New Books in Biography

1697 Episodes

1. Samuel G. Freedman, "Into the Bright Sunshine: Young Hubert Humphrey and the Fight for Civil Rights" (Oxford UP, 2023)

   Published: 6/21/2023
2. Frank Costigliola, "Kennan: A Life Between Worlds" (Princeton UP, 2023)

   Published: 6/19/2023
3. Tanvi Srivastava, trans., "The War Diary of Asha-san: From Tokyo to Netaji's Indian National Army" (Harper Collins, 2022)

   Published: 6/15/2023
4. Judith Hicks Stiehm, "Janet Reno: A Life" (UP of Florida, 2023)

   Published: 6/14/2023
5. Douglas Kerr, "Orwell and Empire" (Oxford UP, 2022)

   Published: 6/9/2023
6. Randy Grigsby, "This Labyrinth of Darkness and Light: Henrietta Szold, the Rescue of Children from Hitler's Europe and Her Palestine Experience" (Vallentine Mitchell, 2022)

   Published: 6/8/2023
7. James H. Meyer, "Red Star over the Black Sea: Nazim Hikmet and His Generation" (Oxford UP, 2023)

   Published: 6/3/2023
8. Perry Mehrling, "Money and Empire: Charles P. Kindleberger and the Dollar System" (Cambridge UP, 2022)

   Published: 6/2/2023
9. Monica Macias, "Black Girl from Pyongyang: In Search of My Identity" (Duckworth, 2023)

   Published: 6/1/2023
10. Ashok Gopal, "A Part Apart: The Life and Thought of B. R. Ambedkar" (Navayana, 2023)

    Published: 5/30/2023
11. Learning for Liberation: The Life and Legacy of Paulo Freire

    Published: 5/29/2023
12. Joel Lafayette Fletcher III, "With Hawks and Angels: Episodes from a Southern Life" (UP of Mississippi, 2023)

    Published: 5/28/2023
13. Muse, Odalisque, Handmaiden: A Girl's Life in the Incredible String Band

    Published: 5/22/2023
14. Christopher H. Evans, "Do Everything: The Biography of Frances Willard" (Oxford UP, 2022)

    Published: 5/21/2023
15. Ithell Colquhoun: Genius of The Fern Loved Gully

    Published: 5/19/2023
16. America & Democracy Ep. 5: Brandon Terry on MLK

    Published: 5/19/2023
17. Catherine Russell, "The Cinema of Barbara Stanwyck: Twenty-Six Short Essays on a Working Star" (U Illinois Press, 2023)

    Published: 5/17/2023
18. Pharmacological Histories Ep. 4: Andy Roberts on LSD's Cosmic Courier

    Published: 5/16/2023
19. The Life and Legacy of Robert E. Lee: A Conversation with Allen C. Guelzo

    Published: 5/16/2023
20. Matthew Jagel, "Khmer Nationalist: Sơn Ngc Thành, the CIA, and the Transformation of Cambodia" (Northern Illinois UP, 2023)

    Published: 5/15/2023