he also published two nonfiction works, "the wrong season," bobbs-merrill 1973, about the new york mets, and "marilyn lives," delilah, 1984, on marilyn monroe. "drawing from life", posthumously published in 1997, gathered 92 columns written for the "village voice". library journal wrote that "drawing from life" "emphasizes several favorite themes: baseball, politics, and the role of the changing seasons in our lives".