Interviewing the writer, editor and book publisher Steven M.L. Aronson requires yards of advance work, as in an innumerable amount of questions, suggestions and discussion.
Bordering on human AI, his thoroughness leaves nothing to chance. (Most people as they speak don’t tell you which words to italicize or bold. Let’s not even broach the subject of punctuation.) Such markings are well-earned by Aronson. Quick-witted and unapologetically direct, he has long been ensconced in notable New York City circles. What really makes him unmissable, though, is his style signature — statement eyewear . Having amassed a serious collection of colorful, eclectic eyeglasses, he doesn’t bury them in drawers or stash them in satchels.
His 125 pairs of eyeglasses — of which 70 have his current prescripti