Redefining Family

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
According to editor Rebecca Walker, the traditional American nuclear family has changed dramatically over the past three decades. Walker has compiled 18 essays from the new frontiers in American family life in the book One Big Happy Family, which covers everything from open-marriages to gay adoption. We’ll also be joined by two contributors to the anthology, Liza Monroy and Asha Bandele.

Events:
Liza Monroy will be giving a reading as part of the Franklin Park Reading series
Franklin Park Beer Garden
Thursday, March 5th @ 8 pm
618 St. Johns Place
Crown Heights, Brooklyn

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