Tabloid City : A Novel (CD-Audio)

from yourotherleft

Tabloid City is a day in New York City, and what a day it is. It starts just after midnight with Sam Briscoe, editor of the last slowly dying afternoon tabloid in New York City, contemplating the next day's headlines. He's a newspaperman from way back who longs for the days when the papers weren'...

from laytonwoman3rd

If you can't just pick up and go to New York whenever you crave a fix of Apple juice, Pete Hamill has what you need. He owns the city, but he's real generous about sharing. In Tabloid City, he weaves in and out among an amazing set of characters, moving each of them through the same 21 hours as t...

from VashonJim

A delightful little book, particularly for those who have been on the inside of the news business -- and especially for those who witnessed the death of a newspaper from the inside. Hamill gets newspapers right, and his New York City reeks of authenticity.

from msf59

"The only way to fight nostalgia is to listen to somebody else's nostalgia"  Late one night, in lower Manhattan, a wealthy socialite and her assistant, are brutally murdered. Over the next twenty-four hours, we follow a cast of characters, as their lives have been touched, by this heinous crime. ...

from sproe

I really liked the way Hamill weaved several stories together so that they all related to each other, but each was a compelling story in itself. Strong characters and the right mixture of emotion and practical reality. I can recommend Tabloid City to anyone looking for a good read.