Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters
On November 7, 2019, two novelists appeared at Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters at to read from and talk about their books on squash and tennis. Talking about their work in a conversation with Gelf Magazine co-founder Carl Bialik in this episode: Benjamin Markovits—teacher of creative writing at Royal Holloway, University of London, and author of nine novels, including , about his experience playing pro ball in Germany—read from his pair of novels and , which follow the fortunes of a large family of Texan Jews, including Paul Essinger, a retiring...
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On November 7, 2019, two novelists appeared at Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters at to read from and talk about their books on squash and tennis. Reading from their work in this episode: Benjamin Markovits—teacher of creative writing at Royal Holloway, University of London, and author of nine novels, including , about his experience playing pro ball in Germany—read from his pair of novels and , which follow the fortunes of a large family of Texan Jews, including Paul Essinger, a retiring tennis player. Christmas in Austin is being released...
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On February 23, 2016, three writers appeared at Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters at for a night to devoted you, the fans. In this episode: ESPN producer Justine Gubar, author of Wall Street Journal sports columnist Jason Gay, author of
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On February 23, 2016, three writers appeared at Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters at for a night to devoted you, the fans. In this episode: Sports Illustrated executive editor Jon Wertheim, co-author of :
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On March 22, 2016, two writers appeared at Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters at to read from and talk about their work on basketball—and one NBA Hall of Famer called in. In this episode: Shawn Fury, author of
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On March 22, 2016, two writers appeared at Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters at to read from and talk about their work on basketball—and one NBA Hall of Famer called in. In this episode: Sports Illustrated senior writer Alexander Wolff, author of .
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On June 15, 2016, three writers appeared at Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters at to read from and talk about work on Muhammad Ali. In this episode: Alex Belth, the editor of Esquire Classic and curator for Deadspin's The Stacks. Robert Lipsyte, a longtime sportswriter who penned the fighter's New York Times obituary.
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On June 15, 2016, three writers appeared at Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters at to read from and talk about work on Muhammad Ali. In this episode: Brin-Jonathan Butler wrote and directed and authored .
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On July 12, 2016, three writers appeared at Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters at to read from and talk about their work on the Olympics. In this episode: David Davis, author of , the first U.S. superstar Olympic swimmer.
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On July 12, 2016, three writers appeared at Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters at to read from and talk about their work on the Olympics. In this episode: Dvora Meyers, author of .
info_outlineOn September 9, 2019, three writers appeared at Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters at The Gallery at Le Poisson Rouge to share some of the most interesting stories in sports business.
Speaking in this episode:
Albert Chen, a senior editor at Sports Illustrated, read from and discussed his new book, Billion Dollar Fantasy: The High-Stakes Game Between FanDuel and DraftKings That Upended Sports in America.