A Book on the History of the Barbizon Hotel

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Feb 9, 2022

[REBROADCAST FROM March 16, 2021] A new book tells the history of the Barbizon Hotel, a New York City residential hotel for women that served as a home for many local greats from Sylvia Plath, to Joan Didion, Phylicia Rashad, Liza Minnelli, and many more. Author Paulina Bren joins us to discuss her book, The Barbizon: The Hotel That Set Women Free, and take calls from listeners who stayed or lived at the Barbizon.

 

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