# Q&A: Gayle Feldman, "Nothing Random"

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Podcast: [C-SPAN Bookshelf](https://stenobird.com/podcast/c-span-bookshelf-6416723)
Published: 2026-06-01T00:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Every week in the 1950s and 60s, 30 million Americans watched the congenial Bennett Cerf on Sunday nights on "What's My Line?" But he was much more than a game show panelist. In 1927, he co-founded the publishing giant Random House and brought to the public authors such as James Joyce, Ayn Rand, Truman Capote, Dr. Suess, and William Faulkner. Author Gayle Feldman spent 30 years researching and writing her book "Nothing Random." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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