New Books in Biography

1697 Episodes

1. Mark Dooley, "Roger Scruton: The Philosopher on Dover Beach" (Bloomsbury, 2024)

   Published: 5/9/2024
2. Hemjyoti Medhi, "Gendered Publics: Chandraprava Saikiani and the Mahila Samiti in Colonial Assam" (Oxford UP, 2024)

   Published: 5/8/2024
3. Sydney Stern, "The Brothers Mankiewicz: Hope, Heartbreak, and Hollywood Classics" (U Mississippi Press, 2019)

   Published: 5/5/2024
4. Michael Gilson, "Behind the Privet Hedge: Richard Sudell, the Suburban Garden and the Beautification of Britain" (Reaktion Books, 2024)

   Published: 5/3/2024
5. Sara B. Franklin, "The Editor: How Publishing Legend Judith Jones Shaped Culture in America" (Atria, 2024)

   Published: 5/3/2024
6. Katie Gee Salisbury, "Not Your China Doll: The Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong" (Dutton, 2024)

   Published: 5/2/2024
7. Nancy M. Martin, "Mirabai: The Making of a Saint" (Oxford UP, 2023)

   Published: 5/2/2024
8. Andrés Reséndez, "Conquering the Pacific: An Unknown Mariner and the Final Great Voyage of the Age of Discovery" (Mariner Books, 2022)

   Published: 4/27/2024
9. Alexander Greenhough, "Albert Brooks: Interviews" (UP of Mississippi, 2024)

   Published: 4/24/2024
10. Tarek El-Ariss, "Water on Fire: A Memoir of War" (Other Press, 2024)

    Published: 4/24/2024
11. Crawford Gribben, "J. N. Darby and the Roots of Dispensationalism" (Oxford UP, 2024)

    Published: 4/24/2024
12. Jason Bell, "Cracking the Nazi Code: The Untold Story of Canada's Greatest Spy" (Pegasus Books, 2024)

    Published: 4/23/2024
13. Nora E. H. Parr, "Novel Palestine: Nation Through the Works of Ibrahim Nasrallah" (U California Press, 2023)

    Published: 4/23/2024
14. Steven Nadler, "Spinoza: A Life" (Cambridge UP, 2022)

    Published: 4/22/2024
15. Peter Gray, "William Sharman Crawford and Ulster Radicalism" (U College Dublin Press, 2023)

    Published: 4/21/2024
16. Diana Chapman Walsh, "The Claims of Life: A Memoir" (MIT Press, 2023)

    Published: 4/21/2024
17. Amanda Wunder, "Spanish Fashion in the Age of Velázquez: A Tailor at the Court of Philip IV" (Yale UP, 2024)

    Published: 4/20/2024
18. Tanisha Ford, "Our Secret Society: Mollie Moon and the Glamour, Money, and Power Behind the Civil Rights Movement" (Amistad Press, 2024)

    Published: 4/19/2024
19. Charles E. Curran, "Loyal Dissent: Memoir of a Catholic Theologian" (Georgetown UP, 2006)

    Published: 4/19/2024
20. On Fiorello La Guardia and Why He Still Matters: A Discussion with Author Terry Golway

    Published: 4/19/2024