news and appearances

On Wednesday, May 21 at 7 p.m., Gay Talese moderated "Stanley Tucci and Friends," a discussion at the Museum of the Moving Image that included film clips, the actor and director Stanley Tucci, restaurateur Mario Batali and the actors Steve Buscemi, Hope Davis and Natasha Richardson. (718) 784-4520. $25, $15 for museum members.

Gay Talese's legendary 1966 Esquire magazine essay, "Frank Sinatra Has a Cold," is printed in its entirety in a new book marking the 10-year anniversary of Frank Sinatra's passing, Life: Remembering Sinatra 10 Years Later (TimeLife Books).

Gay Talese has just published an article in Vanity Fair about the decline of the intimate craft of men's custom tailoring.

Gay Talese has published an article in the New York Observer about the last day of the New York Times building at 229 West 43rd Street.

Gay Talese has published an article in Newsweek about the children of the famous Mafia chieftan Joseph Bonanno.

A Writer's Life was released in trade paperback by The Random House Publishing Group on July 10, 2007.

Podcast: CUNYradio, Gay Talese: Father of The New Journalism, June 5, 2007
In an engrossing talk, as part of the Kingsborough Community College's Bestselling Author Series, Gay Talese explains the importance of in-person interviews and why his researching style continues to work for him. (n.b.: requires Quicktime)

Video Interview: New York 1, One on 1: Literary Giant Gay Talese, October 24, 2006
In a New York 1 interview with Budd Mishkin, Gay Talese recounts some of his experiences in his fifty years of writing. (n.b.: requires RealOne Player)

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