Steve Luxenberg
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August 18, 2009
Steve and Susan will discuss how we can call on our investigative skills uncover the facts about our families and how he did just that in uncovering his mother's secret in his new book, Annie's Ghost: A Journey Into a Family Secret. We will explore how an entire story can come from one small clue and what happens when lies and omissons become real truths. There's a spiritual journey for those who uncover family secrets and how to deal with it emotionally. There is no doubt that it affects life, relationship and most probably exists in every family. A compelling hour.
Washington Post associate editor Steve Luxenberg is a master of investigative journalism. The editor of two Pulitzer Prize-winning series, Luxenberg has now written his most compelling story: his exploration of his late mother’s secret.
Beth Luxenberg always claimed to be an only child, but a chance mention led to the discovery that she had been hiding the existence of a sister, Annie. The girls had grown up together, living in a series of cramped apartments until Annie’s commitment to a mental institution at the age of twenty-one. Why was Annie committed? How had Beth so thoroughly erased her sister’s existence? Why had she wanted to?
Steve Luxenberg has worked with The Washington Post for twenty-four years, overseeing reporting that has won numerous awards for Post staff members, including two Pulitzer Prizes for explanatory journalism. In his current role as a Post associate editor focusing on special projects, Steve has directed coverage of in-depth stories on the causes and consequences of the financial crisis that unfolded in the fall of 2008. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.
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