Counterpoint: 63 Autobiographical Sketches By Famous Authors

by Roy Newquist

Forward by Mark Van Doren. Interviews with 63 authors, columnists and publishers. Contributors include Ben Hecht, Jessica Mitford, Sterling Hayden, Peter De Vries, Leo Rosten, Ian Fleming, Mark Van Doren, William Inge, and C. P. Snow.

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1964

About the author

Roy Newquist was a copy supervisor for various advertising agencies in Minneapolis and Chicago (1951-63), a literary editor for Chicago's American and a critic for the New York Post (1963). He also hosted a radio program called Counterpoint, WQXR, New York. His published books include Counterpoint (1964) and Conversations (1967).