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Warts and All: In Praise of the Unauthorized Biography

Warts and All: In Praise of the Unauthorized Biography

Brendan O’Meara Offers Some Advice to Writers and Journalists Seeking to Go Beyond the Sanitized

By Brendan O’Meara | June 23, 2025

Writing Biography Without an Archive: On Recovering a Past Believed to Be Lost

Writing Biography Without an Archive: On Recovering a Past Believed to Be Lost

Vanda Krefft Offers Some Tips to Help Those Who Are Struggling To Find Primary Sources

By Vanda Krefft | March 10, 2025

Phyllis Rose on Writing About Real People in Nonfiction, Making Your Diaries Public, and More

Phyllis Rose on Writing About Real People in Nonfiction, Making Your Diaries Public, and More

Rumena Bužarovska Talks with the Author of The Year of Reading Proust

By Rumena Bužarovska | December 13, 2023

Will Haberman and Swan’s 2025 Trump book be a comedy or a tragedy?

Will Haberman and Swan’s 2025 Trump book be a comedy or a tragedy?

By Jonny Diamond | November 27, 2023

Why It Matters How We Tell the Story of Sinead O'Connor

Why It Matters How We Tell the Story of Sinead O'Connor

Allyson McCabe on the Power of Accepting that a Memoir May Contain Contradictions

By Allyson McCabe | October 23, 2023

I spy John le Carré secrets in an upcoming biography.

I spy John le Carré secrets in an upcoming biography.

By Janet Manley | March 2, 2023

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5 Audiobooks That Will Help You Get Your Hollywood Award Season Fix

By James Tate Hill | February 28, 2022

An official biography of Terry Pratchett is coming this fall.

By Walker Caplan | January 26, 2022

Excavating Emily: Janice P. Nimura on What Draws Biographers to Certain Lives

By Janice P. Nimura | January 19, 2022

Here Are the Best Reviewed Memoirs and Biographies of October

Here Are the Best Reviewed Memoirs and Biographies of October

Featuring W.G. Sebald, Billy Porter, Oscar Wilde, and More

By Book Marks | October 27, 2021

Here Are September’s Best Reviewed Memoirs and Biographies

Here Are September’s Best Reviewed Memoirs and Biographies

Featuring Joy Harjo, Winfred Rembert, Dawn Turner, and more

By Book Marks | September 29, 2021

Read an excerpt from a brand new biography of Octavia Butler.

Read an excerpt from a brand new biography of Octavia Butler.

By Emily Temple | August 19, 2021

A new biography of Leonard Cohen—in comic form—is coming this fall.

A new biography of Leonard Cohen—in comic form—is coming this fall.

By Vanessa Willoughby | July 14, 2021

The Mystery of Charles Dickens has been named the best biography of the year."><emThe Mystery of Charles Dickens has been named the best biography of the year.">

The Mystery of Charles Dickens has been named the best biography of the year.">The Mystery of Charles Dickens has been named the best biography of the year.

By Walker Caplan | May 17, 2021

The Best Reviewed Memoirs and Biographies of 2020

The Best Reviewed Memoirs and Biographies of 2020

Featuring Barack Obama, Natasha Trethewey, Helen Macdonald, Sylvia Plath, The Beatles, and more

By Book Marks | December 7, 2020

The Best Reviewed Memoirs and Biographies, November Edition

The Best Reviewed Memoirs and Biographies, November Edition

Featuring Barack Obama, Celia Paul, a Vermeer Thief, and More

By Book Marks | November 25, 2020

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