What will Vidal write or publish next?
Vidal has confirmed that he will write yet another installment in his seven-book American Chronicles series of historical novels. This one, revolving around the Spanish-American War, would fit between Empire and Hollywood in the chronology of American history. Publisher’s Weekly reports that Vidal will write an “illustrated memoir” filled with photographs from his archives, many of them never before seen. Ann Schneider, a photo editor at Vanity Fair magazine, will collaborate with Vidal in selecting and arranging the photos for the book. It’s scheduled for publication in November 2009. According to a few September 2007 newspaper reports, Vidal is in the process of completing an unfinished play by his friend Tennessee Williams, who died almost a quarter of a century ago. Peter Bogdanovich will direct the play in its Broadway debut. Called “In Masks Outrageous and Austere,” it’s about cutthroat corporate society. Finally, in June 2008, the entertaiment industry magazine Variety reported
Probably nothing. Word is that Vidal has now retired from writing, although we’ll probably see the occasional essay on Truthdig or other online sites, as well as fresh interviews from time to time. In October 2009, Vidal published Snapshots in History’s Glare, an “illustrated memoir” filled with photographs from his archives, many of them never before seen. Ann Schneider, a photo editor at Vanity Fair magazine, collaborated with Vidal in selecting and arranging the photos for the book. A September 2007 newspaper article reported that Vidal was completing an unfinished play by his friend Tennessee Williams, who died almost a quarter of a century ago. It now looks like this won’t come to fruition. Peter Bogdanovich was supposed to direct the play in its Broadway debut. Called “In Masks Outrageous and Austere,” it was about cutthroat corporate society. Finally, Kevin Spacey led the ensemble cast of the movie Shrink, released in 2009, in which he played a drug-addicted psychiatrist to the
Probably nothing. Word is that Vidal has now retired from writing, although we’ll probably see the occasional essay on Truthdig or other online sites, as well as fresh interviews from time to time. A publisher has announced a March 2011 reissue of his three Edgar Box mystery novels: Death in the Fifth Position, Death Before Bedtime and Death Likes It Hot. In October 2009, Vidal published Snapshots in History’s Glare, an “illustrated memoir” filled with photographs from his archives, many of them never before seen. Ann Schneider, a photo editor at Vanity Fair magazine, collaborated with Vidal in selecting and arranging the photos for the book. A September 2007 newspaper article reported that Vidal was completing an unfinished play by his friend Tennessee Williams, who died almost a quarter of a century ago. It now looks like this won’t come to fruition. Peter Bogdanovich was supposed to direct the play in its Broadway debut. Called “In Masks Outrageous and Austere,” it was about cutthro
