Edmund White tells Leonard about his new book “The Unpunished Vice” (July 23, 2018)
From 1977’s “The Joy of Gay Sex” to his trio of autobiographic novels, “A Boy's Own Story” (1982), “The Beautiful Room Is Empty” (1988) and “The Farewell Symphony” (1997), to his revered biography of Jean Genet, novelist, memoirist and essayist Edmund White is undeniably a literary icon. And though he is perhaps best known for his writing on same-sex relationships, Edmund's newest work “The Unpunished Vice: A Life of Reading” is a compendium of all the ways that other people’s books have shaped his writing and his life. Don’t miss Leonard's conversation with a writer whose work has meant so much to so many.