The Art of the Obituary
The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
We look at the art of writing obituaries – and why so many of us take pleasure in reading them! Anne Wroe is co-editor of The Economist’s Book of Obituaries; Marilyn Johnson is author of The Dead Beat: Lost Souls, Lucky Stiffs, and the Perverse Pleasures of Obituaries.
Weigh in: Do you read obituaries regularly, and why? Are certain obituaries more interesting to you than others?


