Guy Trebay

Elena Seibert

Guy Trebay has chronicled culture, high and low, since the 1970s, writing for The New Yorker, The Village Voice, Interview, Esquire, Artforum, and many other publications. For the past two decades, he has been a style reporter and critic for The New York Times. Among his professional recognitions, Trebay has twice been the recipient of the Meyer “Mike” Berger Award from Columbia University. His new memoir "So Good" was named a New York Times' 100 Best Books of the Year.

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Awards: Meyer Berger Award Columbia University two time winner, various other journalism honors

Cultural Icons

How does Taylor Swift capture our common experiences so well? Who is Lorne Michaels, the genius founder of SNL? What was it like to hang with Andy Warhol and the artistic tribes of 1970s Manhattan? These three authors can answer those questions and more.

Integrated Learning Center Room 120 (Seats 300, Wheelchair accessible)  
Sat, Mar 15, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Multigenre
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Integrated Learning Center (following presentation)  

Panelists: Susan Morrison, Rob Sheffield, Guy Trebay
Moderator: Elliot Glicksman

Coming of Age Challenges

Two authors, two divergent stories. A privileged wild child, who following family tragedy, sought refuge amid brilliant eccentrics and artists of 1970s NYC. The other a rule-follower in a Midwestern evangelical family in the '80s and '90s before finally fleeing the fold.

Student Union Kachina (Seats 100)  
Sat, Mar 15, 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction

Panelists: Sarah McCammon, Guy Trebay
Moderator: Karyn Prechtel-Altman

It's All Relative

Family inheritance is so much more than DNA. Tradition, the culture of our family of origin, and the stories we tell ourselves, all weave a tapestry that binds families together in good times and bad, and writes a life story.

Integrated Learning Center Room 130 (Seats 143, Wheelchair accessible)  
Sun, Mar 16, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Integrated Learning Center (following presentation)  

Panelists: Lawrence Ingrassia, David Martinez, Guy Trebay
Moderator: Molly McCloy

Book:

Do Something

Coming of Age Amid the Glitter and Doom of '70s New York
Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
June 2024
ISBN 9781524731977
256 pages