Peter Ackroyd has written a Charlie Chaplin biography, Adam Begley’s biography of writer John Updike is a book lover’s dream , Bryan Cranston will write a memoir, and Kevin Spacey hesitates to play Johnny Carson. (READ MORE)
Ted Hughes biography put on hold, Joe Hagan receives nice advance for Jann Wenner biography, Alec Baldwin will produce a Barney Frank biopic, and Kurt Cobain is the subject of a new graphic biography, available this week. (READ MORE)
Will Christian Bale play Steve Jobs in the the Water Isaacson biography–based, Aaron Sorkin-scripted, David Fincher-helmed biopic?, and more in today's roundup. (READ MORE)
In this weeks biography- and memoir-related news: A film on the life of WWI nurse Vera Brittain, a group memoir of Iran's prison system, Keith Richards has penned an autobiographical children's book, and a James Brown biopic is slated for early August.(READ MORE)
We're remembering the life and contributions of prize-winning biographer Justin Kaplan, who died last week at eighty-eight.(READ MORE)
Neil Young is writing his second memoir, Ben Barnanke pens his story, Zoe Saldana wants to play Eartha Kitt in an upcoming biopic, and Bret Easton Ellis teams up with Kanye West again.(READ MORE)
We're speaking with Michio Kaku, author of The Future of the Mind, about where today’s most daring scientific research is taking our brains. (READ MORE)
Ballerina Misty Copeland's memoir is due out, Tina Fey is set to star in Kim Barker’s memoir The Taliban Shuffle, Julian Assange's memoir is put on hold, and more. (READ MORE)
Actress and activist Rosie Perez’s memoir is an unwavering tale of a challenge- and triumph-filled life, and more. (READ MORE)
Chris Christie to grace the pages of new biography, Robyn Doolittle's Rob Ford biography to be adapted, and more. (READ MORE)
