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Philip Caputo joins host David Brancaccio to discuss William Styron’s greatness as a writer and his struggle against depression.
VIETNAM-CAMBODIA-MEKONG RIVER
The link below gives an overview of the February/March 2017 expedition to Vietnam and Cambodia, and the voyage on the Mekong River. (See my July 13 post.) I will be giving three speeches, one in Saigon at a “literary salon” in the former residence of...UPCOMING EVENTS
Events include a speaking appearance in Vermont; a guest speaking gig on a National Geo Mekong River expedition in February 2017; a speaking appearance in Texas next April, and a new anniversary edition of A Rumor of War. Find out more…
SOME RISE BY SIN
My new novel, Some Rise By Sin (written under the working title of Deliver Us From Evil), was completed in July, and is scheduled for a May 2, 2017, publication by Henry Holt & Co. Here’s an early peek at the story.
DEAD TREES
My wife, Leslie Ware, has just published Dead Trees, a short, funny novel that’s a sendup of office politics at a fictional magazine and a bittersweet elegy for print journalism. Think of it as a mashup of Dilbert, The Devil Wears Prada, and Kingsley...ACTS OF FAITH
Gail Egan, U.K. producer of 20 films, including John LeCarre’s THE CONSTANT GARDNER, and independent producer Tracy Bing, have optioned the film rights to ACTS OF FAITH, which I consider my best novel. If it is ever brought to the screen — and believe me...Graybeard Warrior-Poets
“I wanted to create a virtual tour of duty,” said @PhilipCaputo as he kicks of audience Q&A. #BakerVietnam50 “Nothing can diminish the rightness of what you tried to do,” @PhilipCaputo reads from friend’s eulogy. #BakerVietnam50...ANOTHER ESQUIRE REVIVAL
Check out: This week’s @EsquireClassics is @PhilipCaputo on Afghanistan. An old story that events have made new.CANCER AND THE COSMOS
Cancer refers to the disease, not the constellation, yet the disease is linked to the cosmos in my own mind. A little more than a year ago, I underwent surgery for bladder cancer at White Plains hospital in White Plains, N.Y. A superficial but high-grade tumor roughly...Horn of Africa film option
I signed today, April 11, 2015, a film option with Stephen Altman and David Levy for my first novel, Horn of Africa., published in 1980. This novel has a long history in Hollywood (which I use as a generic term for the movie industry). It was optioned by Michael...
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