John Loughery (he/him/his) is a cultural historian, art critic, and biographer who lives in New York City. His books include Alias S.S. Van Dine: The Man Who Created Philo Vance, which won an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America; John Sloan: Painter and Rebel, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Biography; and The Other Side of Silence: Men’s Lives and Gay Identities, winner of a Lambda Award for Gay Studies. His most recent publication is Dorothy Day: Dissenting Voice of the American Century (Simon & Schuster), the topic of this book talk is a biography of America’s most ardent advocate for the homeless, most determined pacifist, vehement critic of U.S. foreign policy – and onetime resident of Greenwich Village.

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