He brought a literary sensibility to his widely admired work as a reporter, columnist and editorial writer, whether covering the streets of New York or the Troubles of Northern Ireland. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Writing and Writers”
Kenward Elmslie, Poet and Librettist, Dies at 93
By Gotham Rex on July 8, 2022
He collaborated on operas with Jack Beeson and Ned Rorem and published numerous poetry books. Late in life, he was victimized by theft. Source: New York Times
How a Playwright and Memoirist Spends His Sundays
By Gotham Rex on June 10, 2022
Every weekend, Alvin Eng revisits his past by strolling through Chinatown and the East Village. Source: New York Times
Asked to Adapt a Classic Play, This Writer Rethought Her Life
By Gotham Rex on June 3, 2022
As she sought the truth for her characters on the page, Mara Vélez Meléndez’s real self began to emerge. Now she’s making her Off Broadway debut. Source: New York Times
Eileen Myles Watches Over an Ever-Changing New York
By Gotham Rex on May 18, 2022
Now guarding trees in Lower Manhattan, the poet and author of “Chelsea Girls” says: “Things that might have once been corny to me don’t feel corny anymore.” Source: New York Times
The Twisting Trail to the Tonys: ‘Can You Believe That We’re Here?’
By Gotham Rex on May 18, 2022
At times it felt like a game of survival. But during a Broadway season unlike any other, productions showed their resourcefulness while learning how to live with Covid. Source: New York Times
James Ijames on Winning a Pulitzer and Making ‘Hamlet’ a Comedy
By Gotham Rex on May 9, 2022
The 41-year-old playwright’s show “Fat Ham,” set at a Southern barbecue, hasn’t even had an in-person production yet because of the pandemic. Source: New York Times
How Jordan Calhoun, Lifehacker Editor, Spends His Sundays
By Gotham Rex on April 22, 2022
From his basketball league to streaming and playing video games, the new book author makes time to play. Source: New York Times
Novelist Samantha Hunt Revisits Her ‘Haunted’ Childhood Home
By Gotham Rex on April 7, 2022
In her fifth book, Samantha Hunt describes finding a manuscript left behind by her late father in the family’s 18th-century house. Source: New York Times
Eric Boehlert, Media Critic and Writer, Dies at 57
By Gotham Rex on April 7, 2022
“He was fearless and brilliant in his investigation of hypocrisies and double standards in the media, and his contribution was priceless,” his family said in a statement. Source: New York Times
Alan J. Hruska, a Founder of Soho Press, Dies at 88
By Gotham Rex on April 5, 2022
A litigator for 44 years, he was also a novelist; a writer, director and producer of plays and films; and helped establish the independent publishing house Soho Press. Source: New York Times
A Playwright Makes the Scene in New York’s Living Rooms
By Gotham Rex on March 31, 2022
Matthew Gasda spent years writing plays on his electric typewriter, and almost no one seemed to care. With “Dimes Square,” his depiction of a downtown crowd, he has an underground hit. Source: New York Times
Nelson W. Aldrich Jr., Dissector of Old Money, Dies at 86
By Gotham Rex on March 10, 2022
In books and articles, he unsparingly scrutinized an American aristocracy that he knew intimately. Source: New York Times
Fred Ferretti, Reporter Turned Writer on Food, Dies at 90
By Gotham Rex on March 9, 2022
He covered every aspect of dining for The Times from 1969 to 1986 and then became a columnist for Gourmet magazine. Source: New York Times
Amelia Earhart’s Helmet Sells for $825,000
By Gotham Rex on March 2, 2022
The leather aviator’s helmet she wore on record-setting flights in the 1920s sold to a big money buyer. Source: New York Times