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    • Tom Roston
    • News & Events
    • Spectacular
    • Articles
    • Past Work
    • Contact
  • The Writer's Crusade
  • Tom Roston
  • News & Events
  • Spectacular
  • Articles
  • Past Work
  • Contact

The Writer's Crusade

Events

Reviews

Publishers Weekly

Publishers Weekly

Publishers Weekly

"[Roston's] passion for Vonnegut’s writing is contagious. Vonnegut’s fans will find in this survey a fresh take on a classic. "

"fresh"

BookPage

Publishers Weekly

Publishers Weekly

"An absorbing biographical study."

"Engrossing"

Kirkus Reviews

Publishers Weekly

Kirkus Reviews

"A fresh look at Kurt Vonnegut’s classic 1969 novel through the lens of PTSD. . .  Roston persuasively shows how the novel speaks both to Vonnegut’s moment and to our own."

"Rangy"

More To Come

Kirkus Reviews

More To Come

More To Come

More To Come

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More To Come

The Most Spectacular Restaurant in the World

Chamber Ball, Hilton Head, South Carolina - February 1, 2020

The 1996 WOW Culinary Team (left, George Masraff, Marc Murphy, Martin Doyle, Philippe Feret and Fred

The 1996 WOW Culinary Team (left, Georges Masraff, Marc Murphy, Martin Doyle, Philippe Feret and Frederic Kieffer) reunited for the first time thanks to Chef Philippe, Hilton Head Culinary Ambassador.

Reviews

KIRKUS REVIEWS (7/14/19)

THE NEW YORK POST (9/1/19)

THE NEW YORK POST (9/1/19)

"A rich, complex account of Windows on the World . . . Stories of creation and destruction told in an informed and compassionate voice."

"starred"

THE NEW YORK POST (9/1/19)

THE NEW YORK POST (9/1/19)

THE NEW YORK POST (9/1/19)

"The city’s premier celebration venue, deeply woven into its social, culinary and business fabrics, deserved a proper history. Roston delivers it with power, detail, humor and heartbreak to spare."

"Splendid"

FORBES (9/10/19)

THE NEW YORK POST (9/1/19)

AM NEW YORK (9/10/19)

"Roston has crafted the most detailed, all-consuming and thoroughly spellbinding portrait of [New York City] during this daunting, delirious decade that I’ve ever read."

"enthralling"

AM NEW YORK (9/10/19)

TOWN AND COUNTRY (9/5/19)

AM NEW YORK (9/10/19)

"Crisply written, deeply researched."

"soup-to-nuts"

TOWN AND COUNTRY (9/5/19)

TOWN AND COUNTRY (9/5/19)

TOWN AND COUNTRY (9/5/19)

One of The Must-Read Books of Fall 2019

"no holds barred"

SHELF AWARENESS (9/17/19)

TOWN AND COUNTRY (9/5/19)

TOWN AND COUNTRY (9/5/19)

"A painstakingly researched, emotionally engaging account of the hard-won rise--and fall--of a landmark New York City restaurant."

"riveting and utterly heartbreaking"

Speaker/Moderator

Roston has been a frequent panelist and moderator at conferences and festivals across North America. He has most often been asked to speak at film festivals as an expert on documentary film. 

The importance of storytelling in honoring the 9/11 tragedy  TEDxBeaconStreet | November 22, 2019

TEDx Talk

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