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Sunday, January 24, 2021

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Their Malcolm X Biography, Our Problem

November 4, 2020November 6, 2020 Trevor Seigler 0 Comments Les Payne, Malcolm X, Manning Marable

An incomplete new biography of the polarizing civil-rights leader

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John Lewis and the Power of Hope

September 24, 2020September 24, 2020 Trevor Seigler 0 Comments George Floyd, His Truth Is Marching On, John Lewis, Jon Mecham, Jr., Martin Luther King

‘His Truth is Marching On’ affirms the promise of peaceful activism over violence

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‘Ching Ling Foo: America’s First Chinese Superstar’

September 9, 2020September 11, 2020 Frank Wu 0 Comments Ching Ling Foo, Harry Houdini, Samuel Porteous

A magician more famous (and better-compensated) than Harry Houdini

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‘Jack Kirby: the Epic Life of the King of Comics’

August 13, 2020August 17, 2020 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments Captain America, Fantastic Four, Jack Kirby, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel DC, Tom Scioli

Tom Scioli’s graphic novel gives the master his due

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‘You Never Forget Your First’: Rescuing George Washington From the “Thigh Men”

February 17, 2020February 21, 2020 Neal Pollack 0 Comments Alexis Coe, Dan Carlin, George Washington, Karen Abbott, Sarah Vowell, You Never Forget Your First

Alexis Coe and the rise of Hipster History

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The People’s Princess

December 5, 2019December 17, 2019 Trevor Seigler 0 Comments A Life On The Edge, Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds, Eddie Fisher, Harrison Ford, mental health issues, Sarah Crichton Books, Sheila Weller

‘Carrie Fisher: A Life On The Edge’

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The Jenny Slate

November 26, 2019November 27, 2019 Paula Shaffer 0 Comments

A Standup Special, a Memoir, and a Career Spiraling Upwards

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Look Away Down Gower Avenue

July 1, 2019July 1, 2019 Ross Warner 0 Comments C.M. Kushins, David Letterman, Jann Wenner, Nothing's Bad Luck, Warren Zevon

‘Nothing’s Bad Luck’: The Definitive Biography of Warren Zevon

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‘Becoming Dr. Seuss’

May 23, 2019May 23, 2019 Trevor Seigler 0 Comments Becoming Dr. Seuss, Brian Jay Jones, Dr. Seuss, Theodor Geisel

A New Biography of the Shakespeare of Kiddie Lit

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Robert Caro’s Factual Obsession

April 17, 2019April 19, 2019 Patrick Beach 0 Comments Ina Caro, LBJ, Master Of The Senate, Robert Caro, The Years Of Lyndon Johnson, Working

A New Memoir Reveals the Research Secrets of Our Greatest Political Biographer

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Appetite for Life

August 15, 1997August 23, 2018 Rebecca Kurson 0 Comments Julia Child, Noel Riley Fitch

The Biography of Julia Child by Noel Riley Fitch

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Family, Faith, Fortune, and the Empire of Olympia & York

February 3, 1997September 15, 2018 Rebecca Kurson 0 Comments Anthony Bianco, Henry Holt, Olympia & York, THE REICHMANNS

The Reichmanns by Anthony Bianco