Buffalo's Brush with the Arts: From Huck Finn to Murphy Brown

     It has been said that Buffalo is a kind city to writers. But try convincing Mark Twain fans, who might remind us that their favorite author went through a private hell during his two years in town.

     Buffalo has been home to scores of writers. F. Scott Fitzgerald. Taylor Caldwell. Paul Horgan. There have been distinguished wordsmiths who have won accolades while at the University at Buffalo. And there is a generation of Hollywood writers and producers who have helped to shape the television and movie industries.

     Buffalo's Brush With the Arts: From Huck Finn to Murphy Brown takes readers on a fascinating journey behind the manuscripts and million dollar book deals, highlighting the Niagara Frontier's connection to many creative geniuses.

     As the late Charles Brady once remarked, "Buffalo has been the catalyst for the creative energies of an unusual number of imporant American writers".