Michael Hainey was six years old when his father died suddenly one night. In his memoir, After Visiting Friends, Michael Hainey writes about growing up and eventually approaching the as-yet-unsolved story as a journalist, interviewing his father’s former colleagues and friends, and finally uncovering...(READ MORE)
Leigh Newman, author of Still Points North, took some time away from her Brooklyn family and editorial gig at Oprah.com to discuss her new memoir about growing up in the wild world of Alaska, in the even wilder world of her childhood home. (READ MORE)
If Biographile is the online hub for lovers of real life stories, the Leon Levy Center for Biography at CUNY’s Graduate Center is the brick-and-mortar epicenter. We caught up with Gary Giddins, executive director of LLCB, in anticipation of Writing Writers’ Lives, its fifth annual biography conference...(READ MORE)
Sam "The Banana Man" Zemurray’s remarkable life is captured in “The Fish That Ate the Whale,” the page-turning biography from Rich Cohen. Cohen shared his thoughts with Biographile on how one man and his favorite herb explains “the history of the nation.”(READ MORE)
In John Elder Robison's new memoir "Raising Cubby," he reflects on the bond between himself and his son, both considered "on the spectrum" of autism. Together they share similar interests and frequent laughs as they defend the notion that "misfits" can fit in just fine.(READ MORE)
In this installment of Behind the Books, we steal a look at author Dick Lehr's literary habits: sipping coffee in an attic-turned-workspace, the raw voice of Richard Price, having the "imagination to see a story," and following the sound advice in personal letter from Arthur Miller.(READ MORE)
Christa Parravani, author of "Her," talked to Biographile about the long struggle to deal with the loss of her twin sister, and how "Her" helped to make her whole once again.(READ MORE)
Americans today are drowning in celebrity culture. We take it so much for granted that we forget how hard our forefathers worked to invent it. Celebrity pioneer Davy Crockett, for example, became a mega-celeb in the 1830s. Here's how to model your life after his.(READ MORE)
The "Lee Bros. Charleston Kitchen," written by Matt Lee and Ted Lee, is a breath of fresh air for a city saturated by recent attention to its cuisine. With more than 100 recipes, maps of walking and driving tours for Charleston, and stories to accompany nearly every dish, it explains the simple but sophisticated...(READ MORE)
The author of ‘An Unquenchable Thirst’ reflects on the difficulties of letting go of the selflessness of nunhood to the self-reflection of memoir. (READ MORE)
