Culture writer Gavin Edwards examines why Mister Rogers remains a phenomenon nearly two decades after he left television.
Carrie Fisher: A Life on the Edge by Sheila Weller is moving, truthful and a fitting tribute to its subject and to her unflappable courage and transparency.
An admiring new biography enshrines the formidable work and complex life of the great American poet Elizabeth Bishop.
When a talented writer like Posnanski tackles a subject as endlessly fascinating as Harry Houdini, the results are, quite simply, pure magic.
William J. Mann masterfully captures Marlon Brando’s allure, his psychological complexity and the epic arc of his career in The Contender.
Stephen Kinzer’s new biography of Sidney Gottlieb, Poisoner in Chief, is shocking in its vivid detail.
Benjamin Moser’s biography Sontag: Her Life and Work reveals with illuminating clarity Susan Sontag’s ceaseless quest to understand and be understood.
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