Discover some examples of creativity as public service at this author panel with Sam Roberts, Are They Dead Yet: The Art of the Obit; Jennifer Shahade, Thinking Sideways: How to Think Like a Chess Player and Win at Life; and Casey Sherman, The Killer and Frank Lloyd Wright: The True Story of Mass Murder in Paradise. Sam Roberts, a 50-year veteran of New York journalism, is an obituaries reporter and formerly the Urban Affairs correspondent at The New York Times. He hosts The New York Times Close Up. Jennifer Shahade is a three-time National Chess Champion, PokerStars Ambassador, and author. A two-time Global Poker Award winner and chess Olympic medalist, Shahade was the first female to win the US Junior Open, and claimed two U.S. Women's Championship titles. Her writing has appeared in the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, and the Financial Times. Casey Sherman is a New York Times Bestselling Author of 13 books, including The Finest Hours (now a major motion picture starring Casey Affleck & Chris Pine), Boston Strong, Animal, and Hunting Whitey. Sherman is a contributing writer for Time, Esquire, The Washington Post, The Boston Herald, and Boston Magazine.
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