Arne Svenson Barney Rosset in 1986.The family of late publishing legend Barney Rosset, who died in February at the age of 89, has planned a public memorial for next month.
A representative of Grove/Atlantic – the parent company of Grove Press, which Mr. Rosset sold in 1986 – told The Local that the memorial, organized by the publisher’s wife Astrid Myers along with his four children and described as “a celebration of his life and work,” will take place at the Great Hall at Cooper Union, a short walk from the literary iconoclast’s loft near Cooper Square. Read more…
