Calvin Trillin

CALVIN TRILLIN wrote a column for The Nation from 1978 to 1985 and is currently a syndicated columnist. He is the author of many books, including U.S. Journal, American Fried, Runestruck, Floater, Uncivil Liberties, Killings, With All Disrespect, and If You Can't Say Something Nice. He has been a staff writer with The New Yorker since 1963, where "Rumors Around Town" appeared as part of his "U.S. Journal" series. Mr. Trillin lives in New York with his wife and their two daughters.

- The Best American Essays 1987 (p. 318). Ticknor & Fields.