In 1949, Schnall’s character Charlotte enters the contest in hopes of landing a job in advertising and meets a glamorous friend who forces her to make a heart-wrenching decision. The Miss Subways contest gave her a lens through which to view these issues as they played out for women of different generations. She had previously written a novel, “On Grace,” about motherhood and turning 40 and a nonfiction study of women’s struggles to achieve a work-life balance. When Schnall learned about the contest, which featured photographs of city women and brief bios in subway cars from 1941 to 1976, she was intrigued. Martin’s Press, Susie Orman Schnall tells intersecting tales of ambitious women from two eras whose lives are changed by the Miss Subways beauty contest in New York City. Two of the three panelists have written historical novels. “It’s just the beginning of exciting things we are working on to expand our Arts & Talks cultural programming.” Building on this solid foundation, we are presenting the first literary salon to specifically showcase local women and their voices,” Balkin said. “We’ve had wonderful author talks in the past. at the JCC and includes a light breakfast and book signing. “Ladies Who Lit” will be held Thursday, Sept. As part of their newly created Local Literary Salon Series, three local writers with local roots will come to JCCMW talk about their recently published fiction in a panel discussion moderated by a fourth novelist, Lynda Cohen Loigman. Published: Thursday, 20 September 2018 13:53Įdgemont’s Stephanie Risa Balkin, the new director of Arts & Talks programs at the Jewish Community Center of Mid-Westchester, is working on a “novel” idea for a panel discussion. Last Updated: Thursday, 20 September 2018 14:00

On Grace by Susie Orman Schnall