A Conversation With Lucy Sante

Published: Dec. 7, 2022, 6 a.m.

Lucy Sante is the award-winning author of numerous books. Her latest,\xa0Nineteen Reservoirs\xa0tells the story of the massive and disruptive project undertaken to bring a clean water supply to New York City. While Lucy was writing the book, she was also going through a major change in her own life. Named Luke at birth, at the age of 66, Sante decided to do something she had thought about all her life: transition to a woman.\xa0We talk about the complexities of gender and identity. \u201cNow What?\u201d is produced with the help of Steve Zimmer, Alex Wolfe and Andreea Coscai. Audio production is by Nick Ciavatta.