Bright Star, Green Light by Jonathan Bate
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The parallel lives of John Keats and F. Scott Fitzgerald.
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Pessoa by Richard Zenith
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Richard Zenith writes the definitive biography of the “ever-elusive” Fernando Pessoa.
Read MoreHirschfeld: The Biography by Ellen Stern
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Line by line, a unique artist joyfully chronicles the popular arts of the 20th century.
Read MoreFox & I by Catherine Raven
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The memoir of an unlikely bond that forms between a solitary woman and a wild fox.
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Places of Mind by Timothy Brennan
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“Orientalism” author Edward Said gets an affectionate new biography.
Read MoreA Whole World: Letters from James Merrill
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A collection of wonderful, chatty letters by the poet James Merrill.
Read MoreOn the House by John Boehner
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Former Speaker of the House John Boehner writes a memoir that he intends to be full of cuss words and honesty. He succeeds at about 50% of that.
Read MoreMike Nichols: A Life, by Mark Harris
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A big new biography extols the vibrant and crowded career of one of the era’s most skillful and complicated artists.
Read MoreCalhoun: American Heretic by Robert Elder
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A new biography of America’s foremost zealot for slavery.
Read MoreDevils, Lust and Strange Desires by Richard Bradford
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A new biography of the author of “The Talented Mr. Ripley.”
Read MoreThe Unquiet Englishman: A Life of Graham Greene by Richard Greene
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A sparkling new one-volume biography of Graham Greene considers not only Greene’s novels but his work on behalf of human rights violations around the world, his struggles with faith, and his subtle yearning for joy.
Read MoreIbsen's Kingdom by Evert Sprinchorn
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A new biography of the great playwright turns the spotlight on his works.
Read MoreIn Search of Isaiah Berlin by Henry Hardy
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Henry Hardy explores the different and at times conflicting sides of the famous scholar Isaiah Berlin
Read MoreIdi Amin by Mark Leopold
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The murderous Ugandan dictator gets a thorough-going new biographical investigation.
Read MoreSylvia Pankhurst: Natural Born Rebel by Rachel Holmes
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A big and generous new biography of the great agitator Sylvia Pankhurst.
Read MoreSingular Sensation by Michael Riedel
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A veteran reporter recalls the vibrant, colorful New York theater of the ‘90s.
Read MoreSamuel Johnson: Selected Works
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A magnificent new collection of the great Samuel Johnson’s writings.
Read MoreThe Mystery of Charles Dickens by A.N. Wilson
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Instead of recounting the story of a Victorian sentimentalist or a benevolent social critic, A. N. Wilson points to the dark side of Charles Dickens.
Read MoreThe Best Books of 2020: Biography!
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The best accounts of the lives of artists, musicians, poets, and more in 2020.
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