Gay Talese was a reporter for The New York Times from 1956 to 1965. Since then he has written for The New York Times, Esquire, The New Yorker, Harper's Magazine, and other national publications. He is the author of 13 books. He lives with his wife, Nan, in New York City.
“Beautifully documented . . . no less than a landmark in the field
of writing and journalism.”—The Nation
“Fascinating . . . Seldom has anyone been so successful in making a
newspaper come alive as a human institution.”—The New York
Times
“I know of no book about a great institution which is so detailed,
so intensely personalized, or so dramatized as this volume
about The New York Times.”—The Christian
Science Monitor
“A serious and important account of one of the few genuinely
powerful institutions in our society.”—The New Leader
“A superb study of people and power.”—Women's Wear Daily
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