Kal Wagenheim: School for Lovers & Other Stories

Local author and former journalist Kal Wagenheim, who came to Ethical a few years back to discuss his prison writing program, will discuss his latest book, School For Lovers & Other Tales, and also briefly about his earlier novel, The Secret Life of Walter Mott. Kal Wagenheim (born in Newark, N.J. in 1935) is a journalist (formerly with The New York Times and currently editor of Caribbean UPDATE monthly newsletter), author and translator of eight books, and ten plays and screenplays. His biography of Babe Ruth was a Playboy Book Club selection and was adapted for an NBC-TV film. His novel, The Secret Life of Walter Mott was published in 2010 by All Things That Matter Press, which in 2014 also published his collection of four novellas, School for Lovers & Other Tales. His biography of Roberto Clemente, first published in 1973, was re-issued with new material in 2010 by Markus Wiener Publishers. His one-act plays, The Dream Team, We Beat Whitey Ford, Wegotdates.com, Purple Heart and Coffee with God have been produced at various venues in New York and elsewhere. Coffee with God has been published by the Dramatic Publishing Co. and is being produced at festivals and schools in the USA, Canada, and Ireland. His poetry and fiction have been published in the online literary magazine www.jerseyworks.com. His nonfiction articles have been published in The Nation, and The New Republic. He has taught journalism and creative writing at Columbia University and the state prison in Trenton N.J. Kal is a member of the PEN American Center and The Dramatists Guild of America. Film producers may access his screenplays on the website www.inktip.com Details on his website: www.kalwagenheim.com