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Harry Stein (author)

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Harry Stein
Born
Harry J. Stein

(1948-11-25) November 25, 1948 (age 75)
Alma materNew Rochelle High School
Pomona College
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Occupation(s)Writer, journalist
FatherJoseph Stein

Harry J. Stein (born November 25, 1948)[1] is an American author and columnist. As of 2020, he is a contributing editor to the political magazine City Journal.[2]

Biography

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External videos
video icon Booknotes interview with Stein on How I Accidentally Joined the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy, August 20, 2000, C-SPAN

Stein graduated from New Rochelle High School in 1966 and Pomona College in May 1970.[3] He later graduated from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

Stein wrote for Ramparts and New Times magazines in the 1970s, and originated Esquire's "Ethics" column in the 1980s. During the 1990s he wrote a column on television ethics for TV Guide. As part of the New York media scene of the early 1980s he was a member of the inaugural Rotisserie League formed by Daniel Okrent.

He is the author of novels and memoirs, including satirical political commentary related to his transition from liberal to conservative viewpoints. His first book, Tiny Tim, a biography of the entertainer, was published in 1976.

Stein's father, the late Joseph Stein, was a Broadway librettist/playwright, best known for Fiddler on the Roof.[4]

Bibliography

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Novels

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  • Hoopla. Alfred A. Knopf. 1983. ISBN 0394504895.
  • The Magic Bullet. Delacorte Press. 1995. ISBN 0385312865.
  • Infinity's Child. Bruna. 1996. ISBN 9044927477.
  • Will Tripp Pissed Off Attorney-at-Law. CreateSpace. 2013. ISBN 978-1492737629.

Non-fiction

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Autobiographies
Biographies
Politics
True events
  • Blowing at the Blowhole. 1992.[5]
  • From The Barn On The Hill To Edwards & Shaw: 1939 1983: The Story Of Two Young Men Who Built A Master Printery And Publishing House That Became A Major Influence On Printing And Book Design In Australia. University of New South Wales Press. 1996. ISBN 0730589285.
  • Rooted in the Past, Growing for the Future: Pope Resources. Sasquatch Books. 2003. ISBN 1570613885.
  • Pope & Talbot. Documentary Book. 2005. ISBN 1570613869.
Others

References

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  1. ^ "Stein, Harry 1948– | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com.
  2. ^ "Harry Stein".
  3. ^ Stein, Harry (5 April 2016). "How My Friends and I Wrecked Pomona College". City Journal (Spring 2016). Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  4. ^ Stein, Harry (23 December 2015). "My Father, Fiddler, and the Left". City Journal (Summer 2014). Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Trove". trove.nla.gov.au.
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