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2 unusual facts about Fran Lebowitz


Fran Lebowitz

After being expelled from high school and receiving a GED, Lebowitz worked many odd jobs before being hired by Andy Warhol as a columnist for Interview.

An automobile enthusiast, Lebowitz owns and drives a vintage pearl-gray 1979 Checker Marathon, which she keeps in a high-end garage in the East Village in Manhattan.


Acres of Books

In its long history Acres of Books has served clientele such as Jack Vance, Upton Sinclair, Stan Freberg, Gary Owens, James Hilton, Greg Bear, Tim Powers, Thurston Moore, Mike Watt, Paul Schrader, Fran Lebowitz, Robert Easton, Eli Wallach, Diane Keaton, and, most notably, Ray Bradbury, who immortalized the bookstore in an essay entitled "I Sing the Bookstore Eclectic".

Publishers Weekly

Steinberg was also a guest on the Charlie Rose TV show, appearing with notable authors Calvin Trillin, Fran Lebowitz and others on "best books" and "summer reading" panel-discussion shows.


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