Biographies

10 Rock Star Bios You Shouldn't Bother Reading

Brian Boone | Posted 02.25.2012

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Brian Boone

Every few months, a big rock star biography or memoir comes out. The pre-release buzz is always major, promising, finally, the truth about that musical icon we all thought we knew. Rarely does that truth happen, though.

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Film Biographers Take Center Stage in Bay Area

Thomas Gladysz | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Book News, Myrna Loy, Susan Orlean, Rin Tin Tin, James Curtis, Biographies, Celebrity, Spencer Tracy, Film, Movies, Emily Leider, San Francisco News
Thomas Gladysz

Fortunately, for local film buffs, the San Francisco Bay Area is a hotbed for those interested in just this sort of thing. Anyone interested in early Hollywood will want to check out at least one of three events taking place in the coming weeks.

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Do You Still Read Fiction?

Lev Raphael | Posted 08.31.2011

Read More: Short Stories, Authors, Book Publishing, Books, Fiction, Novels, Biographies, Historical Fiction, Philip Roth, Booker Prize, The Gilded Age, Biography, Book Reviews, Reviewing, Roth on Fiction, Phillip Roth Fiction, Books News
Lev Raphael

Philip Roth has written two dozen novels, yet fiction has lost its appeal for him personally. When asked why, he said he didn't know, and only offered a smart-aleck response: "I wised up."

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Publisher Buys Bernie Madoff Biography

The Bookseller | Posted 08.06.2011

Read More: Biographies, Ponzi Scheme, Robin Dennis, Bernie Madoff Biography, Times Books, Dian B Henriques, Bernie Madoff, Bernie Madoff the Wizard of Lies, Books News

Oneworld has bought UK and Commonwealth rights to a biography of disgraced Ponzi pyramid scheme financier Bernie Madoff....

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Donald Trump Comic Book: Will He Be A Superhero Or A Supervillain?

guardian.co.uk | Alison Flood | Posted 07.11.2011

Read More: Comic Books, Republican Presidential Candidates, Donald Trump, Sarah Palin, Biographies, Glenn Beck, Political Power: Donald Trump, The Donald, Donald Trump Comic Book, Barack Obama, Books News

Whether he will be portrayed as superhero or supervillain remains to be seen, but Donald "The Donald" Trump is set to take a step into the world of co...

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Steve Jobs Authorized Biography Coming In 2012

AP | HILLEL ITALIE | Posted 06.10.2011

Read More: Biographies, Steve Jobs, The Book of Jobs, Apple, Steve Jobs Authorized Biography, Steve Jobs Biography, Walter Isaacson, iSteve, Steve Jobs Bio, Books News

NEW YORK — Apple CEO Steve Jobs has finally agreed to participate in a book about his life. Simon & Schuster announced Sunday that Walter Isaac...

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How to Write Better, in the Words of Mock Amy Sedaris

Joe Woodward | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Amy Sedaris, Joe Woodward, Humor, Biographies, Mexico, O/R Books, Nathanael West, How to Write, Humor and Satire, Canada, Biography, Books News
Joe Woodward

Writing is hard. But it's easy, too, like talking and baking. Baking isn't hard. It's the easiest thing to do in the kitchen, besides the microwave...

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Apocalypse in Print

Nigel Hamilton | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Authors, Book Publishing, Print, Books, Biographies, Book Publishers, Non-Fiction, Ebooks, Biography, Books News
Nigel Hamilton

The printed book is dead -- at least, the book as we have known it since Gutenberg. It's going digital not only among the young, but even the ancient.

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Famous, Interesting And Dead

John Mitchinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: History, Mary Kingsley, Florence Nightingale, Hans Chirstian Anderson, Ada Lovelace, Moll Cutpurse, Biographies, Slidepollajax, Book of the Dead, Rembrandt, Edward Jenner, Sigmund Freud, Ben Franklin, Henry Ford, Catherine the Great, Books News
John Mitchinson

Many are world famous, others almost completely forgotten: the only criteria for inclusion were that they be both dead -- and interesting.

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Bancroft Prize

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Biographies, Abigail Adams, White Mother to a Dark Race, Literary Prizes, Books, Dorothea Lange, Bancroft Prize, History Writing Prize, Bancroft, Books News

NEW YORK — Biographies of Abigail Adams and Depression-era photographer Dorothea Lange are among the winners of the prestigious Bancroft Prize f...

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Presidents' Day History: The Must-Reads Of Presidential Biographies (PHOTOS, POLL)

Kenneth C. Davis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slidepoll, Biographies, History, Historians, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Presidential Biographies, David McCullough, President Biographies, Presidents, Presidents Day History, Books, Presidents Day, Bestesllers, Books News
Kenneth C. Davis

Here is a short list of some of my favorite Presidential biographies -- all what I call "must reads."

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Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, And "Cooperative" Biographies

AP | HILLEL ITALIE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Biographies, Cooperative Biographies, James S. Hirsch, Willie Mays, Howard Bryant, Kitty Kelle, Hank Aaron, Books, Sports, Authorized Biographies, Baseball, Books News

NEW YORK — Once again, it's Willie Mays vs. Hank Aaron. This time, in the book world....

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Charles Dickens Biography Gives A Fascinating New Take On Author's Life

The Los Angeles Times | Tim Rutten | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Biographies, Great Expectations, Michael Slater, Authors, Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens Biography, Books, A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens Michael Slater, Books News

[I]f you're looking for just one literary life to give as a gift in this holiday season, you won't go wrong by choosing Michael Slater's " Charles Dic...

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National Book Awards: What Do You Think? (PHOTOS, POLL)

The Huffington Post | Jessie Kunhardt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Book Publishing, Lorrie Moore, Books, Fiction, Slidepoll, Biographies, Dave Eggers, National Book Award Nominees, National Book Awards, Publishing, Darwin, University Presses, Book Awards, National Book Foundation, Vanderbilt, National Book Award, Bookslut, Gore Vidal, Non-Fiction, Booker Prize, Literary Prizes, Books News

The National Book Foundation rolled out the nominations for the 2009 National Book Award on Wednesday, and the winners will be announced November 18. ...

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Summer Reading on a Sunny (Doris) Day: David Kaufman's The Untold Story of the Girl Next Door Part I

Penelope Andrew | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: James Garner, Louis Jordan, James Cagney, Terry Melcher, Clark Gable, Norman Jewison, Love Me or Leave Me, David Kaufman, Rock Hudson, Hollywood, Martin Melcher, Pillow Talk, Judy Garland, Ethel Barrymore, Alfred Hitchcock, David Niven, Doris Day, Please Don't Eat the Daisies, Jack Lemmon, Films, The Man Who Knew Too Much, Jimmy Stewart, Patrick O'Neal, Biographies, Michael Curtiz Ethel Barrymore, Thelma Ritter, Charles Ludlam, Storm Warning, Anita O'Day, Ella Fitzgerald, Spring Byington, Calamity Jance, Animal Rights, Kitty Foyle, Paul McCartney, Helen Forrest, Ginger Rogers, Janis Paige, Peggy Lee, The Great American Songbook, Oprah Winfrey, A Streetcar Named Desire, Linda Eastman McCartney, Table, Entertainment News
Penelope Andrew

There are certain actors we encounter as children having grown up on classic film who have a profound impact on us, and no one knows this better than David Kaufman, author of Doris Day: The Untold Story of the Girl Next Door.

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