Lee Gutkind proves truth can be stranger than fiction and equally creative
Lee Gutkind took his 'Godfather Tour' to the University of New Hampshire, where novelist and UNH professor Charlotte Bacon introduced him to a packed audience. Dubbed 'the godfather' of creative non-fiction in a 1996 Vanity Fair article, Gutkind read a range of creative non-fiction essays, including the title piece from his new book, Forever Fat: Essays by the Godfather (University of Nebraska Press, 2003). With his signature creative flair, Gutkind took the audience on a dazzling motorcycle ride; probed the pleasures and pains of travelling with the family; talked about the challenge of writing non-fiction from memory; and explored the embarrassments of aging. Afterwards, Gutkind signed books and spoke with PubBuzz.
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Lee Gutkind proves truth can be stranger than fiction and equally creative
