Results for Biography

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annette Gordon-Reed presents a biography of the 17th president of the United States, Andrew Johnson (1865-1869).

James Comey discussed his biography, particularly the issues he faced as director of the FBI.

Miriam Pawel provided a history of California Governor Jerry Brown’s family and its connection to the…

Ben Macintyre reported on a high-ranking KGB spy, Oleg Gordievsky, who worked for British Intelligence during…

Professor Joel Richard Paul talked about Without Precedent: Chief Justice John Marshall and His Times, his biography of the fourth and longest-serving chief justice of the United States.

Richard North Smith talked about his approach to writing as he works on his biography of President Gerald Ford.

Professor Brooks Simpson talked about the challenges of writing history and biography.

Joan Biskupic talked about her biography of U.S. ... She previously authored a biography of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.

A discussion on spy work and author John LeCarre from the 18th annual National Book Festival, featuring Kai Bird, The Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames; David Ignatius, The Quantum Spy; Joseph Kanon, Defectors; and Adam Sisman, John LeCarre: The Biography.

A discussion on biography from the 23rd annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books that featured Jonathan Eig, Ali: A Life; John Farrell, Richard Nixon: A Life; Andrea Barnet, Visionary Women: How Rachel Carson, Jane Jacobs, Jane Goodall, and Alice Waters Changed Our World; and Adam Federman, Fasting and Feasting: The Life of Visionary Food Writer Patience Gray.

She spoke on the History and Biography Stage at the 16th annual National Book Festival, held at the Walter E.

Burton: From Prison to Recovery to Leading the Fight For Incarcerated Women; Scott Martelle, Detroit: A Biography; Ashley Farmer, Remaking Black Power: How Black Women Transformed an Era; and Nadine Strossen, Hate: Why We Should Resist It with Free Speech, Not Censorship.

They spoke on the History and Biography Stage at the 16th annual National Book Festival, held at the Walter E.

William Rempel talked about his biography of Armenian-American business tycoon and movie industry mogul, Kirk Kerkorian.

The PEN America Literary Awards, given annually since 1963, recognizes books in a range of categories; from biography and science writing to essays and poetry.

Presentation of the 2018 National Book Critics Circle Awards chosen by nearly 1,000 critics, authors,…

Kitty Ferguson talked about physicist Stephen Hawking's life and work and the process of writing his biography.

John Lukacs talked about his biography, George Kennan: A Study of Character, published by Yale University Press.

Michael Waldman talked about his book, The Second Amendment: A Biography, in which he examines the history of the Second Amendment, which protects the right of individuals to keep and bear arms.

Robert Weil, editor-in-chief and publishing director of Liveright, received the 4th annual editorial…