Tag: Biographies

‘The Night Watchman,’ Malcolm X biography win arts Pulitzers

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NEW YORK — One of the country’s most esteemed novelists, Louise Erdrich, won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for “The Night Watchman.” ...

Philip Roth biography, pulled last month, has new publisher

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NEW YORK — A long-awaited book about Philip Roth that was pulled last month amid allegations of sexual assault and harassment against biographer Blake...

Audio publisher withdraws edition of new Philip Roth bio

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NEW YORK — The audiobook publisher of a new Philip Roth biography is pulling the release, following W.W. Norton and Company's announcement that it...

Publisher pulls Philip Roth bio, cuts ties with author

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NEW YORK — The publisher of a highly anticipated biography of Philip Roth is pulling the book and cutting ties with author Blake Bailey,...

Publisher pauses release of new Philip Roth biography

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NEW YORK — The publisher of a new, bestselling biography about Philip Roth has temporarily halted the book's shipping and promotion as its author,...

Peter Manso, biographer of Mailer and Brando, dies at 80

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TRURO, Mass. — Peter Manso, a writer and longtime Cape Cod resident known for his exhaustively researched books and articles, including biographies on the...

‘Philip Roth’: Blake Bailey’s story behind the story arrives

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NEW YORK — The life of Philip Roth was a story. So was the writing of his biography. ...

Review: Vibrant new portrait of artist Helen Frankenthaler

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“Fierce Poise: Helen Frankenthaler and 1950s New York,” by Alexander Nemerov (Penguin Press) ...

Review: Take a ride into the greatest frontier in science

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“The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing and the Future of the Human Race,” by Walter Isaacson (Simon & Schuster) ...