American playwright Lynn Nottage and American novelist and essayist Jonathan Lethem

By Tina Renick

Published August 23, 2024 at 10:30 PM EDT

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Lifelong friends Lynn Nottage and Jonathan Lethem grew up on the same block. Lethem’s latest book is “Brooklyn Crime Novel;” and last season Nottage was the most-produced playwright in America.

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