Was Andy Warhol a hoarder? Did Albert Einstein have autism? Was Frank Lloyd Wright a narcissist?
Claudia Kalb: mind reader. Contributed photo
Health and science journalist Claudia Kalb will offer insights into the idiosyncratic nature of geniuses and larger-than-life personalities as she reads from her new book “Andy Warhol Was a Hoarder: Inside the Minds of History’s Great Personalities” on Sunday, April 3, at 2 p.m. in the Westport Library’s McManus Room.
Books will be available for purchase and signing at the program, which is free and open to the public, library officials say.
From Marilyn Monroe’s borderline personality disorder to Charles Darwin’s anxiety, Kalb uses historical records and interviews with leading mental health experts, biographers, sociologists and other specialists.
“With keen insight and a writerly flair, Claudia Kalb, one of the nation’s pre-eminent science journalists, has written a book that is at once profound and a great deal of fun,” said Jon Meacham, Pulitzer-Prize-winning author of “American Lion.”
“She takes us on an engrossing and original journey into the minds (and, yes, the madnesses) of some of history’s most intriguing figures. Kalb explores nothing less than the mysteries of genius and of individuality,” he added.
A former senior writer at Newsweek, Kalb is an award-winning journalist specializing in science, health and medicine.
