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Gay Talese talked about his writing life and his reading and writing habits. This interview took place at his home in New York City.

Gay Talese talked about his book The Bridge: The Building of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, in which he recounts the design and construction of New York’s Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. Completed in 1964,…

Gay Talese talked about his book, A Writer’s Life, published by Knopf. He described his more than 50-year career as a journalist and nonfiction author, including his years as a copy boy for The New…

Gay Talese was interviewed about his new book A Writer’s Life, and about his life experiences.

Carrie Fisher was shown signing copies of her book “The Best Awful.” Mr. Talese was interviewed about his book "The Gay Talese Reader: Portraits and Encounters". Ms. Applebaum was…

Participants discussed the tradition of autobiography in America. They also focused on their own literary works and why they decided to write biographies. After their discussion they took…

This author interview,recorded at the LA TIMES FESTIVAL OF BOOKS featured a discussion of Gay Talese’s America. Mimi Avins,Author and Gay Talese,Author, discussed his literary career and…

Panelists talked about how authors use creative techniques in writing non-fiction works. The panelists felt it is important to get to know the characters so well that you know how they…

Authors Tobias Wolff and Gay Talese talked about the ways they approach the craft of writing, specifically nonfiction, during the second annual conference on writing at Goucher College. They…

Several immigrant authors talked about immigrant identity and assimilation themes in U.S. literature. The panel was sponsored by HarperCollins Publishing. The panelists spoke about the…