larchmont writes! - Larchmont Public Library

JOYCE KILMER
Trees and Other Poems
Kilmer’s TREES is one of the best-known
poems of all time
ELIZABETH KOLBERT
The Sixth Extinction
Kolbert won the Pulitzer Prize in 2014
for this book
PHYLLIS McGINLEY
A Short Walk to the Station
McGinley was the author of the famous
poem about Larchmont, I KNOW A VILLAGE
WILLIAM C. McGUIRE
After the Liberators
McGuire was a local public relations
executive and author
JOAN RIVERS
I Hate Everyone, Starting
With Me
Diva. Need we say more?
ROBERT SHARENOW
The Berlin Boxing Club
Sharenow has published several books for
young adults and is a television executive
CORNELIUS SHIELDS
On Sailing
Shields was a well-known local yachtsman
TODD STRASSER
Give a Boy a Gun
Strasser has written many books for
teens and young adults
MARTIN S. QUIGLEY
Peace Without Hiroshima
NASSIM NICHOLAS TALEB
Black Swan
Quigley was twice the Mayor of
Larchmont and worked in the OSS in
Ireland and Rome during WWII
Taleb is also the author of FOOLED BY
RANDOMNESS
LARCHMONT
WRITES!
Celebrating our local authors
Over the years there have been many writers who made
their home in Larchmont. As the Village of Larchmont
celebrates its 125th anniversary, we have compiled this
list of some of the best writing from Larchmont authors.
Of course there’s much more than we’re able to list
here, so consider this list as a great place to start.
EDWARD ALBEE
Who’s Afraid of Virgina Wolff
Albee is a major American playwright and also
penned ZOO STORY
MARTY APPEL
Now Pitching for the Yankees
Appel is a public relations expert and
baseball historian
WILLIAM BROAD
The Oracle
Broad is a Pulitzer-winning journalist and
author
DAVID CARLYON
Dan Rice: The Most Famous
Man You’ve Never Heard Of
Rice is a well-known biographer
FREDERICK DANNAY
ELLERY QUEEN mysteries
(Way too many titles to list!)
Dannay was half of the writing team that
is known as ELLERY QUEEN
JIM FUSILLI
Pet Sounds
Fusilli is a music critic and mystery
writer and also wrote BILLBOARD MAN
TIMOTHY F. GEITHNER
Stress Test
Geithner is the former Secretary of the
Treasury for the U.S.A.
JEAN KERR
Please Don’t Eat the Daisies
Kerr was a playwright and humorist. She
was married to Walter Kerr
WALTER KERR
King of Hearts
Kerr was a playwright and the critic for
KING OF HEARTS. He was married to
Jean Kerr
DAVID I. KERTZER
The Pope and Mussolini
Kertzer is a bestselling author and won
the Pulizter Prize for this book. He is
the son of Morris, N. Kertzer
MICHAEL HARRINGTON
Socialism: Past and Future
MORRIS N. KERTZER
What Is a Jew?
Harrington was an editor and political
writer
David I. Kertzer
Kertzer was a local rabbi and father of
THOMAS HAUSER
The Boxing Scene
MARIE KILLILEA
Karen
Hauser is a sportswriter and novelist and
also wrote THE HAWTHORNE GROUP
Karen Killilea was the subject of this
book as well as WITH LOVE FROM KAREN