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'Tabloid City' Spins A Thriller From The Newsroom
May 10, 2011 From two minutes past midnight to 9:16 p.m. the next day, newsman Sam Briscoe's world will be turned upside down. Pete Hamill tells a story of murder, mourning and the rush of a daily deadline in Tabloid City.
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Pete Hamill Revisits The Newsroom In 'Tabloid City'
May 5, 2011 The veteran journalist's new novel takes place in an old-school print newsroom, not unlike the one where he worked. Hamill, a longtime columnist, reflects on changes in the news industry, and explains how columnists of his day differed from today's media bloggers.
Best Books Of 2009
Alan Cheuse's Book Picks To Warm A Winter's Night
December 14, 2009 Book reviewer Alan Cheuse selects the highlights of this holiday season: futuristic dystopias; things that go bump in the night; portraits from Norman Rockwell's America; gay New York; a celebration of our immigrant adventures; one writer's journey to manhood; and, of course, Long John Silver.
Excerpts: Best Books 2009
Excerpt: 'Becoming Americans'
November 23, 2009 400 years of poems, essays and stories about coming to America, edited by Ilan Stavans.
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A Candid Take On The Evolving Immigrant Experience
November 5, 2009 In his wide-ranging, expertly curated anthology Becoming Americans, Ilan Stavans collects four centuries of immigrants' stories.
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Excerpt: 'World War II Writings'
December 16, 2008 For the first time in my life and probably the last, I have lived for a week in a great city where everybody is happy. Moreover, since this city is Paris, everybody makes this euphoria manifest.
Remembrances
Pete Hamill Remembers Robert F. Kennedy
June 4, 2008 When the candidate was assassinated 40 years ago, Hamill was there: He was Kennedy's friend and had helped persuade him to run for president. A journalist and author, Hamill covered the story for The Village Voice.
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Liebling Collected in 'World War II Writings'
March 5, 2008 The Library of America has published World War II Writings, a new collection of stories by A.J. Liebling. The volume, edited by Pete Hamill, includes three books, two dozen New Yorker pieces, maps and a chronology.
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What Happened In 'Watergate': An Alternate Take
A new novel imagines the infamous political scandal through the eyes of its perpetrators.
Remembrances
Publishing Pioneer Barney Rosset Dies At 89
Rosset fought hundreds of court cases to publish books like D.H. Lawrence's Lady Chatterley's Lover.
