Sports Night with Robert Lipsyte
Sunday, November 6, 7:30pm, JCC Auditorium, $8 Members / $10 Non-Members
An Accidental Sportswriter
(Ecco; May 2011)
A longtime sports columnist for the New York Times interweaves stories from his life and the events he covered to explore the relationships between the games we play and the lives we lead. As the perpetual outsider, even into adulthood, Lipsyte’s alienation from Jock Culture made him a rarity in the press box: the sportswriter who wasn’t a sports fan. In telling his own story, he grapples with American sports and society. Full of wisdom and an understanding of American sports that contextualizes rather than celebrates athletes, An Accidental Sportswriter is the crowning achievement of a rich career and a book that will speak to us for years to come. In addition to his work at the New York Times Lipsyte was the Emmy-winning host of the nightly public affairs show The Eleventh Hour. He is the author of twelve acclaimed young adults novels.
Generously underwritten by the Futerman Supporting Foundation: Sara Futerman,
Daphne Futerman and Ira Jevotovsky, Eli and Peggy Futerman, and Rina and Danny Chessin
