Rising from a job in journalism to writing meticulously detailed novels, beginning with his best-selling Bonfire of the Vanities, Tom Wolfe has become a quirky, irreverent literary icon. For decades, Wolfe has shared incredible stories with the world. Now’s the time for someone to tell the story of...(READ MORE)
Each month, Biographile sorts through all the upcoming releases in biography and memoir, across publishers, to provide a curated reading list of the month's most exciting new titles. Below are our picks for October 2013.(READ MORE)
In Brian Jay Jones’s exhaustive new biography Jim Henson, the author builds to an explosion of Henson’s universe into an array of filmed content that would shape countless childhoods and change the way we watch television.(READ MORE)
Today we're wishing Gandhi a happy 144th birthday. To celebrate the life and spirit of the nonviolent leader, we're nodding to Gandhi's outsize influence in bringing justice to an unjust region, and suggesting important biographies that highlight the many facets to Gandhi's storied life.(READ MORE)
Eleanor Randolph will write Michael Bloombergs biography, Jennifer Saunders has written a memoir, Chris McCandless' sister has written her take on her brother's life, and Adele is rumored to be on board to play Dusty Springfield in a new biopic. (READ MORE)
In our Memoir in a Melody series, we examine the song "Mississippi Goddam," by Nina Simone, a pivotal song in Simone's career that captured a turning point in the American civil rights movement. The song complicated her relationship with the white establishment while cemented her allegiance with the civil...(READ MORE)
In Part Two of our two-part interview with Brian Jay Jones, author of Jim Henson, we talk about Henson’s greatest contributions to Western Civilization, from Sesame Street and The Dark Crystal to Rainbow Connection and beyond.(READ MORE)
In the first of a two-part interview, we chat with Brian Jay Jones about researching and writing up the wonderful life of Jim Henson.(READ MORE)
Maurice Sendak: Accomplished artist. Incredible storyteller. Irascible man. His talent, and his mercurial personality, leave us wondering why this unforgettable children's writer has yet to be honored with a definitive biography. In short order, we explain why he should.(READ MORE)
Jim Henson and Richard Dawkins’s biographies come out today, Leonardo Dicaprio may soon be the new face of Woodrow Wilson, and Grace Jones pens her memoir. (READ MORE)
