1. To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it’s about, but the music the words make.

    — 

    Truman Capote (via davidkendall)

    Perhaps this will be music to your ears: Truman Capote reading Breakfast At Tiffany’s at 92Y in April 1963.

  2. “I sent Johnny Carson a message: I promise that I’ll die in your house.”

    In a 2006 appearance at 92Y, Gore Vidal shares the story of his reaction to Truman Capote’s death in the house of Joanne Carson, ex-wife of the late-night TV host. Vidal says it was a story Carson always wanted to tell on air but never dared.

    This 8 minute clip also includes a reading from his memoir, Point to Point Navigation.

  3. Great find from oftheholyblood. Leonard Cohen reading at 92Y in 1966.

    Here’s a collection of 69 more readings from the Unterberg Poetry Center, on our YouTube channel. That includes Truman Capote reading Breakfast at Tiffany’s in 1963 or Joyce Carol Oates reading earlier this year.

  4. Happy birthday to Audrey Hepburn.

    Related: Here’s audio of Truman Capote reading from Breakfast at Tiffany’s in 1963 at 92Y.