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The New York Times Book Review – February 25, 2024

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THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW (February 23, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Dawn of Woman’ – Lucy Sante recounts the trials and joys of her gender transition in a memoir, “I Heard Her Call My Name”…

Lucy Sante Is the Same Writer She Has Always Been

Lucy Sante poses for a portrait in the basement office of her home in Kingston, N.Y. She’s surrounded by shelves packed with books. There’s an open laptop on her desk.

In her memoir “I Heard Her Call My Name,” the author reflects on her life and embarking on a gender transition in her late 60s

The Affair That Split New York High Society

A black-and-white photograph portrays a New York City street scene. Horse-drawn vehicles, men in boaters and derbies, and women in long dresses and hats walk in front of a statue of George Washington.

In “Strong Passions,” the historian Barbara Weisberg tells the story of an explosive, lurid 1860s case that still resonates today.