A 40-year literary partnership

Writers Institute Archivist Suzanne Roberson marks 40 years working with William Kennedy

From Paul Grondahl's Instagram:

This is a noteworthy milestone in our @nyswritersinstitute history that I wanted to share. This month marks the 40th anniversary that Suzanne Roberson, Writers Institute research assistant and archivist, has worked directly with Bill Kennedy, our founder & executive director, as indispensable researcher on his novels, plays, film scripts, essays and all his writing projects.

They are at work once more this weekend, as Bill, at 98, continues to chip away at an ambitious, deeply researched historical novel that fuses three centuries of Albany history with his own lived experience.

Suzanne and Bill are simpatico in understanding what it takes to reconstitute historical fact into great literature of the imagination.

Hooray to you both. Here’s to your ongoing work as you finish organizing Bill’s archives. (Thanks to Bill’s son-in-law Phil Caruso for the pix.)