“Under Nazi Noses”
Here’s an eye-catching subtitle: “How a Dutch Banker Stole Millions From the Nazi-Run State Bank, and Raised $1 Billion for the Resistance.”
The Amsterdam banker was one Walraven van Hall, perpetrator of “the biggest bank fraud in Dutch history.” He was also a cousin of the mother of the man, John Tepper Marlin, bringing his story to readers in English with his new “Under Nazi Noses,” a translated and annotated version of the biography by Erik Schaap, a Dutch journalist.
But of course you can hear it for yourself from Mr. Marlin at the East Hampton Library on Saturday at 2 p.m. A Springs part-timer and regular contributor of “Guestwords” to The Star, he has been an economist for the federal government under four administrations and in New York City for three comptrollers.
“The Equanimity of Fishes”
Traffic willing, you could then make it to the Montauk Library at 4 on Saturday for Bill Akin’s talk about his latest effort, “The Equanimity of Fishes,” with its own explanatory subheading: “Stories and Reflections From Seven Decades in Montauk.” Those stories and reflections — fictional and autobiographical, with a focus on the natural world and social criticism — are punctuated by the occasional poem, it should be noted.
Mr. Akin’s background encompasses the Music for Montauk series and the Concerned Citizens of Montauk environmental organization. His family bought the Montauk house once owned by Carl Fisher, the developer who envisioned the place as the “Miami Beach of the North,” in 1956. Appropriately, one chapter addresses “Who Was Carl Fisher?” The author will field questions and sell and sign books.