Biography & Autobiography

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

“I Haven’t Talked Much About Her Films”: Edward Sorel’s Mary Astor
Christina Newland on Edward Sorel's new biography of Mary Astor.
Christina NewlandDec 31, 2016
It’s All One Case: A Conversation Between Biographers
Tom Nolan and Kevin Avery discuss critic Paul Nelson and “The Illustrated Ross Macdonald Archives.”
Tom NolanDec 12, 2016
- Biography & Autobiography
- Noir
Richard Posner Is a Monster
Richard Posner is a monster, or so he says, but so is Wagner, Tolstoy, Proust, Kafka.
Allen MendenhallDec 1, 2016
- Biography & Autobiography
- Law
No Easy Answers: Susan Rubin Suleiman on “The Némirovsky Question”
Robert Zaretsky explains that there are no easy answers in “The Némirovsky Question” by Susan Rubin Suleiman.
Robert ZaretskyNov 24, 2016
- Biography & Autobiography
- History
Making a Man of the Mad Monk
Douglas Smith’s new biography of “Mad Monk” Rasputin brings him into the human realm.
Boris DralyukNov 23, 2016
- Around the World
- Biography & Autobiography
All That Bad
Shehryar Fazli on Deirdre Bair's new biography of Al Capone.
Shehryar FazliNov 20, 2016
- Biography & Autobiography
Kafka: An End or a Beginning?
Morten Høi Jensen revisits the life and work of Franz Kafka.
Morten Høi JensenNov 19, 2016
- Biography & Autobiography
- Fiction
Renegade Rosset
John Tytell on Barney Rosset, the gutsy dynamo of American alternative publishing.
John TytellOct 29, 2016
- Biography & Autobiography
- Memoir & Essay
Edward Albee’s Beautiful Venom
Shehryar Fazli reflects on Edward Albee's acerbic oeuvre.
Shehryar FazliOct 27, 2016
- Biography & Autobiography
The Dunce Gets a Doorstop: A Life of Jean Cocteau
Kevin McMahon takes the measure of “Jean Cocteau: A Life” by Claude Arnaud.
Kevin McMahonOct 17, 2016
A Newish Biography of Mark Rothko
Grace Glueck on Annie Cohel-Solal's recent biography of Mark Rothko.
Grace GlueckOct 11, 2016
- Art & Architecture
- Biography & Autobiography
Biography: Where White Lives Matter
Kavita Das bemoans the lack of diversity in the biography genre.
Kavita DasOct 8, 2016
- Biography & Autobiography
- Nonfiction