Phillip Lopate, author of the forthcoming New York Review Books essay A Year and a Day, and Lore Segal, author of the forthcoming NYRB Kids book Tell Me a Mitzi, were both announced as newly elected members of the American Academy of Arts and Letters last month alongside other beloved cultural luminaries such as Percival Everett, Vivian Gornick, Frances McDormand, Francis Ford Coppola, and Yiyun Li.
The formal induction will take place during the Academy’s annual Ceremonial on May 24, 2023. You can learn more and see the other newly elected members here.