lipsyte, robert

Robert Lipsyte chronicles his career as a sportswriter, explaining how he became a sports columnist for the "New York Times" despite the fact that he was never a jock and spent most of his childhood and teen years avoiding what he called the Jock Culture.

Explores the inner workings of Lipsyte's eight young adult novels and the connections between his life and his multi-faceted career.

Robert Lipsyte chronicles his career as a sportswriter, explaining how he became a sports columnist for the "New York Times" despite the fact that he was never a jock and spent most of his childhood and teen years avoiding what he called the Jock Culture.