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April 13th, 2009

A Book About My Father: George, Being George

51epuugfeyl2“The lover of life makes the whole world into his family . . . ” Charles Baudelaire

I should perhaps start off by saying that I had almost nothing to do with George, Being George, the oral biography about my father, George Plimpton. …more

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Taylor Plimpton is a freelance writer and editor based in New York City. He is a former editor at Men's Journal magazine, where he oversaw the books section, edited feature stories and literary excerpts, and wrote book reviews, travel articles and various features. Prior to that, he was a contributing writer and editor at Dan's Papers, as well as an intern and reader at The Paris Review. He is the co-editor of The Dreaded Feast: Writers on Enduring the Holidays, an anthology of dark holiday humor due to be published by Abrams Image in fall 2009. Taylor is currently at work on a book about New York City nightlife. He graduated with a degree in English from Reed College.

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