1/30/2017 Leah Steinberg Features

1/30/2017   Leah Steinberg hosted by Jan

Leah Steinberg has been writing poetry for decades and recently published a non-fiction book, Raised in the Shadow of the Bomb: Children of the Manhattan Project.  She is the daughter and niece of scientists that worked at the University of Chicago Metallurgical (Met) Lab a branch of the Manhattan Project during WWII, the secret project that researched and developed the first atomic weapons.  The book is part memoir, interviews, history, with some poetry as well.  She will read from her new book.  Leah is a published poet, a nature photographer, and music lover.