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The Man in the Ravine: On Andy McCullough’s “The Last of His Kind”
T. M. Brown reviews Andy McCullough’s “The Last of His Kind: Clayton Kershaw and the Burden of Greatness.”
Biography & Autobiography
"I don't think anyone should write their autobiography until after they're dead." — Samuel Goldwyn
A Masque of Difference and Likeness: On Michael Nott’s “Thom Gunn: A Cool Queer Life”
Daniel Swain reviews Michael Nott’s “Thom Gunn: A Cool Queer Life” …
Amour and Armour: A Conversation with Lyndsey Stonebridge
Samantha Rose Hill interviews Lyndsey Stonebridge about her new book “We Are Free to Change the World: Hannah Arendt's Lessons in Love and Disobedience.”
Gaslight, Gatekeep, Glossier: On Marisa Meltzer’s “Glossy”
Diana Heald reviews Marisa Meltzer’s “Glossy: Ambition, Beauty, and the Inside Story of Emily Weiss’s Glossier.”
Another World, Another Life: On Anaïs Ngbanzo’s “Who Are You Dorothy Dean?”
Conor Williams reviews a new biography of Dorothy Dean, edited by Anaïs Ngbanzo.
Some Other I Before Me: On Seeking Guidance From AAPI Memoirs
For AAPI month, Rajpreet Heir writes about the creative guidance she’s found in memoirs by AAPI authors.
Rooting in the Dirt: On Robert Aquinas McNally’s “Cast Out of Eden”
Andrew Graybill reviews Robert Aquinas McNally’s “Cast Out of Eden: The Untold Story of John Muir, Indigenous Peoples, and the American Wilderness.”
Who Tells the Stories of Chinese Leaders? On Two New Biographies
Lucy Hornby discusses two recent biographies about former Chinese leaders Zhou Enlai and Hua Guofeng.
Toward a Black Alternative Media: On Robeson Taj Frazier’s “KAOS Theory”
Jamal Batts reviews Robeson Taj Frazier’s “KAOS Theory: The Afrokosmic Ark of Ben Caldwell.”
The Life of You Too? On Eliot Weinberger’s “The Life of Tu Fu”
Forrest Gander reviews Eliot Weinberger’s “The Life of Tu Fu.”
Porn Star and Feminist: On Jane Kamensky’s “Candida Royalle and the Sexual Revolution”
Fred Turner reviews Jane Kamensky’s “Candida Royalle and the Sexual Revolution: A History from Below.”
One-Man Band: A Conversation with Ben Greenman
Jaelani Turner-Williams interviews Ben Greenman, co-author of Sly Stone’s “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin).”
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