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The Biography I'll Never Truly Finish Writing

The Biography I'll Never Truly Finish Writing

On the Impossible Task of Writing Bette Ford's Story

By Fortunato Salazar | November 30, 2020

Who Exactly Was Rilke's Young Poet Correspondent?

Who Exactly Was Rilke's Young Poet Correspondent?

Damion Searls on Translating Letters to a Young Poet
(and the Young Poet's Letters)

By Damion Searls | November 30, 2020

The Medieval Philosopher Who Outlined the Basics of the Universe

The Medieval Philosopher Who Outlined the Basics of the Universe

Seb Falk on the Work of John of Sacrobosco

By Seb Falk | November 30, 2020

When Paul Robeson <br> Became a Star

When Paul Robeson
Became a Star

From the First-Ever Graphic Biography of the American Icon

By Sharon Rudahl | November 30, 2020

The 'Race' Question: Where Henry Adams Lacked<br> Moral Insight

The 'Race' Question: Where Henry Adams Lacked
Moral Insight

David S. Brown on a Great American Historical Figure
During Reconstruction

By David S. Brown | November 25, 2020

The Best Reviewed Memoirs and Biographies, November Edition

The Best Reviewed Memoirs and Biographies, November Edition

Featuring Barack Obama, Celia Paul, a Vermeer Thief, and More

By Book Marks | November 25, 2020

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Was Freud a Scam Artist?

By New Books Network | November 25, 2020

Wayne Macauley on
Gerald Murnane's Most Memorable Book

By Wayne Macauley | November 24, 2020

The Writer Who Uncovered Crimes Against His Native Ancestors

By David Grann | November 20, 2020

Why Harry Houdini DID NOT Like Arthur Conan Doyle

Why Harry Houdini DID NOT Like Arthur Conan Doyle

When the Rational Trickster Meets the Credulous Rationalist

By Chris Gosden | November 19, 2020

The Mysterious Celebrity Miracle Worker of Postwar Germany

The Mysterious Celebrity Miracle Worker of Postwar Germany

Who—and What—Was Bruno Bernhard Gröning?

By Monica Black | November 17, 2020

The Lost Digital Poems (and Erotica) of William H. Dickey

The Lost Digital Poems (and Erotica) of William H. Dickey

Matthew Kirschenbaum on Recovering Artifacts of Another Time

By Matthew Kirschenbaum | November 16, 2020

How Woody Guthrie's Mother Shaped His Music of the Downtrodden

How Woody Guthrie's Mother Shaped His Music of the Downtrodden

Gustavus Stadler on Nora Belle Guthrie's Battle
with Huntington's Disease

By Gustavus Stadler | November 16, 2020

Alex Trebek's Life in <br>Three Timelines

Alex Trebek's Life in
Three Timelines

Claire McNear Behind the Scenes with the Beloved Host of Jeopardy!

By Claire McNear | November 10, 2020

Oscar Levant and Oscar Wilde: Masters of Staving Off Melancholy with Wit

Oscar Levant and Oscar Wilde: Masters of Staving Off Melancholy with Wit

David Lazar on Two Wounded Men Who Frustrated Expectations

By David Lazar | November 9, 2020

How Claire Malroux's Translations of Emily Dickinson Shaped Her Own Poetry

How Claire Malroux's Translations of Emily Dickinson Shaped Her Own Poetry

Marilyn Hacker on Memory, Materiality, and Family

By Marilyn Hacker | November 9, 2020

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