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May 14, 2002
Contact:
Southampton College Professor Roger Rosenblatt's New Book Examines Patriotism in Troubled Times
Jane Finalborgo (PR@southampton.liu.edu)
(631) 287 8313
Fax: (631) 283 4081
- Parsons Family University Professor of Writing Roger Rosenblatt has written a new book of essays in response to the September 11th tragedy that reaffirms the core values of our complex and remarkable society. In Where We Stand: 30 Reasons for Loving Our Country, Rosenblatt draws on his 27 years of reporting and commenting on America to provide comfort and resolve for Americans in a difficult time.
Famous for his ability to put wise insights into witty and instructive prose, the prize-winning journalist and best-selling author of Rules for Aging reminds us - with characteristic optimism and humor - of the fundamental political and moral strengths of America. The 30 brilliantly crafted essays range from the Founding Fathers and the writing of the Constitution to Britney Spears and the merits of baseball.
Rosenblatt, a resident of Quogue who teaches in Southampton College's MFA in Writing program, believes that the events of September 11, 2002 have given us a chance to reacquaint ourselves with what the country stands for and what it should become. The book is scheduled for publication on Memorial Day, 2002 by Harcourt, Inc.
"His essays are exactly what we need as a reminder of who we are, how we got that way, and how we will get through these new and difficult times. This book is a love letter that should be in every American home," said NBC news anchor Tom Brokaw of Where We Stand.
The author of nine books, including Children of War, which won the Robert F. Kennedy Book Prize, Rosenblatt writes essays for Time magazine and the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer on PBS. He has won two George Polk Awards, a Peabody, an Emmy, and awards from the Overseas Press Club.
In 1995, Long Island University President David Steinberg appointed Rosenblatt University Professor of Writing. At Southampton College, where he is based, he has been instrumental in establishing the College's flourishing MFA in Writing program and the annual summer Writers Conference. He and his wife, Ginny, live in Quogue and in Manhattan.