Niagara University Library: Monthly Book Spotlight -- September 2007

Eric Bogosian

image of The Essential Bogosian book cover

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He currently stars as Captain Danny Ross on the television show Law & Order: Criminal Intent, but Eric Bogosian is also the author of several plays, monologues/solo shows, screenplays and novels.

These are some of the Bogosian works in the Library's collection:

THE ESSENTIAL BOGOSIAN: TALK RADIO, DRINKING IN AMERICA, FUNHOUSE & MEN INSIDE
This book features one of Bogosian's best-known plays, Talk Radio, as well as many of his monologues.
Located on the second floor at call number PS3552.O46 A6 2004.

HUMPTY DUMPTY AND OTHER PLAYS
Three of his three most recent plays - Humpty Dumpty, Griller and Red Angel - appear in this book.
Located on the second floor at call number PS3552.O46 H86 2005.

POUNDING NAILS IN THE FLOOR WITH MY FOREHEAD
This book contains the monologues from Bogosian's solo show of the same name.
Located on the second floor at call number PS3552.O46 P68 2000.

SEX, DRUGS, ROCK & ROLL
This is another collection of solo show monologues.
Located on the second floor at call number PS3552.O46 S4 2006.

SUBURBIA
SubUrbia is another well-known play of his.
Located on the second floor at call number PS3552.O46 S83 2006.

You can learn much more about Eric Bogosian and his work in the Library's Literature Resource Center database. He's on MySpace, too!

Samantha Gust wrote this Monthly Book Spotlight.