New Books in Biography

1662 Episodes

1. Sharon Kinoshita, "Marco Polo and His World" (Reaktion Books, 2024)

   Published: 10/26/2024
2. Bob Frishman, "Edward Duffield: Philadelphia Clockmaker, Citizen, Gentleman, 1730-1803" (APS Press, 2024)

   Published: 10/23/2024
3. S. L. Wisenberg, "The Adventures of Cancer Bitch" (Tortoise Books, 2024)

   Published: 10/22/2024
4. John Freed, “Frederick Barbarossa: The Prince and the Myth” (Yale UP, 2016)

   Published: 10/22/2024
5. Thomas Weber, “Becoming Hitler: The Making of a Nazi” (Basic Books, 2017)

   Published: 10/18/2024
6. Amy Reading, "The World She Edited: Katharine S. White at The New Yorker" (Mariner Books, 2024)

   Published: 10/18/2024
7. Anne Higonnet, "Liberty Equality Fashion: The Women Who Styled the French Revolution" (Norton, 2024)

   Published: 10/18/2024
8. Jennifer Lang, "Landed: A Yogi's Memoir in Pieces & Poses" (Vine Leaves Press, 2024)

   Published: 10/17/2024
9. Suganya Anandakichenin, "The Monsoon Cloud: Poet Kāḷamēkam and His Irreverent Poetry" (Primus, 2024)

   Published: 10/17/2024
10. Oumelbanine Nina Zhiri, "Beyond Orientalism: Ahmad Ibn Qasim Al-Hajari Between Europe and North Africa" (U California Press, 2023)

    Published: 10/16/2024
11. Jackie Wang, "Alien Daughters Walk Into the Sun: An Almanac of Extreme Girlhood" (Semiotext(e), 2023)

    Published: 10/14/2024
12. Aliza Arzt, "Turning the Pages: Conversations Through Time with Rabbi Isador Signer" (Ben Yehuda Press, 2024)

    Published: 10/13/2024
13. Robert Gerwarth, “Hitler’s Hangman: The Life of Heydrich” (Yale UP, 2012)

    Published: 10/9/2024
14. Christopher Paul Clohessy, "Half of My Heart: The Narratives of Zaynab, Daughter of Alî" (Gorgias Press, 2020)

    Published: 10/6/2024
15. Iris Jamahl Dunkle, "Riding Like the Wind: The Life of Sanora Babb" (U California Press, 2024)

    Published: 10/6/2024
16. Black Woman on Board: Claudia Hampton, the California State University, and the Fight to Save Affirmative Action

    Published: 10/3/2024
17. Vanya Vaidehi Bhargav, "Being Hindu, Being Indian: Lala Lajpat Rai’s Ideas of Nationhood" (India Viking, 2024)

    Published: 9/29/2024
18. Jane Little Botkin, "The Pink Dress: A Memoir of a Reluctant Beauty Queen" (She Writes Press, 2024)

    Published: 9/24/2024
19. William H. F. Altman, "Plato the Teacher: The Crisis of the Republic" (Lexington, 2012)

    Published: 9/24/2024
20. Francis Stevens, "The Heads of Cerberus and Other Stories" (MIT Press, 2024)

    Published: 9/23/2024