Prose Readings
1996-11-18T00:01:01-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMWQ4XC8xOTk2MTExODAwMDM0MzAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Several authors read from their works to honor the 50th anniversary of Farrar, Strauss, and Giroux. Richard Merkin read from Tom Wolfe’s profile of Roger Straus because Mr. Wolfe was ill and could not attend.
Several authors read from their works to honor the 50th anniversary of Farrar, Strauss, and Giroux. Richard Merkin read from Tom Wolfe’s profile of Roger Straus because Mr. Wolfe was ill and could not attend.
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- Madeleine L'Engle
- John McPhee Author
- Richard Merkin
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Susan Sontag Author
- Roger Straus President and CEO Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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Scott Turow Author
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Ian Frazier Author
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