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Buzz Bissinger

Buzz Bissinger

Buzz Bissinger

Buzz Bissinger is among the nation’s most honored and distinguished writers. A native of New York City, Buzz is the winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the Livingston Award, the American Bar Association Silver Gavel Award, and the National Headliners Award, among others. He was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University. He is the author of the highly acclaimed nonfiction books Friday Night Lights, A Prayer for the City, and Three Nights in August.

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Father's Day
May 17, 2012
Father's Day will be released on May 15, 2012 in Compact Disk, Audio Download
May 15, 2012
Father's Day is now available in Compact Disk, Audio Download
May 15, 2012

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Entertainment Weekly Online, May 21, 2012
...by Mark Twain and J. R. R. Tolkien and smart contemporary titles by Jonathan Safran Foer, Alison Bechdel, Buzz Bissinger, and Jonah Lerner. They also publish the Best American series and the Curious George books...
Houston Chronicle, May 20, 2012
...t Mess With Travis,” 7 p.m. Monday, Brazos Bookstore, 2421 Bissonnet; 713-523-0701 or brazosbookstore.com. TUESDAY (5/22) Buzz Bissinger: The author will sign and discuss “Father’s Day,” 7 p.m. Tuesday, Brazos Bookstore, 2421 Bissonnet;...
Individual.com, May 20, 2012
...iTunes offers music, videos, audiobooks and yes, e-books. "This might be the model for the future," said Buzz Bissinger, best-selling author whose latest, "Father's Day," recently launched. "It's not this 15 percent split with the publisher, it's 50...
Dallas Morning News, May 19, 2012
...The premise of Father’s Day, the new memoir from famed Friday Night Lights author Buzz Bissinger, sounds outstanding. Gerry and Zach, Bissinger’s twin sons, were born prematurely. Gerry has developed into a successful young adult who attended...
Xfinity Comcast, May 18, 2012
...Categories Mariano item.id="home" channel='video' subchannel'featured'...
MSNBC, May 18, 2012
...Chris Matthews talks with “Friday Night Lights” author and journalist Buzz Bissinger about his new book “Father’s Day,” the true story of his relationship with his mentally-disabled son Zach and their journey across the country...
Poughkeepsie Journal, May 17, 2012
..._ HERSHEY, PA. ? For lovers of roller coasters, writer Buzz Bissinger and his son Zach are living the dream.Its opening day at Hersheypark in the town built on chocolate. Shoulder to shoulder, the two Bissingers squish together in the...
Portland Mercury, May 21, 2012
...TAYLOR AND PRESIDENT OBAMA WERE BEST FRIENDS x_x (Okay, fine, a related note that's not entirely inane: Buzz Bissinger, author of the nonfiction book Friday Night Lights, which inspired both the TV show of the same name and the above tweet from the...
Portland Mercury, May 21, 2012
...TAYLOR AND PRESIDENT OBAMA WERE BEST FRIENDS x_x (Okay, fine, a related note that's not entirely inane: Buzz Bissinger, author of the nonfiction book Friday Night Lights, which inspired both the TV show of the same name and the above tweet from the...
The Hill, May 21, 2012
...was based on the 1990 non-fiction book Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And a Dream by Buzz Bissinger. Obama is in Chicago for the NATO summit. Tweet View Comments...
Entertainment Weekly Online, May 21, 2012
...by Mark Twain and J. R. R. Tolkien and smart contemporary titles by Jonathan Safran Foer, Alison Bechdel, Buzz Bissinger, and Jonah Lerner. They also publish the Best American series and the Curious George books...
Chronicle of Higher Education, May 21, 2012
...Buzz Bissinger’s recent Wall Street Journal column advocated for the elimination of college football, striking many a nerve in academe. His argument included his belief that athletics ends up undermining...
Huffington Post Canada, May 20, 2012
...that define my twins, and the three minutes that define me," is how their father, the writer Buzz Bissinger (whom you probably know best as the author of "Friday Night Lights"), described them in an interview. Those three minutes mean "everything is...
Huffington Post, May 20, 2012
...that define my twins, and the three minutes that define me," is how their father, the writer Buzz Bissinger (whom you probably know best as the author of "Friday Night Lights"), described them in an interview. Those three minutes mean "everything is...