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Calvin Trillin

Calvin Trillin has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1963, when the magazine published “An Education in Georgia,” his account of the desegregation of the University of Georgia. He is the author of thirty books. His nonfiction includes About Alice, Remembering Denny, and Killings. His humor writing includes books of political verse, comic novels, books on eating, and the collection Quite Enough of Calvin Trillin.
The Lede
Killings
Jackson, 1964
Quite Enough of Calvin Trillin
Dogfight
Deciding the Next Decider
A Heckuva Job
Obliviously On He Sails
Alice, Let's Eat
About Alice
Feeding a Yen
Tepper Isn't Going Out

Books

The Lede
Killings
Jackson, 1964
Quite Enough of Calvin Trillin
Dogfight
Deciding the Next Decider
A Heckuva Job
Obliviously On He Sails
Alice, Let's Eat
About Alice
Feeding a Yen
Tepper Isn't Going Out

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