Westfair Business Journals first literary lunch

“History: Fiction and Nonfiction” is the subject of Westfair Communications Inc.”™s first literary lunch, featuring “If a Poem Could Live and Breathe: A Novel of Teddy Roosevelt”™s First Love” (St. Martin”™s Press, Feb. 14) by WCBS-TV anchor and Yonkers”™ first lady Mary Calvi; and “Alfred B. DelBello: His Life and Times” (Atmosphere Press), John A. Lipman”™s new biography of the former Yonkers mayor, Westchester County Executive and New York state lieutenant governor.

With controversy swirling around how historical dramas like “The Crown” use biographical sources, the luncheon ”“ to be held from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, at 1133 Westchester Ave. in White Plains ”“ will consider how novelists treat historical material differently from biographers, who must also create a flowing narrative. The author Q & As will be moderated by Westfair editor/writer Georgette Gouveia, herself the author of the blog and book series “The Games Men Play,” about the power dynamic in culture.

After the author presentations, there will be questions from the audience and a book signing.

Mary Calvi is a 12-time New York Emmy Award-winning journalist. Her in-depth research for her debut book, “Dear George, Dear Mary: A Novel of George Washington”™s First Love,” is the basis of a Smithsonian Channel documentary. 

John A. Lipman is a writer and consultant specializing in political communications and public policy. He has written extensively on legislative and environmental issues in newspapers, periodicals and public reports. “Alfred B. DelBello” is his first book.

Georgette Gouveia is a longtime cultural writer and luxury editor. Her new historical thriller, “Riddle Me This” (JMS Books), explores the creation of the opera “Turandot,” set against the tensions between the sexes and East and West.

For event information, contact Natalie Holland
914-694-3600