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What a Time it Was! | Leonard Lyons and the Golden Age of New York Nightlife

Independent bookstore Book Culture welcomes Jeffrey Lyons to talk about the new collection of stories, hand-picked from his legendary father’s New York Post columns, What a Time it Was!: Leonard Lyons and the Golden Age of New York Nightlife.

This book will transport readers back to the sparkling peak of New York City nightlife, to a time when notables of every sort—film producers and stars, writers, politicians, comedians, athletes, and artists—gathered nightly at restaurants and nightclubs like Sardi’s, the Stork Club, and the Copacabana.

From 1934 to 1974, Leonard Lyons was a fixture at these clubs, befriending celebrities of all stripes and gathering exclusive tidbits for his syndicated newspaper column, The Lyons Den.

What a Time It Was! offers candid portraits of stars and statesmen at work and at play. Illustrated with snapshots and glamour shots, it offers a unique window onto the lives of iconic figures from Ethel Barrymore and Muhammad Ali to Tennessee Williams and Jackie Kennedy. Here are four decades of popular culture seen from the front row, by a man who said, “Give me lights and sound and people, and music into the night. Late into the night!”

This is a free event and Jeffrey Lyons will be available to sign books following the talk.  











When: Wed., Oct. 28, 2015 at 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Where: Book Culture on Columbus
450 Columbus Ave.

Price: Free
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Independent bookstore Book Culture welcomes Jeffrey Lyons to talk about the new collection of stories, hand-picked from his legendary father’s New York Post columns, What a Time it Was!: Leonard Lyons and the Golden Age of New York Nightlife.

This book will transport readers back to the sparkling peak of New York City nightlife, to a time when notables of every sort—film producers and stars, writers, politicians, comedians, athletes, and artists—gathered nightly at restaurants and nightclubs like Sardi’s, the Stork Club, and the Copacabana.

From 1934 to 1974, Leonard Lyons was a fixture at these clubs, befriending celebrities of all stripes and gathering exclusive tidbits for his syndicated newspaper column, The Lyons Den.

What a Time It Was! offers candid portraits of stars and statesmen at work and at play. Illustrated with snapshots and glamour shots, it offers a unique window onto the lives of iconic figures from Ethel Barrymore and Muhammad Ali to Tennessee Williams and Jackie Kennedy. Here are four decades of popular culture seen from the front row, by a man who said, “Give me lights and sound and people, and music into the night. Late into the night!”

This is a free event and Jeffrey Lyons will be available to sign books following the talk.  

Buy tickets/get more info now