A Tale of Moral Courage in World War II, Chronicled Through Cartoons
‘Infected for Science’ reveals the hidden history of a government-sponsored medical experiment in the form of a graphic novel.
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CARL ROLLYSON
Cape May County, New Jersey
Carl Rollyson is a Book Reviewer for the Sun.
Mr. Rollyson is the author of The Life of William Faulkner and The Last Days of Sylvia Plath. He has published fourteen biographies and has written about biography for the Wall Street Journal, the Washington, Post, the San Francisco Chronicle, the New Criterion, and other publications.
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How William Shakespeare Became the First Capitalist Playwright
Daniel Swift’s perceptive book discloses how the Bard cashed in from his association with The Theatre, getting paid both as performer and writer.
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Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Legacy is Brought Back to Life in an Engaging New Biography
Wylie Graham McLallen’s devotion to Jimi Hendrix’s music evokes a devotion to Hendrix himself, a flawed instrument capable of ecstatic performances.
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The Tricky Art of Triangulating Biography and Fiction
A biography of Emilie Baker Loring and a graphic novel adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s ‘Orlando’ explore the interplay between biographer and subject.
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A Master Biographer Lays Bare His Methods
In his new book, Jeffrey Meyers reminds us a quick online search used to take many hours searching for the names, addresses, and archives of sources.
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Delving Deeper Into the Perennial Appeal of ‘Dog Day Afternoon’
A new group biography recounting the 1972 Brooklyn holdup, and Sidney Lumet’s 1975 film, explains why the tale still speaks so well to audiences today.
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A Quintessential Dickensian Character Who Fled the Nazis To Live the American Dream
Georgette Bennett’s new biography recounts the life of Gary ‘Pips’ Phillips, a bold charmer, who seduced his way to wartime safety.
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A Fine Literary Tribute to the ‘Rosies’ Who Kept America Running During World War II
Two books illustrate the similarities betwen women welders in wartime and female stunt riders during Hollywood’s golden age.
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A Masterfully Constructed Epic Biography Vividly Chronicles How Bennett Cerf Built a Storied American Publishing House
Gayle Feldman has produced a magisterial account of one of the great American publishers and the industry he built up.
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A Hollywood Sex Symbol Who Cared Little About Stardom
In reality, ‘La Dolce Vita’ star Anita Ekberg never fawned over men and punched them out when they got out of line.
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The First Lady of American Theater Gets a First-Rate Biography
Kathleen Spaltro’s study of Ethel Barrymore speaks to the power of biography to possess an understanding not secured anywhere else.
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A Life Devoted to Faith, Hope, and Mystery
A new biography chronicles Elizabeth Jordan — reporter, novelist, women’s suffrage campaigner and lover of Frances Hodgson Burnett.
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