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Jeannette Watson | It’s My Party: A Memoir

In conversation with Alexander Sanger

From 1978 through 1997, the celebrated independent bookstore Books & Co. was a cultural jewel on the Upper East Side of New York City, located next to the Whitney Museum of American Art. On any given day, one could find celebrities and literati alike frequenting Books & Co., and the shop’s welcoming owner, Jeannette Watson, added a vast knowledge about literature to its charm. Jeannette’s story didn’t begin with her bookstore; rather, Books & Co. was a culmination of a lifetime love for books that began during early childhood. In her enlightening memoir, IT’S MY PARTY: A Memoir (Turtle Point Press; on sale October 10, 2017; Trade Paperback Original; $17.50), Jeannette Watson—the favored granddaughter of IBM’s Thomas J. Watson—reveals a life of glamour, depressive battles, hard-won joy, and eventually, peace and contentment.











When: Thu., Oct. 19, 2017 at 7:00 pm
Where: 192 Books
192 Tenth Ave.
212-255-4022
Price: Free
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In conversation with Alexander Sanger

From 1978 through 1997, the celebrated independent bookstore Books & Co. was a cultural jewel on the Upper East Side of New York City, located next to the Whitney Museum of American Art. On any given day, one could find celebrities and literati alike frequenting Books & Co., and the shop’s welcoming owner, Jeannette Watson, added a vast knowledge about literature to its charm. Jeannette’s story didn’t begin with her bookstore; rather, Books & Co. was a culmination of a lifetime love for books that began during early childhood. In her enlightening memoir, IT’S MY PARTY: A Memoir (Turtle Point Press; on sale October 10, 2017; Trade Paperback Original; $17.50), Jeannette Watson—the favored granddaughter of IBM’s Thomas J. Watson—reveals a life of glamour, depressive battles, hard-won joy, and eventually, peace and contentment.

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