A Life in Biography Podcast
1) 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?
Emily. Van Duyne discusses her new, ground breaking book, Loving Sylvia Plath
51:18 | Jul 14th, 2024
2) 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
3) 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.
Marcia Biederman on her fascinating book about abortion in 19th C. New England
35:21 | Jun 30th, 2024
4) A few more words about branding.
This won’t take long.
5) Building Your Brand and Best Practices
Advice you may not want to take.
6) 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
7) 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.
8) 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.
9) All about Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton with the Incomparable Roger Lewis
Why Roger Lewis decided to write about Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton in a biography that refuses to be chronological.
All about Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton with the Incomparable Roger Lewis
38:21 | Apr 28th, 2024
10) The Existential Loneliness of the Long Distance Biographer
This podcast is not as pretentious or self-pitying as you might suppose.