A talk with Bob Batchelor about his new biography of Jim Morrison, The Doors, and the Sixties
A wide-ranging conversation about what you might call the music of biography.
27 Nov 202249min
A conversation with Norman Lock about Voices in the Dead House, novels, biography, and much more
I talk with Norman Lock about his American novel series, and why it should matter to biographers. This is my longest, most searching podcast.
19 Nov 202257min
Ellen Brown talks about her work in progress, a biography of Tennessee Williams
Tennessee Williams, copyright, fair use, research—Ellen Brown covers it all
13 Nov 202242min
Biography By the Day
What it is like trying to capture a day by day account of William Faulkner’s life.
5 Nov 202216min
How Diane Diekman became a biographer and her work in progress on Randy Travis
How a biographer begins with nothing—no contacts, no track record—and is successful anyway, writing biographies of Faron Young and Marty Robbins. And wait until you hear about her newsletter!
29 Okt 202244min
Becoming You
Are you the same person you were when you were a child? How this question pertains to biography—the one you are writing and mine.
22 Okt 202244min
Allison Gilbert & Julia Scheeres: Listen, World! Their biography of the intrepid Elsie Robinson
Elsie Robinson had 20 millions readers but no archive. How two biographers set about reconstructing her life.
1 Okt 202247min
