Biography & Autobiography

"I don't think anyone should write their autobiography until after they're dead." — Samuel Goldwyn

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  “The Dramatis Personae of Our Lives”: On “A Bountiful Harvest: The Correspondence of Anthony Hecht and William L. MacDonald”

  Patrick Kurp explores “A Bountiful Harvest: The Correspondence of Anthony Hecht and William L. MacDonald,” edited by Philip Hoy.

  Patrick KurpMay 20, 2018

  • Biography & Autobiography

  • Poetry

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  How Stan Lee Became the Man Behind Marvel

  Chris Yogerst on Bob Batchelor's recent biography of the comic book legend.

  Chris YogerstApr 21, 2018

  • Biography & Autobiography

  • Comics

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  Sharp but Narrow

  Jacquelyn Ardam reviews Michelle Dean’s “Sharp: The Women Who Made an Art Out of Having an Opinion.”

  Jacquelyn ArdamApr 19, 2018

  • Biography & Autobiography

  • Gender & Sexuality

  • Literary Criticism

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  “Learn the Use of Explosives!”: On Jacqueline Jones’s “Goddess of Anarchy: The Life and Times of Lucy Parsons, American Radical”

  Elaine Elinson praises “Goddess of Anarchy: The Life and Times of Lucy Parsons, American Radical” by Jacqueline Jones.

  Elaine ElinsonMar 20, 2018

  • Biography & Autobiography

  • Law

  • Politics

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  Framing Our World: On Vanda Krefft’s “The Man Who Made the Movies: The Meteoric Rise and Tragic Fall of William Fox”

  Dan Friedman unreels “The Man Who Made the Movies,” a biography of William Fox by Vanda Krefft.

  Dan FriedmanMar 15, 2018

  • Biography & Autobiography

  • Film

  • Television

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  “No Longer the Person I Was”: The Dazzling Correspondence of Albert Camus and Maria Casarès

  Robert Zaretsky on the correspondence between Albert Camus and Maria Casarès.

  Robert ZaretskyMar 4, 2018

  • Around the World

  • Biography & Autobiography

  • History

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  The Abortion Queen of San Francisco

  Stephen J. Gallas reviews "The Audacity of Inez Burns: Dreams, Desire, Treachery & Ruin in the City of Gold."

  Stephen J. GallasFeb 24, 2018

  • Biography & Autobiography

  • Politics

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  Mapping No-Man’s Land: On Thomas Dilworth’s “David Jones: Engraver, Soldier, Painter, Poet”

  Kevin McMahon praises “David Jones: Engraver, Soldier, Painter, Poet” by Thomas Dilworth.

  Kevin McMahonFeb 8, 2018

  • Art & Architecture

  • Biography & Autobiography

  • Poetry

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  Keeping the Darwinian Faith

  A review of Michael Ruse’s book on the religion of scientism.

  Charles LaPorte, Joseph LaPorteJan 30, 2018

  • Biography & Autobiography

  • Religion

  • Science & Technology

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  The Re-Re-Rewriter: Octavia E. Butler and the MAYBE Book

  A new book on Octavia Butler and her lost manuscripts.

  Rebecca J. HoldenJan 13, 2018

  • Biography & Autobiography

  • Literary Criticism

  • SF

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  Life in the Fast Lane

  Charles L. Ponce de Leon reviews “Sticky Fingers: The Life and Times of Jann Wenner and Rolling Stone Magazine” by Joe Hagan.

  Charles L. Ponce De LeonJan 7, 2018

  • Biography & Autobiography

  • Music

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  Writing Lives: James Atlas on the Art of Biography

  James Atlas chronicles the pleasures and perils of literary biography.

  John TytellJan 3, 2018

  • Biography & Autobiography

  • Memoir & Essay