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Richard Price discusses Lush Life.

He won an Edgar award for his work on the HBO series "The Wire," an Academy Award nomination for his screenplay for “The Color of Money,” and an award in literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters for his novel “Clockers.” Now hear Richard Price, the author of the new best-seller “Lush Life,” set on the Lower East Side and his eighth novel, in conversation with New York Times writer at large Charles McGrath. (lampbane)… (more)

Richard Price reads from Lush Life.

Harvard Book Store is pleased to host novelist RICHARD PRICE to read from his latest work, Lush Life.

"So, what do you do?” Whenever people asked him, Eric Cash used to have a dozen answers. Artist, actor, screenwriter... But now he’s thirty-five years old, and he’s still living on the Lower East Side, still in the restaurant business, still serving the people he wanted to be. What does Eric do? He manages. Not like Ike Marcus. Ike was young, good-looking, people liked him. Ask him what he did, he wouldn’t say tending bar. He was going places—until two street kids stepped up to him and Eric one night and pulled a gun. At least, that’s Eric’s version. (ablachly)… (more)

Richard Price on tour for Lush Life.

"Richard Price talks about his novel, set in Manhattan's Lower East Side underground, Lush Life. So, what do you do? Whenever people asked him that, Eric Cash used to have a dozen answers—artist, actor, screenwriter. Similarly, his friend Ike Marcus was young, good-looking, and was going places—until two street kids stepped up to him and Eric one night and pulled a gun. At least that’s Eric’s version. Price is the author of Clockers and Freedomland." (christiguc)… (more)