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Destroyed by Truth
Tridip Suhrud's careful work on Gandhi's "Autobiography" helps readers understand the man's experiments with the truth and the self.
Biography & Autobiography
"I don't think anyone should write their autobiography until after they're dead." — Samuel Goldwyn
A Substantially Good Book: On Charles J. Shields’s Life of John Williams
Christopher Urban admires “The Man Who Wrote the Perfect Novel: John Williams, Stoner, and the Writing Life” by Charles J. Shields.
A Muslim Founder of the Social Sciences?
In "Ibn Khaldun: An Intellectual Biography," Robert Irwin sets out to both demythologize and re-mystify the influential 14th-century philosopher.
“The Weightiest Questions in the Smallest Number of Words”: Retelling the Nietzsche Story
Skye C. Cleary talks with Sue Prideaux about her latest biography, "I Am Dynamite!: A Life of Nietzsche."
The President-in-Waiting
A detailed, troubling look at the political life of Mike Pence.
Young, Restless, Gifted, and Black: Exploring the Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry with Imani Perry
Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn talks to Imani Perry about her new biography of Lorraine Hansberry.
Literature and Life: An Interview with Soledad Fox Maura
A biography of perhaps the most interesting man in the (20th-century) world.
Alive in a Magic Democracy: On “The Real Lolita”
Francesca Capossela puts “The Real Lolita” by Sarah Weinman in dialogue with “Lolita” by Vladimir Nabokov.
The Dust on a Butterfly’s Wing: On Sarah Weinman’s Investigation of “The Real Lolita”
Désirée Zamorano reviews “The Real Lolita” by Sarah Weinman.
A New Light on a Neglected Ruler: On “Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan”
A biography of one of India’s forgotten female rulers.
“No Films Are Ever Made”: A Correspondence with Paul Bowles
Tom Christie presents his four-year correspondence with Paul Bowles.
Originalism on Trial
Bob Egelko reviews Richard L. Hasen's "The Justice of Contradictions: Antonin Scalia and the Politics of Disruption."
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