Melanie Benjamin: Capote's Capers

In the dazzling high society of 1950s Manhattan, gossip and rumors swirled around a scandalous relationship between socialite Babe Paley and literary genius Truman Capote. Melanie Benjamin’s newest book The Swans of Fifth Avenue opens the doors to the private parlors of the rich and famous and the secrets whispered therein. Frank Sinatra, Andy Warhol, Lauren Bacall, and Rose Kennedy make cameo appearances in the book. Publishers Weekly raves, “Benjamin has a knack for picking intriguing, if somewhat obscure, women in history and making them utterly unforgettable.” She is the bestselling author of The Aviator’s Wife and Alice I Have Been.