From Travolta to Trump: Martin Amis on His New Essay Collection

Midday on WNYC | Mar 2, 2018

Famed British novelist and critic Martin Amis discusses his latest book The Rub of Time: Bellow, Nabokov, Hitchens, Travolta, Trump: Essays and Reportage, 1994-2017. The collection includes 30 years of Amis’ writing on a range of topics including politics, sports, celebrity, America and literature.

Martin Amis will be in conversation with writer Patrick McGrath at Rizzoli Bookstore (Broadway and 26th) on Wednesday, March 7th at 6 pm, with a book signing to follow.

This segment is guest hosted by DW Gibson.

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