Lauren Weber grew up with a father who rationed toilet paper and rarely used his car's turn signals (to prevent them from burning out). She was formerly a staff reporter at Newsday and Reuters, and has also written for the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and other publications.
Launch party for In Cheap We Trust!
Please join me on September 17 for the official launch of In Cheap We Trust, hosted by the wonderful Brooklyn indie bookstore WORD.
A special treat: my father, the inspiration behind every page of ICWT, will be offering a taste of his post-retirement career as a stand-up comic. He’ll do a short comedy routine about — what else? — his famous ability to stretch a dollar til it rips. And in the spirit of the book, there’ll be free treats and a clothing swap after the entertainment, so clean out your closet and bring a few items to trade.
Here are all the details:
September 17, 2009
126 Franklin Street, Greenpoint, Brooklyn
7:30 PM
Directions By Subway: Take the G train to the Greenpoint Ave. stop. Exit at the corner of Greenpoint Ave and Manhattan Ave. Walk down Greenpoint Ave towards the East River, away from Starbucks. Make a left at Franklin Street. We are 1 block down at the corner of Franklin and Milton.
Recent publications
In Cheap We Trust
The Story of a Misunderstood American Virtue
Little, Brown and Co.
Sept. 7, 2009
You can probably find the book at your local library. But if you'd like your own copy, you can buy it at
