Mary McGrory was a trailblazing columnist who achieved national syndication and reported from the front lines of American politics for five decades. In Mary McGrory: The First Queen of Journalism, John Norris gives an account of her career, from her first assignment reporting on the Army–McCarthy hearings to her Pulitzer-winning coverage of Watergate and controversial observations of President Bush after September 11.
EVENT: John Norris will be reading and signing books on Thursday, and September 24,at 7:00 PM, at the Barnes & Noble Upper East Side, and 150 East 86th Street,original York, NY 10028.
Source: wnyc.org