Biography

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An antique study with overflowing bookshelves and a worn armchair, bathed in a single shaft of light, evoking a sense of intellectual contemplation and literary history.

New book review highlights Fiona Sampson's 'Becoming George'

Fiona Sampson's 'Becoming George' challenges decades of biographical focus on George Sand's cross-dressing and cigar-smoking.

Julian Adebayo·June 29, 2026

A moody, moonlit Victorian study with books and a manuscript, evoking the mysterious life of Emily Brontë.

The Reading Room

Deborah Lutz reveals new Emily Brontë biography, 'This Dark Night'

The preface of Deborah Lutz's new biography, 'This Dark Night', makes a chilling promise: to reveal the famously enigmatic Emily Brontë.

Karim El-Sayed·June 11, 2026

A dimly lit study with books and manuscripts, a spotlight on an armchair, symbolizing the life and legacy of poet and biographer David Henderson.

Culture Notes

David Henderson, Poet and Hendrix Biographer, Dies; Age Disputed

David Henderson, the acclaimed poet and biographer who penned the best-selling account of Jimi Hendrix's life, has died on January 21, 2025, with initial reports conflicting on whether he was 83...

Karim El-Sayed·May 28, 2026

Silhouette of Garry Trudeau in a vintage film studio, gazing at an empty movie screen, representing his unfulfilled cinematic ventures.

Screen & Story

Garry Trudeau's unfulfilled cinematic and creative ventures

In 1979, Pulitzer-winning cartoonist Garry Trudeau drafted a screenplay for 'The Zoo Plane.

Mateo Garcia·May 28, 2026