselves fully to bettering the lives of strangers—even when it comes at great personal cost.











When: Mon., May. 9, 2016 at 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Where: New York Public Library—Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
476 Fifth Ave.
917-275-6975
Price: Free, advanced registration recommended
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In celebration of the Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism, The New York Public Library invites finalist Larissa MacFarquhar for a conversation with Jessica Strand. Larissa MacFarquhar is nominated for her book Strangers Drowning. 

New Yorker writer Larissa MacFarquhar examines the psychological roots and existential dilemmas motivating those rare individuals who are practicing lives of extreme ethical commitment. The book shares the deeply intimate and in-depth stories of people who devote themselves fully to bettering the lives of strangers—even when it comes at great personal cost.

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