Pete Hamill is synonymous with New York City journalism.
The prolific author and screenwriter is the only person to have been editor-in-chief of both New York tabloids. As author of the classic New York novels “Downtown” and “Forever,” Hamill knows his subject like no one else.
His new novel, “Tabloid City,”chronicles the extraordinary drama of one fateful day in New York following the double murder of a socialite and her social secretary. Upon hearing the news, the gruff 71-year-old editor of the fictional New York World stops the presses, and a bold young reporter chases the scoop.
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