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Apr.17.2008

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Ishmael Reed, Novelist; Satirist; Poet; Editor; Publisher; Playwright; Cultural Activist
Ivory Madison, CEO, Redroom.com
Belle Yang, Author, The Odyssey of a Manchurian and Baba: A Return to China Upon My Father's Shoulders
Bill Hayes, Author, The Anatomist: A True Story of Gray's Anatomy, Sleep Demons: An Insomniac's Memoir and Five Quarts: A Personal and Natural History of Blood
Peter Coyote, Actor; Author, New Buffalo: Journals from a Taos Commune

Maya Angelou, a member of the writer's portal Redroom.com...

Bill's Latest Blogs

Jun.06.2011 - 8:27 am
My essay on the 30th anniversary of AIDS is now appearing in The New York Review of Books.  See link below in Articles section.
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Nov.11.2010 - 12:45 pm
The New York Times included my essay "Insomniac City" in its recent special section, Op-Ed at 40, a selection of memorable pieces from the Times' Opinion page.  Link...
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May.11.2010 - 7:42 pm
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"Insomniac City," an essay about my moving to and falling in love with New York City, is appearing in the New York Times.  Check it out and let me know what you think. ...
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Apr.27.2010 - 6:28 pm
A new essay, on sleep, insomnia, and loss.   See link below:  "Sleep: Loss."  Let me know what you think.  - bh
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Comments from Bill

Jan.22.2008 - 11:47 am
In response to: Staph and Queers and Sensationalism, Oh My
Right on!  Thank you for your your eloquent and passionate response to the Chronicle story.   

Published Reviews

The Anatomist paperback
Sep.13.2009
Published by New York Times Book Review
Henry Gray, the man behind Gray’s Anatomy (he had the help of a fellow doctor who created the drawings), became Hayes’s obsession. He finds out as much as he can about Gray’s life...