Robert Lipsyte

It's Winter, All, and welcome to my Home Page. My memoir, "An Accidental Sportswriter," was published by Ecco/​HarperCollins in 2011 and here's where I've been to talk about it and where I'll be going.


Oct. 4 – Palo Alto, CA. – Oshman Family Jewish Community Center – 7PM. Talk and signing

Oct. 9 – Great Neck, NY - Saddle Rock School auditorium – 2 PM. Sports panel with Jimmy Breslin and Murray Polner

Oct. 16 – New York City – New York Times Auditorium. 11 AM – I’m master of ceremonies of a panel of authors – Rita Mae Brown, Lee Child, Philippa Gregory, Sapphire – admission $30

Oct. 27 – Washington, D.C. – Washington, D.C. JCC- 7:30 PM. Talk and signing

Nov. 3 – Stamford, CT. – Stamford JCC – 7 PM. Talk and signing.

Nov. 6 – Rochester, NY. – JCC of Greater Rochester – 7:30 PM. Talk and signing.

Nov. 7 – Dayton, O. – Dayton JCC – 7PM. Talk and signing.

Nov. 15 – New York City – Columbia U. panel – details to come

Nov. 20 – Cleveland, O.- Mandel JCC – 6PM. Talk and signing

2012

March 13 – East Hills, NY – Sid Jacobson JCC – 7:30 PM. Talk and signing.

April 29 – 125th anniversary - Moffat Library of Washingtonville, NY – details to come

May 6 – Los Angeles, CA. – American Jewish University. 4 PM – panel discussion


While you're buying "An Accidental Sportswriter," pick up another great read, "Along the Roaring River: From Mao to the Met" by Hao Jiang Tian with my wife, Lois B. Morris, and my son Sam's latest novel, "The Ask," published by FSG.

My own latest YA novel, "Center Field," was published by HarperCollins, last March. It's about a high school center fielder whose position may be taken by an illegal immigrant. What's he going to do about it?

Both that novel and Sam's made the New York Times list of best books of 2010.

I'll be using THE LIPSITE page for other articles you might enjoy and whatever is currently on my mind. Right now, there's a terrific piece about me by Bryan Curtis of The Daily Beast, and a piece I wrote several years ago for The New York Times on being a YA writer among others. In the JOCK CULTURE section you'll find pieces about my take on sports.

And don't forget Milo, who arrived last August. He's about 6 years old, a beautiful tri-color (black, white, brown) Spaniel mixture from Last Chance Animal Rescue. He was was named for the protagonist of Sam's book, "The Ask." He's sweet and funny and doesn't eat grandchildren. He might write his own book someday.

A busy year shaping up in 2012 but there's always time to answer your e-mails. So don't forget to drop me a line.