Dan Wakefield

Dan Wakefield (b. 1932) is the author of the bestselling novelsGoing All the WayandStarting Over, which were both adapted into feature films. His memoirs includeNew York in the Fifties, which was made into a documentary film of the same name, andReturning: A Spiritual Journey, praised by Bill Moyers as “one of the most important memoirs of the spirit I have ever read.” Wakefield created the NBC prime time seriesJames at 15, and wrote the screenplay forGoing All the Way, starring Ben Affleck. He edited and wrote the introduction forKurt Vonnegut Lettersas well asIf This Isn’t Nice, What Is?: Vonnegut’s Advice to the Young.Visit Wakefield online atwww.danwakefield.comandwww.vonnegutsoldestlivingfriend.com.