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Publication date Topics Non-Classifiable, Nonfiction - GeneralPages: Orville Prescott (September 8,Cleveland, Ohio – ApNew Canaan, Connecticut) was the American main book reviewer for the New York Times for 24 years. Born in Cleveland, Prescott graduated from Williams College in He began his career as a researcher for Newsweek, then known as News-Week, and became the literary editor of Cue Magazine before joining the Times.

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