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Novelist Benjamin Markovits On The Solitary Lives Of Tennis Pros And Writers
Manage episode 238330561 series 1434575
Novelist Benjamin Markovits joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to talk about his two books that touch on tennis: "A Weekend In New York" and its forthcoming sequel, "Christmas in Austin." Markovits explains how his professional basketball career turned him off from team sports, shares his favorites from the tennis memoirs he read to prepare for writing about the game, and reflects on the agony of having a number next to your name that defines your place in your profession and the world.
Music by Lee Rosevere.
Markovits's website: http://www.benjaminmarkovits.com/
112 episodes
Manage episode 238330561 series 1434575
Novelist Benjamin Markovits joins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to talk about his two books that touch on tennis: "A Weekend In New York" and its forthcoming sequel, "Christmas in Austin." Markovits explains how his professional basketball career turned him off from team sports, shares his favorites from the tennis memoirs he read to prepare for writing about the game, and reflects on the agony of having a number next to your name that defines your place in your profession and the world.
Music by Lee Rosevere.
Markovits's website: http://www.benjaminmarkovits.com/
112 episodes
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