Nieman Notes Thrity Umrigar, NF ’00, Authors Novel February 17, 2015 Share this article Thrity Umrigar’s newest novel is “The Story Hour,” published by Harper in August. It revolves around the friendship between an American psychologist and an Indian immigrant. Related News | Nieman Notes Gene Pell, journalist who led Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in final years of the Cold War, dies at 83 Nieman Notes Under the influence of architecture critic Whitney Gould, NF ’74 Mary Louise Schumacher News | Nieman Notes Whitney Gould, influential architecture critic for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and a 1974 Nieman Fellow, dies at 76