What’s Next?

Bob Spitz ’71 autographs copies of his book during a visit to Albright in fall 2006.

In 2007, Bob Spitz ’71 will publish a young adult version of the Beatles book called Yeah, Yeah, Yeah. “It’s the sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll without the sex and drugs,” he says.

Also in the works is The Saucier’s Apprentice, which will be released in September 2007. “It’s about a guy who hits his 50s, leaves New York after 35 years, leaves a book project after eight and a half years, leaves a marriage after 14 years, winds up with custody of a 12-year old daughter and has his heart broken, perhaps for the first time in his life…I did what any guy in that condition would do, I ran away to Europe to learn how to cook.” The book chronicles Spitz’s experience at 16 of the greatest cooking schools in France and Italy.

Spitz will also tackle a biography on George Steinbrenner, a project that will take about five years.

“They’re opening the entire Yankee organization and files for me for the very first time,” he says. In between, Spitz will be working on a novel, the details of which he won’t yet divulge.

“I love getting up every day and writing,” Spitz says. “If I can do this for the rest of my life I will be a happy bugger-roo!”