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Robert Lipsyte

Robert Lipsyte is the author of The Contender and its two sequels, The Brave and The Chief. The Contender was one of the first novels to take a realistic look at teenagers and has been required reading in many American school systems for more than thirty years. Recognizing the importance of that book as well as his other works, ALA honored Lipsyte with the Margaret A. Edwards Award in 2001. For decades, Lipsyte was an award-winning sports reporter for the New York Times. Born and raised in New York, Lipsyte is a lifelong fan of baseball. In fact, as a young sportswriter covering the city's new franchise in 1962, Lipsyte briefly tried out for the New York Mets. He... Read full bio

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Making life hard
Salt Lake Tribune, April 6, 2013
...unpleasantness to create the story’s dark humor. Lipsyte grew up in small-town New Jersey, son of sportswriter Robert Lipsyte and his wife, Marjorie, a journalist who published a novel. He went to Brown, where in classic Gen-X style he joined a...
'The Fun Stuff' author Sam Lipsyte's characters make life hard
Modesto Bee, March 27, 2013
...unpleasantness to create the story's dark humor. Lipsyte grew up in small-town New Jersey, son of sportswriter Robert Lipsyte and his wife, Marjorie, a journalist who published a novel. He went to Brown, where in classic Gen-X style he joined a...
Q&A: Author Sam Lipsyte on "The Fun Parts"
Portland Monthly Magazine, March 7, 2013
...from their lives, it’s superficial stuff: A job they had, a kind of car.  Your father, Robert Lipsyte, was a famous sportswriter. Did growing up with a dad as a writer affect your career’s trajectory? Did you want to follow those footsteps–or...
?Jewish Jocks??plenty of Jews, not enough jocks (What would Howard Cosell say?)
JTA, March 4, 2013
...owners (Al Davis, Mark Cuban); coaches (Red Auerbach, Red Holzman); a commissioner (Bud Selig); two sportswriters (Shirley Povich, Robert Lipsyte); a broadcaster (Howard Cosell); a labor leader (Marvin Miller); a boxing cutman (Whitey Bimstein); a bookie...
Has the World Finally Caught Up With Post-Punk Author Sam Lipsyte?
New York Magazine, March 3, 2013
...skeptical of things long before I knew how you would believe in them," he says. Samâs father, Robert Lipsyte, was a sportswriter for the Times, a celebrated cynic who tilted against the professionâs reflexive hero worship. Sitting on the edge of the...
Presenting the Tailgate Book Club
South Brunswick Patch, December 12, 2012
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Presenting the Tailgate Book Club
East Cobb Patch, December 5, 2012
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DEITSCH: Finebaum discusses his national move to ESPN
SI.com, June 3, 2013
...At 75, Robert Lipsyte speaks of his newest assignment as the coda to more than a half a century in journalism. On June 1 he begins his 18-month term as ESPN's ombudsman...
Robert Lipsyte on ESPN, Muhammad Ali, And Why Billie Jean King is the Most Important Sports Figure of His Lifetime
I4U, June 1, 2013
...The septugenarian scribe is the perfect man for the job. As a reporter for The New York Times in the 1960s, Lipsyte made a career of being a smart straight shooter who always discussed sports in the contexts of race, class, ......
Robert Lipsyte on ESPN, Muhammad Ali, And Why Billie Jean King is the Most Important Sports Figure of His Lifetime
REASON Online, June 1, 2013
...Like on Facebook Google +1 Share on LinkedIn Send to Kindle Come June 1, the renowned sportswriter and novelist Robert Lipsyte will become the newest ombudsman for ESPN, the network that strives to cover professional sports journalistically...
Video: Robert Lipsyte on ESPN, Muhammad Ali, And Why Billie Jean King is the Most Important Sports Figure of His Lifetime
REASON Online, June 1, 2013
..."Robert Lipsyte on ESPN, Muhammad Ali, And Why Billie Jean King is the Most Important Sports Figure of His Lifetime" is the latest offering from Reason TV. Watch above or click...
Crowd's roar still thrills Vin Scully
Fresno Bee, May 31, 2013
...Richard Dietch's "Media Circus" column on SI.com for a superb interview with ESPN's new ombudsman, Robert Lipsyte. ... ESPN Radio will broadcast Sunday afternoon NFL games featuring the Giants, Jets, Patriots, Steelers and Dolphins after reaching...
Crowd's roar still thrills Vin Scully
Rock Hill Herald, May 30, 2013
...Richard Dietch's "Media Circus" column on SI.com for a superb interview with ESPN's new ombudsman, Robert Lipsyte. ... ESPN Radio will broadcast Sunday afternoon NFL games featuring the Giants, Jets, Patriots, Steelers and Dolphins after reaching...
Crowd's roar still thrills Vin Scully
Idaho Statesman, May 30, 2013
...Richard Dietch's "Media Circus" column on SI.com for a superb interview with ESPN's new ombudsman, Robert Lipsyte. ... ESPN Radio will broadcast Sunday afternoon NFL games featuring the Giants, Jets, Patriots, Steelers and Dolphins after reaching...