E-mail a friendApril 28, 2006
Best-selling author Gay Talese compares the craft of writing to being a tailor, recounts his coverage of the civil rights movement and discusses his new memoir, A Writer's Life.
Gay Talese
Gay Talese
Credited as a founder of 'New Journalism,' Gay Talese is one of the most successful living American writers. He's written four consecutive best-sellers, including Unto the Sons, Thy Neighbor's Wife and Honor Thy Father. His latest effort is an unconventional memoir, A Writer's Life. A former reporter for The New York Times, Talese has written for numerous national publications including Esquire and The New Yorker. He's on the faculty at the University of Southern California's Master of Professional Writing Program.
