NYT: Staffers at The Times on the Books They Enjoyed in 2023
“Despite its somewhat formidable length, I read Andrew Meier’s MORGENTHAU: Power, Privilege, and the Rise of an American Dynasty in just a handful of sittings. … [I]t was a riveting portrait about power dynamics in Washington and in New York City.
… People seeking clarity on the world that shaped another president, Donald J. Trump, will be interested in details about the transactional friendship between him and Robert Morgenthau.”
Maggie Haberman, “Staffers at The Times on the Books They Enjoyed in 2023,” New York Times, Dec 28, 2023.
NYPL Researcher Spotlight: Andrew Meier
“At NYPL, whether working with books, periodicals, maps, or in Special Collections …, I leave time at the end of each day to write notes on what I learned: what old questions found answers, what new questions arrived. It’s the only way you can go to sleep at night.”
Jeanne-Marie Musto, "NYPL Researcher Spotlight: Andrew Meier," NYPL Blog, December 18, 2023.
Semafor: Best Books of 2023
“Semafor’s Editor-in-Chief Ben Smith called this a “singular, rich and deep lens on four generations of American power and American Jewish identity.””
“Best Books of 2023,” Semafor Flagship Weekend, December 16, 2023.
NY Times: 6 Paperbacks to Read This Week
“Four generations of this era-defining lineage are traced in Meier’s gracefully written account, which begins with the family’s roots in 19th-century Bavaria and culminates with Robert M. Morgenthau, Manhattan’s longest-serving district attorney and a U.S. attorney under President Kennedy.”
Miguel Salazar, “6 Paperbacks to Read This Week,” Books Desk, New York Times, December 15, 2023.
Interview at Martha's Vineyard Book Festival
Andrew Meier interviewed by the documentary filmmaker David Modigliani at the 2023 Martha's Vineyard Book Festival.
“Andrew Meier - Morgenthau - 2023 interview!,” Martha's Vineyard Productions, YouTube, Nov 2, 2023.
Oxford Alum QUAD News: Interview with Andrew Meier
“Educated Russians have typically referred to the functioning world west of Russia as ‘the civilized world.’ What I have noticed is that after the end of the Cold War it was meant sincerely and ruefully, more a judgement on Russia’s dysfunction than a critique of anyone else. But more lately it has become a borderline slur. ”
Richard Lofthouse, "Andrew Meier: QUAD talks to the great American author and Russia-watcher," Oxford Alum QUAD News, August 29, 2023.