A Life in Biography

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**A Life in Biography**

Talks and interviews about the life of biography as experienced by a biographer over forty years and fourteen biographies, dealing with subjects ranging from Sylvia Plath to William Faulkner, Marilyn Monroe to Susan Sontag, and much more.

Latest Episodes:

Reposting, due to technical difficult. My interview with Debby Applegate about Madam Jan 12, 2022

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A look at the career of Polly Adler and why it matters.

Reposting this episode in case you had trouble hearing Debby Applegate talk about Polly Adler Jan 12, 2022

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About the famous madam and much more

Plutarch Redux: Parallel Poems in the Age of Trump by Robert Hamblin Jan 08, 2022

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Join a conversation in progress about what Plutarch means to us and how to make poetry of Plutarch and biography.

Who’s Afraid of Theory? Jan 01, 2022

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My take on a new book, Fear of Theory, and why biographers are reluctant to theorize. Also, a preview of coming attractions.

Christmas 1942 at the Faulkners Dec 25, 2021

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One kind of traditional Christmas

Mystery Podcast #1: Every biography is an autobiography Dec 18, 2021

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It is a mystery, so you’re not getting anything from me. Just listen

A Conversation with Cathy Curtis about her new biography of Elizabeth Hardwick Dec 11, 2021

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Cathy Curtis gets into the nitty gritty of biography, explaining how she does her work, why she chose Elizabeth Hardwick, and why her next subject is Edna O’Brien

A talk with Hilary Holladay about her stirring new biography of Adrienne Rich Dec 05, 2021

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A deep dive into the life of one of America’s greatest poets and how a biographer goes about her work. Don’t miss Holladay’s concluding remarks about how to approach the poet.

What’s New in Biography for 2021: The Unknowns and the Knowns Dec 04, 2021

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Two biographies that say a lot of why we turn to biography.

Ray Boomhower talks about his biography of acclaimed war correspondent, Richard Tregaskis Nov 20, 2021

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How a biography of a war correspondent gets done with a veteran biographer of war correspondents, Ray Boomhower.