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George Plimpton’s Former Home (and Paris Review HQ) Is for Sale

An Upper East Side residence steeped in literary lore, once the hub of writer George Plimpton’s social and professional world, is poised to list for $5.25 million, The Post has learned. The sprawling 4,700-square-foot duplex at 541 E. 72nd St. — where Plimpton, the storied co-founder of the Paris Review literary magazine, and his wife, Sarah Dudley Plimpton, lived for nearly six decades — offers a rare chance to own a piece of New York’s cultural history … “The duplex has been the site of legendary parties back in the day, which drew the likes of Truman Capote, Paul McCartney, Andy Warhol and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis to name a few,” Mogavero said. Read more

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Lee Child is Selling His New York ‘Dream Home’

The home lies on Manhattan’s Upper West Side in the Orwell House, an early-1900 co-op building and has impressive Central Park views. Child has lived in the apartment with his family for the past 10 years. The four-bedroom single-story home has a great room with picture windows and, unsurprisingly for an author’s home, a library wall brimming with books. Price: $11 Million. Read more

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Inside Novelist Erica Jong’s NYC Home, Now Listed for $4.25M

The 3,000-square-foot, two-bedroom, two-bath spread opens with an entry foyer, followed by a 30-foot-long gallery that branches off to the bedrooms, kitchen, dining and common areas. The living room and the library, the latter of which Jong used as her office, boast wall-to-wall custom bookcases that house her impressive book collection… Read more

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John Steinbeck’s House May Become a Writers Retreat

John Steinbeck’s home in Long Island’s Sag Harbor may soon secure its place in literary history, thanks to an impassioned coalition of readers, writers, and booksellers. The Sag Harbor Partnership; the town of Southampton, N.Y.; and the University of Texas at Austin have joined forces to purchase Steinbeck’s beloved summer cottage, which is currently for sale for the first time in 60 years. The goal: to preserve the property to use as a writers retreat, hosted by UT Austin’s Michener Center for Writers. Read more

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Home of Late Writer Virginia Woolf Lists for £3.5 Million

The celebrated writer and her husband, Leonard, moved into Hogarth House in 1915, when the outer London town—the only one located on both sides of the River Thames—was still a part of Surrey (it became part of London in 1965). Two years later, they founded Hogarth Press by purchasing a small hand press and some second-hard typeface, according to the Richmond government website. The press published a total of 32 books between 1917 to 1924, when the couple moved to another London residence. Read more

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