Supermodels, Hot Dogs, and George Plimpton: A New Look at the Legend
A career-defining joie de vivre shines through in 'Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself,' a new documentary airing as part of PBS's American Masters series.(READ MORE)
George Plimpton
The Paris Review Interviews Boxed Set Quiz
Befriend, or at the very least, begin to understand some of your favorite writers as they present themselves in the pages if The Paris Review Interviews, Vols. I-IV, then take this quiz to find out how well you know them.(READ MORE)
Not Your Average Editor: The Weirdly Wild Life of George Plimpton
George Plimpton -- figurehead of The Paris Review -- somehow made the editor's role seem like the most glamorous, dashing, and downright dangerous occupation a person could hold. For a closer look at George, check these books out.(READ MORE)
The Birth of “The Paris Review,” As Chronicled By William Styron
Reading "The Selected Letters of William Styron," one senses that every important writer of the era will at some point stroll through its pages. The book contains anecdotes about nearly any man or woman of letters who was alive during Styron’s time, and he’s often tickled by them. “Oh yes,” Styron...(READ MORE)
A Man, A Writer, and An American Century: William Styron and Friends
William Styron’s 'Selected Letters' offers abundant insight into the writer’s relationships with 'family, close friends from childhood through middle age, writers contemporary and aspiring, mentors, Marine buddies, and neighbors and editors with whom he had deep connections over the years.' Among...(READ MORE)