Susan Jane Gilman Literary and smart-mouthed author of bestselling nonfiction

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Susan Jane Gilman is the author of the bestsellers "Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress" and "Kiss My Tiara." Her new book, "Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven" will be published March 2009.
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When I was a teenager, I was inspired by all the usual, 20th century American culprits -- the three John's (Cheever, Steinbeck, Updike), Dorothy Parker, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Truman Capote, J.D. Salinger, Ralph Ellison, Toni Morrison. Since then, I find I'm influenced by everything I read; it shows me either what to aspire to, or what not to do.

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My Teacher Who Brought Magic to Room 205
July 21, 2009
- Stuyvesant High School is top-notch, übercompetitive. Prove the transitive postulate. Diagram xylem and phloem. Explain: Who was Robespierre? But in Frank McCourt’s creative-writing class back in 1981, we sing bawdy folk songs, craft poetry from recipes, and pen courtroom dramas defending household objects. Our teacher is this generous renegade, a raconteur and wit also who succeeds in ...
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