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Oct. 17: Shaun Assael, Matthew Futterman, and S.L. Price

Gelf returns to The Gallery at Le Poisson Rouge with a night of books about boxing, sports business, and small-town football.

The guest authors:

ESPN the Magazine senior writer Shaun Assael, The Murder of Sonny Liston: Las Vegas, Heroin, and Heavyweights

Wall Street Journal sportswriter Matthew Futterman, Players: The Story of Sports and Money, and the Visionaries Who Fought to Create a Revolution

Sports Illustrated writer and Varsity Letters four-time guest S.L. Price, Playing Through the Whistle: Steel, Football, and an American Town

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Graphics by Mister Lister.

Event Details:

The Gallery at LPR (Official site, map)
158 Bleecker St. (between Sullivan St. and Thompson St.)
New York, NY 10012
Blocks from ACE/BDF/MNR/1/6 trains

Doors open at 7.
Event starts at 7:30.
There is no admission charge.
Attendees must be 21 or older, as per Le Poisson Rouge rules. (Email varsityletters@gmail.com if you are under 21 and would like to attend. The farther in advance, the better; no guarantees.)

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