9:31 p.m. | Updated Thanks all for joining the discussion, which you may read in the comments below. Good night! â€" Ginia Bellafante
Welcome one and all to our live discussion of “The Alienist,†by Caleb Carr. Earlier today I shared an exchange of ideas with Ric Burns about the book. (Here are my questions and his response.) Mr. Burns is the filmmaker behind “New York: A Documentary Film,†in which Mr. Carr was featured.
This evening, we ar joined in our discussion by Mr. Carr himself, a military historian. “The Alienist†was his first effort at fiction, and it turned out to be a big success when it was released nearly 20 years ago.
Please post your comments about the novel and questions for Mr. Carr below.
