Leadership in America Lecture: When Books Went to War

Join us for the first “Leadership in America” Speaker Series of 2025, as we welcome Molly Guptill Manning to the Memorial.

Molly Guptill Manning is an author, historian, curator, and associate professor of law at New York Law School. She is the author of the New York Times bestseller When Books Went to War.

She will be speaking about the power of the written word, and how the distribution of paperback in WWII changed American’s relationship to literature.

A reception and book signing will take place immediately following the lecture.

Parking is FREE, covered, ADA compliant. Tickets  will be on sale in early 2025.

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