Susan Cheever: When All the Men Wore Hats

Thu Apr 16 2026 at 06:30 pm to 07:30 pm UTC-04:00

The National Arts Club | New York

The National Arts Club
Publisher/HostThe National Arts Club
Susan Cheever: When All the Men Wore Hats
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Susan Cheever discusses her second and recently published memoir, When All the Men Wore Hats, about her famous father, John Cheever.
About this Event

It’s rare that a child of a famous writer is an equal as a writer. But such is the case with Susan Cheever, daughter of John Cheever, who is herself a noted and prolific novelist, historian, biographer, and memoirist. In Susan’s second, recently published memoir about her famous father, When All the Men Wore Hats, she offers more intimate insights into him by linking chapters of her childhood to relevant short stories of his. Her first book, Home Before Dark, was revelatory, moving, and poetic, and it virtually redefined the genre of a child writing about a parent. Here she is especially candid in disclosing facts about his life and the kind of father he was to her. Susan talks about the making of this memoir and the stories she chose to feature that reflect her father’s life, her girlhood, and her family's. A book signing will follow her presentation.

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The National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South, New York, United States

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