David Letterman, We’d Like to Know Ye: The Late Show Bio We Need
Upon the news of the final date for Dave Letterman's 'Late Night' run, we can't help but ask: Where is the bio we need for this enigmatic icon?(READ MORE)
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Biographies We Need
The Freest Spirit: The Much-Needed Biography of George Whitman
The mark of George Whitman's distinctive bohemianism is noticeable the moment you step inside Shakespeare & Company. Now, it's time to tell Whitman's life story not through the doors of his store but through the pages of his own biography. (READ MORE)
Biographies We Need: The Enchanting Life and Work of Margaret Atwood
The only thing missing from Atwood’s resume is subject of literary biography, an oversight that is in need of correction. If the human race perseveres another hundred years, there’s no doubt we’ll be reading the work of this elegant modern dancer of the page. (READ MORE)
Biographies We Need: The Tireless Work Ethic of Joan Rivers
A sensitive biographer who could probe beneath the shock-tactics and the shtick might show us a side of Joan Rivers we’ve never seen -- and tell readers something about what we found funny, and why, during the run of her extraordinary career.(READ MORE)
Biographies We Need: The Boundless Soul of Robin Williams
The apparent suicide of Robin Williams became immediate fodder for endless media speculation about his mental and physical health at the time of his death. We need a biography of Robin Williams, one that focuses not on how he died, but how he lived.(READ MORE)
Biographies We Need: Bringing Context to the Life of George S. Trow
George S. Trow -- media critic, essayist and New Yorker staff writer -- became the victim of his own genius. His full life remains mostly unknown. Consider this our official request for a George Trow biography. (READ MORE)
Biographies We Need: The Delightful Drollery of Fran Lebowitz
Fran Lebowitz is, by her own admission, more famous for not writing than for writing. But her wit and effortless insights have us begging for a full-length biography (or memoir!) on the eccentric New Yorker.(READ MORE)
At Long Last, Garfield the Cat Exposed in Tell-All ‘Like Water for Lasagna’
What if Garfield were real? And what if his life was finally chronicled for the world to read: from his adoption and hardscrabble upbringing to his frequent pizza binges? Imagine no more, because we're doing it for you. (READ MORE)
More Conscious Than Ever: Historian Tony Judt and His Much-Needed Biography
Later in life, when historian Tony Judt became confined to a wheelchair due to Lou Gehrig's Disease, he told NPR, his death "won't mean anything to me. But it will mean a lot to them." And indeed, it does.(READ MORE)
Biographies We Need: Decoding the Cipher that is Thomas Pynchon
Thomas Pynchon needs a biography. The mysterious post-modern master usually lets his work do the talking, but now we're begging to see an answer to the elusive question: Who is Thomas Pynchon? (READ MORE)
