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SmartLessOct 11, 2021

David Remnick

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The host mentioned 'Lennon's Tomb' to highlight David's successful transition from a writer to an editor at the New Yorker. This reference serves t…

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Why is David Remnick always so cold? He’s surrounded by drafts. Editor of The New Yorker and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer David Remnick joins us this week to discuss penne pasta, drunk tweeting, feeding the recycling bin, and Leonard Cohen. Theres some other good stuff in their two also, its’
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The title of the book that you wrote that you won the Pulitzer for is Lennon's Tomb, which was about the collapse of the Soviet Union.

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Sentiment: Passing Reference
For: Aspiring writers and editors
Key quote: Lennon's Tomb.
The host mentioned 'Lennon's Tomb' to highlight David's successful transition from a writer to an editor at the New Yorker. This reference serves to illustrate the significant shift in perspective that comes with such a career change.
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