Trillin, Calvin (1935—)
Calvin Trillin, journalist and storyteller of the American scene, has introduced his readers to friends in unlikely places like Horse Cave, Kentucky, exposed several sma...
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Calvin Trillin is an important literary journalist whose most acclaimed work to date is Remembering Denny (1993), his rumination on the meaning of the life of a classmate at Yale who appeared destined...
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In summer, New York can feel like hell: too hot, crowded with grumps, oppressive. But our city does hide some secret oases, public green spaces that are like secret gardens, secluded and intimate. ...
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For more than 40 years, the publisher Farrar, Straus and Giroux has been the tweedy, stubborn holdout on Union Square. Even if everything around it is changing (the Amalgamated Bank building turnin...
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Fine writers and close friends gathered Tuesday afternoon to celebrate the passions and the prescience of Molly Ivins, the larger-than-life Texan who spent every day of her life fighting for what s...
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He was a man who loved American history, tall women, small children, dry martinis, big steaks, epic movies and every kind of Kennedy. On Monday morning, the old guard of liberal New York turned o...
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WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST-SELLERSFICTION1. "Step on a Crack" by James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge (Little, Brown)2. "Sisters" by Danielle Steel (Delacorte)3. "The Double Bind: A Novel" by Chris Bohj...
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Take it from one who knows: Cartoonists lead unexciting lives. Dreaming up gags is a solitary business, with none of the camaraderie enjoyed in collaborative work. No curtain calls. No ovations. An...
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Take it from one who knows: Cartoonists lead unexciting lives. Dreaming up gags is a solitary business, with none of the camaraderie enjoyed in collaborative work. No curtain calls. No ovations. An...
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What makes a leaker leak? Who cares?
“It’s less important what the motivation of the individual is if you get the actual document,” said Michael R. Gordon, The New York TimesR...
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During rehearsal, the boss meanders backstage, singing to himself. He doesn't so much wander as he circles like an approaching jet. When he descends from on high is anybody's guess. He's also the a...
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Trillin, Calvin (1935—)
Calvin (Marshall) Trillin
Heaven-Sent: Stay Cool, Close to God
