Dec 5th, 2008 · The 2008 presidential race was many things to many people, but almost everyone agrees that it was long — epic even. So what better way to tell the story of the past political year than in an epic poem? That's where Calvin Trillin's Deciding the Next Decider comes in.
Feb 26th, 2008 · In this week's New Yorker, staff writer Calvin Trillin writes about the trial of John White, a black man from Long Island convicted of manslaughter for killing a white teenager who came to his home and threatened his son in the summer of 2006.
Sep 18th, 2007 · Alex Chadwick checks in from the road in Kansas City where he finds out what to expect from humorist and author Calvin Trillin. A native son, Trillin has lived for many years in New York City, but likes to think he keeps in touch with his Midwest roots.
Jan 2nd, 2007 · For readers of author Calvin Trillin's work in The New Yorker, and books like Alice Let's Eat, his late wife Alice is a familiar character. Alice Trillin died in 2001. Calvin Trillin has a new book out, and this time it's all about Alice. The title, in fact, is About Alice. Trillin talks with Renee Montagne about the book.
Oct 4th, 2006 · Longtime New York Times writer R.W. Apple has died. The writer Calvin Trillin, a longtime colleague and friend of Apple's, recalls their days together as newspaper editors during college -- Trillin at Yale and Apple at Princeton. The two knew one another for 50 years. Melissa Block talks with Trillin, who writes for The New Yorker.
Oct 11th, 2004 · Our political poets, Calvin Trillin and James Bowman, offer their take on Friday night's town hall-style presidential debate. Trillin is the author of Obliviously On He Sails: The Bush Administration in Rhyme. Bowman is a resident scholar at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington.
Oct 6th, 2004 · Our resident political poets, Calvin Trillin and James Bowman, offer their take on last night's vice presidential debate. Trillin is the author of Obliviously On He Sails: The Bush Administration in Rhyme. Bowman is a resident scholar at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington.