Nanette Vonnegut, daughter of Slaughterhouse Five author Kurt, wrote a letter to Harper’s to correct a parenthetical assertion in the October “New Books” column that she was once married to mustachioed talk show host Geraldo Rivera. She was not, but her sister was.

“I HAVE NEVER, EVER REMOTELY BEEN MARRIED TO GERALDO RIVERA!” writes Ms. Vonnegut, who has been married to Scott Prior for 30 years.

However, it is easy to see the source of the confusion. Ms. Vonnegut’s sister Edith was once married to Mr. Rivera “for about one minute.” So it is easy to see how book reviewer Joshua Cohen could have gotten confused.

At any rate, Harper’s notes that Ms. Vonnegut is correct. She was never married to Mr. Rivera. It regrets the error.

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