The Lewes Public Library and Browseabout Books will host author Meryl Gordon for a discussion and signing of her new biography, “The Woman Who Knew Everyone: The Power of Perle Mesta, Washington’s Most Famous Hostess,” at 5 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 21, at the library, 111 Adams Ave., Lewes. The event also will stream live online via Zoom.
In her heyday, socialite, political hostess, activist and United States envoy to Luxembourg Perle Mesta was one of the most famous women in America, garnering as much media attention as Eleanor Roosevelt. Gordon’s deeply researched biography chronicles Mesta’s lavish life and society adventures along the East Coast as a wealthy, globe-trotting widow, as well as her important, but nearly forgotten, contributions to American politics and the feminist movement.
The event is free, and registration is required. To sign up, go to tinyurl.com/LPLAuthorEvents or call 302-645-2733. At registration, participants will be asked to select in-person or online attendance.
Gordon is the author of “Mrs. Astor Regrets: The Hidden Betrayals of a Family Beyond Reproach,” “Bunny Mellon: The Life of an American Style Legend,” and “The Phantom of Fifth Avenue.” An award-winning journalist, she is a tenured journalism professor at New York University. Her work has appeared in Vanity Fair, New York Magazine and The New York Times.
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