A New Yorker's Path from Debutante to Bookstore Owner

Midday on WNYC | Feb 1, 2018

Jeannette Watson discusses her memoir, It's My Party. In it she tells the story of her life, born into a celebrity family and the years she spent as a debutante and later, a young wife and mother who struggled with depression and mental illness. She explains why she moved to New York City in the 1970's and opened the Upper East Side bookstore Books & Co., which became a center for the literati for twenty years.

This segment is guest hosted by Jonathan Capehart.

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