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    Tom Junod

    Tom Junod is a senior writer for ESPN, where his work has won an Emmy and the Dan Jenkins Medal for Excellence in Sportswriting. He is a two-time winner of the National Magazine Award for Feature Writing and a winner of the James Beard Award for essay writing. Previously, he was a staff writer at GQ and Esquire. The film A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood was based on his article in Esquire. He lives in Atlanta with his wife and daughter.
    In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man
    In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man
    A Memoir
    Tom Junod
    9780375400391
    $32.00 US
    Hardcover
    Mar 10, 2026
    Doubleday

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    In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man
    In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man
    A Memoir
    Tom Junod
    9780375400391
    $32.00 US
    Hardcover
    Mar 10, 2026
    Doubleday

    Events

    Tue Mar 10 | 07:00 PM
    The Carter Center with Melissa Fay Greene
    453 John Lewis Freedom Parkway NE
    Atlanta, GA 30307
    Google Map

    Wed Mar 11 | 07:30 PM
    92Y with Taffy Brodesser-Akner and Loudon Wainwright III
    1395 Lexington Ave
    New York, NY 10128
    Google Map

    Thu Mar 12 | 07:00 PM
    McNally Jackson Seaport with The New Yorker's Susan Morrison and John Seabrook
    4 Fulton St
    New York, NY 10038
    Google Map

    Wed Mar 18
    Barnes & Noble In-conversation with David Goldberg Music by Jim Lowe
    91 Old Country Rd
    Carle Place, NY 11514
    Google Map

    Thu Mar 26 | 06:00 PM
    Thacker Mountain Radio Show at The Powerhouse
    413 S 14th St
    Oxford, MS 38655
    Google Map

    Fri Mar 27 | 05:00 PM
    Lemuria Books with Wright Thompson
    4465 I-55 North
    Jackson, MS 39206
    Google Map

    Sun Mar 29 | 06:00 PM
    Godmothers with Amy Wallace
    2280 LILLIE AVE
    SUMMERLAND, CA 93067-8040
    Google Map

    Tue Apr 07 | 04:30 PM
    NYS Writers Institute University at Albany
    1400 Washington Avenue
    Albany, NY 12222
    Google Map

    Sat Apr 11
    The Church Sag Harbor
    48 Madison Street
    Sag Harbor, NY 11963
    Google Map

    Fri Jun 05 | 06:00 PM
    East Hampton Library
    159 Main St
    East Hampton, NY 11937
    Google Map

    Sat Aug 08 | 05:00 PM
    East Hampton Library's Authors Night at Herrick Park
    67 Newtown Lane
    East Hampton, NY 11937
    Google Map

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