{"product_id":"the-fun-of-it-stories-from-the-talk-of-the-town-paperback","title":"The Fun of It: Stories from the Talk of the Town - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLillian Ross\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDavid Remnick\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Shawn once called \u003ci\u003eThe Talk of the Town\u003c\/i\u003e the soul of the magazine. The section began in the first issue, in 1925. But it wasn't until a couple of years later, when E. B. White and James Thurber arrived, that the \u003ci\u003eTalk of the Town \u003c\/i\u003estory became what it is today: a precise piece of journalism that always gets the story and has a little fun along the way. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Fun of It\u003c\/b\u003e is the first anthology of \u003ci\u003eTalk\u003c\/i\u003e pieces that spans the magazine's life. Edited by Lillian Ross, the longtime \u003ci\u003eTalk\u003c\/i\u003e reporter and \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e staff writer, the book brings together pieces by the section's most original writers. Only in a collection of \u003ci\u003eTalk\u003c\/i\u003e stories will you find E. B. White visiting a potter's field; James Thurber following Gertrude Stein at Brentano's; Geoffrey Hellman with Cole Porter at the Waldorf Towers; A. J. Liebling on a book tour with Albert Camus; Maeve Brennan ventriloquizing the long-winded lady; John Updike navigating the passageways of midtown; Calvin Trillin marching on Washington in 1963; Jacqueline Onassis chatting with Cornell Capa; Ian Frazier at the Monster Truck and Mud Bog Fall Nationals; John McPhee in virgin forest; Mark Singer with sixth-graders adopting Hudson River striped bass; Adam Gopnik in Flatbush visiting the  grandest theatre devoted exclusively to the movies; Hendrik Hertzberg pinning down a Sulzberger on how the\u003ci\u003e Times\u003c\/i\u003e got colorized; George Plimpton on the tennis court with Boris Yeltsin; and Lillian Ross reporting good little stories for more than forty-five years. They and dozens of other Talk contributors provide an entertaining tour of the most famous section of the most famous magazine in the world.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Shawn once called \"The Talk of the Town the soul of the magazine. The section began in the first issue, in 1925. But it wasn't until a couple of years later, when E. B. White and James Thurber arrived, that the \"Talk of the Town story became what it is today: a precise piece of journalism that always gets the story and has a little fun along the way. \u003cbr\u003eThe Fun of It is the first anthology of \"Talk pieces that spans the magazine's life. Edited by Lillian Ross, the longtime \"Talk reporter and \"New Yorker staff writer, the book brings together pieces by the section's most original writers. Only in a collection of \"Talk stories will you find E. B. White visiting a potter's field; James Thurber following Gertrude Stein at Brentano's; Geoffrey Hellman with Cole Porter at the Waldorf Towers; A. J. Liebling on a book tour with Albert Camus; Maeve Brennan ventriloquizing the long-winded lady; John Updike navigating the passageways of midtown; Calvin Trillin marching on Washington in 1963; Jacqueline Onassis chatting with Cornell Capa; Ian Frazier at the Monster Truck and Mud Bog Fall Nationals; John McPhee in virgin forest; Mark Singer with sixth-graders adopting Hudson River striped bass; Adam Gopnik in Flatbush visiting the igrandest theatre devoted exclusively to the movies; Hendrik Hertzberg pinning down a Sulzberger on how the\" Times got colorized; George Plimpton on the tennis court with Boris Yeltsin; and Lillian Ross reporting good little stories for more than forty-five years. They and dozens of other Talk contributors provide an entertaining tour of the most famous section of the most famous magazine in the world. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Lillian Ross writes in her Preface, \u003ci\u003eTalk\u003c\/i\u003e stories have today evolved into the sharpest, funniest, and often timeliest short-form writing in the history of the magazine. These little (a thousand words or less) gems now bear out the ultimate refinement of what Harold Ross wanted his magazine to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.26 x 9.58 x 5.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762225217824,"sku":"9780375756498","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/401cae1db8f6eef86322f30c922bafe4.webp?v=1780218584","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-fun-of-it-stories-from-the-talk-of-the-town-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}