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Pulitzer Prize Winner Keynotes Philip Roth Lecture Series

Ang Santos
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WBGO

Newark born author Philip Roth recently said he will donate his entire personal collection of books to the Newark Public Library.  In his honor, NPL has created the Philip Roth Lecture Series to showcase great writers currently at work.  This year, Roth picked Robert Caro, who won a Pulitzer Prize documenting President Lyndon Johnson, and his drive to pass “The Civil Rights Act of 1964”.