Author
In 1977, Fosburgh published her first book, Closing Time: The True Story of the Goodbar Murder. A true story that grew out of a 1973 murder case Fosburgh had covered for the New York Times, the book became a bestseller. It was also met with critical acclaim, being selected by the Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club, and receiving a 1978 Edgar Award nomination for Best Fact Crime book. Truman Capote remarked that the book proved Fosburgh "a skillful, selective reporter and also a literary artist."
Her second book, Old Money (1983), a novel which was understood to be largely autobiographical, about growing up in a wealthy, troubled family, was also a bestseller. Her third book was India Gate (1991), a fictional family saga and mystery involving the children of American expatriates in India. Fosburgh also taught in the University of California, Berkeley, School of Journalism.
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