The Atlantic

A Book That Puts the Life Back Into Biography

When the critic Janet Malcolm set aside a biography of Sylvia Plath and began reading a memoir about the author instead, she felt as if she “had been freed from prison.” The writing in the biography, ...
Los Angeles Times

Massive James Baldwin biography digs deep into the romances that shaped his writing

In Nicholas Boggs’ lively and vigorously researched biography of James Baldwin, the great writer’s search for the source of his art dovetails with his lifelong search for meaningful relationships.
The New Yorker

“Judy Blume: A Life” and the Problem of Biography

“Why her?” the journalist Mark Oppenheimer writes toward the end of his first biography, “Judy Blume: A Life.” “What is it about Judy and her work that won her so many millions of fans?” Partly talent ...
The New York Times

He Wrote Judy Blume’s Life Story. She Won’t Talk About It.

Mark Oppenheimer had many conversations with his subject for his new book. Then the relationship took a turn. Mark Oppenheimer had many conversations with his subject for his new book. Then the ...
Los Angeles Times

Sure, a man can write Judy Blume’s life story

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