New Books in Biography

Interviews with Biographers about their New Books

Society & Culture
History
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Rosemary Goring, "Exile: The Captive Years of M...
33 min
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Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ
Bruce Springsteen was keenly aware and excited by the sounds of the CBGBs scene during the Seventies. With his own bands, the Boss performed in the same venues associated with punk rock and ultimately wrote songs for Patti Smith and the Ramones. Yet Springsteen’s sound has remained distinct from punk rock as it emanated from New York. In the seventh episode of Soundscapes NYC, host Ryan Purcell talks with Bruce Springsteen biographer Jim Cullen and Melissa Ziobro the head curator of the Bruce...
43 min
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John Eldevik, "Reading Prester John: Cultural F...
31 min
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Alex Vernon, "Peace Is a Shy Thing: The Life an...
47 min
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Jennifer Kabat, "Nightshining: A Memoir in Four...
54 min
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John DeVore, "Theatre Kids: A True Tale of Off-...
47 min
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Keith Merith, "A Darker Shade of Blue: A Police...
68 min
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John P. Gribbin, "Gribbin: A Family History of ...
32 min
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Zachary Gorman, "The Young Menzies: Success, Fa...
57 min
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Nubar Hovsepian, "Edward Said: The Politics of ...
30 min
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Louis P. Masur, "A Journey North: Jefferson, Ma...
36 min
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Kay Sohini, "This Beautiful, Ridiculous City: A...
18 min
38
The Truth About Bullshit: Celebrating the 20th ...
35 min
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Christopher Clarey, "The Warrior: Rafael Nadal ...
67 min
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Wendy Doniger, "An American Girl in India: Lett...
104 min
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Kevin J. Hayes, "Undaunted Mind: The Intellectu...
38 min
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David P. Celani, "Ronald Fairbairn: A Contempor...
96 min
43
Andreas Beyer, "Benvenuto Cellini and the Embod...
41 min
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Rob Edwards, "Defiant: The Story of Robert Smal...
27 min
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Barbara Allen, "Lost Animals, Disappearing Worl...
59 min
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Ana Hebra Flaster, "Property of the Revolution:...
55 min
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Fyodor Tertitskiy, "Accidental Tyrant: The Life...
29 min
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Myra Mendible, "American War Stories: Veteran-W...
49 min
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Semmy Stalhammer, "Codename Barber: My Father’s...
79 min
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Sabrin Hasbun, "Crossing: A Love Story Between ...
31 min