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    Literature About New York City

    Panelists discussed their different approaches to writing about New York City. Frank McCourt taught English at public high schools in New York City for more than 30 years, Jimmy Breslin has …

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    A Drinking Life: A Memoir

    Pete Hamill talked about his book, "A Drinking Life: A Memoir", published by Little Brown, which documents his life and his journey to sobriety. He also talked about the death of several fri…

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    Boss Tweed

    Kenneth Ackerman talked about his book Boss Tweed: The Rise and Fall of the Corrupt Pol Who Conceived the Soul of Modern New York, published by Carroll and Graf. William Tweed, also known as…

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    Publishing Memoirs Panel

    Authors discussed the concept of the memoir with moderator David Rakoff. The panelists talked about the increasing popularity of the memoir and how younger and younger writers are writing mo…

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    New York Authors Panel

    A panel of authors who have written about and been inspired by New York City discussed how the city has influenced their work. They discussed what it means to be a New Yorker and if they cou…

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    Downtown: My Manhattan

    Mr. Hamill talked about his book Downtown: My Manhattan, published by Little, Brown. He was interviewed by Leonard Lopate and gave a personal account of Manhattan describing the architectur…

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    Forever: A Novel

    Journalist and author Pete Hamill discussed his work of historical fiction titled Forever: A Novel, published by Little, Brown and Company. The book follows the story of Cormac O’Connor, an…

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    Geography as Fate: N.Y. v. L.A. Panel

    The panelists discussed the similarities and differences in the cultures of the two cities. After their remarks they responded to questions from members of the audience. Pat Morrison is the …

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    Book and Author Lunch

    Pete Hamill discussed his new novel, “Forever” which will be published by Little, Brown and Company in November 2002. Roone Arledge discussed his memoir "Roone", which will be published by H…

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    An Evening With Nobel and Pulitzer Prize Winners

    Pete Hamill moderated this discussion about literature and the craft of writing with authors Toni Morrison and Frank McCourt. The authors discussed a wide range of subjects pertaining to boo…

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    Biography Forum

    Pete Hamill talked about his book, Diego Rivera. He focused on the life of the Mexican artist and how Rivera’s paintings were driven by the Mexican Revolution and the Bolshevik utopian visio…

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    Authors' Roundtable

    Mr. Hamill and Mr. Hiaasen discussed immigrants in Florida and New York and the culture that they bring to these areas. They also discussed the crime rate and corrupt officials. Scenes were …

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    The Writing Life

    Mr. Lamb talked about his new book about what authors have said about writing on the C-SPAN program “Booknotes.” Then he moderated a discussion on the writing life with Pete Hamill, Stanley …

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    Washington Journal: Wednesday

    Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes a…

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    Coarsening of American Culture

    Journalists talked about whether U.S. society is moving away from values such as a strong work ethic, self-discipline, altruism and belief in a common good. They also discussed fractures the…

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    The Gene Burns Show

    In a radio simulcast with WOR-AM in New York, listeners called in to debate important issues in New York. In the studio, guests also discussed the possible outcomes of the New York primary. …

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