Emily. Van Duyne discusses her new, ground breaking book, Loving Sylvia Plath
You think you know the Plath story? Ah, but who gets to tell it, and why do they do so, and how does someone like Ted Hughes commandeer the narrative?
14 Juli 202451min
Ghostwriter, biographer, novelist, Shakespeare, Faulkner—we cover it all in Lawrence Wells’s work
What happens when a writer is hired to do a biographical novel seeking to prove Shakespeare was not Shakespeare, and how years later, the project becomes two books of nonfiction and fiction
7 Juli 202434min
Marcia Biederman on her fascinating book about abortion in 19th C. New England
Marcia Biderman writes biography like a mystery story. There is much to learn from her.
30 Juni 202435min
A few more words about branding.
This won’t take long.
12 Juni 202411min
Building Your Brand and Best Practices
Advice you may not want to take.
9 Juni 202435min
Robert Hamblin discusses his new book, a kind of biography of William Faulkner in verse
An important Faulkner critic and biographer introduces us to new way of understanding Faulkner, his fiction, and his life
19 Maj 202440min
I have reloaded the episode with Roger Lewis talking about his Taylor-Burton biography.
A loading issue made me repost this exciting talk with Roger Lewis.
13 Maj 202438min
A talk with Jared Stearns about his new biography of Marilyn Chambers and the world of hardcore
How does a biographer deal with the world of pornography and so-called porn stars. Jared Stearns knows how in his biography, Pure: The Sexual Revolutions of Marilyn Chambers.
5 Maj 202447min
