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May 17, 2007

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Journalist David Rose explains the backstory of his new book about racial injustice on Georgia's death row. Actress-musician Gina Gershon shares the bad camp experiences that inspired her new book, Camp Creepy Time.


David Rose

David Rose

David Rose

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David Rose is an investigative journalist and a contributing editor at Vanity Fair, who has worked for The Guardian, The Observer and the BBC. He was the first journalist to interview the Tipton Three after their release from Guantanamo Bay. Rose is the author of six books, including Guantanamo and, his latest, The Big Eddy Club, about the history of racial injustice in small-town Georgia. His awards include the David Watt Memorial Prize and the One World award for human rights journalism.


 

Gina Gershon

Gina Gershon

Gina Gershon

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Gina Gershon has played many diverse roles in such films as Pretty in Pink, Showgirls, Bound and Syriana, in the ‘98 revival of Broadway's Cabaret and in the made-for-TV biopic, Sinatra. She started on the stage and is a founding member of the New York-based theater group, Naked Angels. One of Gershon's first loves is singing, and she recently added author to her résumé with the young adult fiction book, Camp Creepy Time. She also has a love of cigars and has been on the cover of Cigar Aficionado.