Summary: <p><em>New York Times</em> <em>Magazine</em> staff writer Sam Anderson discusses his literary debut, <em>Boom Town: The Fantastical Saga of Oklahoma City, Its Chaotic Founding, Its Apocalyptic Weather, Its Purloined Basketball Team, and the Dream of Becoming a World-Class Metropolis</em>. Anderson utilizes an idiosyncratic mix of American history, sports reporting, urban studies, and memoir to tell the story of an American city whose unique mix of geography and history make it a fascinating microcosm of the democratic experiment. </p> <p>On August 21 at <a href="https://www.mcnallyjackson.com/event/boom-town-sam-anderson-mark-singer-prince-street" target="_blank">McNally Jackson</a> (Prince Street) Sam Anderson will be in conversation with <em>The New Yorker </em>staff writer Mark Singer. </p> <p><em>This segment is guest hosted by Duarte Geraldino. </em></p> <p> </p>
