From Dr. Seuss to Truman Capote:

Bennett Cerf, the publisher who changed American literature, forever

Bennett Cerf didn’t just build Random House. He shaped American literary culture, championing writers from Dr. Seuss to Truman Capote, William Faulkner to Ayn Rand, turning a scrappy upstart into one of the world’s most storied publishing houses.

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Author Gayle Feldman has brought Cerf's remarkable life and legacy to the page in Nothing Random, Bennett Cerf and the Publishing House He Built, a biography as compelling as Cerf himself.

Join us on Wednesday March 18, for a fascinating luncheon with Feldman in conversation with Kai Bird, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of American Prometheus, the biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer.

  • Note: Luncheon events are a perk open exclusively to Siluran members and their guests.
  • The Club only honors prepaid reservations—no payment at door. 
  • Deadline for changes/cancellations: 12 noon, the Wednesday before the luncheon, 
  • If pre-paying by check, make out and mail to:
    The Silurians Press Club
    PO Box 2045, Grand Central Station
    New York NY 10163
  • Checks must be received by Wed., Mar. 11, 2026

Join us:

Wednesday, Mar. 18, 11:30 a.m-2 p.m.

National Arts Club

15 Gramercy Park S. (20th Street)

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