Sleeping with the Neighbors
The First Annual Zócalo Public Square Book Prize was made possible by the generous support of Southern California Gas Company.
What inspired Peter Lovenheim to get to know his neighbors was a shocking killing that took place on Lovenheim’s street in a suburb of Rochester, New York. A neighbor had killed his wife and then himself. Lovenheim had seen the couple occasionally but never gotten to know them personally. Upon reflection, he realized that almost everyone on his block was a stranger. Who were these people sharing his street?
Eventually, Lovenheim knocked …
