Best-selling author Russell Shorto never thought to write about his own past. He grew up knowing his grandfather and namesake was a small-town mob boss but maintained an unspoken family vow of silence. Then an elderly relative prodded: "You’re a writer?what are you gonna do about the story?" The result is "Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob."
The Book Show #1702 - Russell Shorto
