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''. He currently works as Vice President of Communications for the

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. He has been a speechwriter for New York Attorney General

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and for Mayor

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of New York City. Lewine has also written for ''

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. He was a staff writer at the ''

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'' and has done film reviews for

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. He is the author of two books. ''Death and the Sun,'' an account of a year in the life of a Spanish matador and ''What's a Homeowner To Do?'' a humorous and informative guide to living in and taking care of a house. Lewine began his career in the art world. He was the head of the

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Drawings Department at

New York in the early 1990s.

Personal

Lewine is the son of the late Milton J. Lewine, a professor of art history at Columbia University, and Carol F. Lewine, a professor of art history at

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. Lewine is married to Margaret Liberman, who was named web editor of ''The New York Times Magazine'' in March 2007 and has been Newsroom Editor for Blogs since 2011.

Bibliography

* ''Death and the Sun: A Matador's Season in the Heart of Spain.'' (hardcover) New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2005. (paperback) New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2007. ISBN info TK * "What's a Home Owner To Do?" (Paperback) New York: Artisan, 2011. , with Stephen Fanuka.

References

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