New Books in Biography
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Jonathan Chatwin, "The Southern Tour: Deng Xiaoping and the Fight for China's Future" (Bloomsbury, 2024)
An interview with Jonathan Chatwin
Philip Freeman, "Two Lives of Saint Brigid" (Four Courts Press, 2024)
An interview with Philip Freeman
D. J. Taylor, "Who Is Big Brother?: A Reader's Guide to George Orwell" (Yale UP, 2024)
An interview with D. J. Taylor
Jerry Grillo, "Big Cat: The Life of Baseball Hall of Famer Johnny Mize" (U Nebraska Press, 2024)
An interview with Jerry Grillo
Thor Rydin, "The Works and Times of Johan Huizinga (1872-1945): Writing History in the Age of Collapse" (Amsterdam UP, 2023)
An interview with Thor Rydin
Eve Golden, "Strictly Dynamite: The Sensational Life of Lupe Velez" (UP of Kentucky, 2023)
An interview with Eve Golden
Kerry Wallach, "Traces of a Jewish Artist: The Lost Life and Work of Rahel Szalit" (Penn State UP, 2024)
An interview with Kerry Wallach
Traian Sandu, "Ceausescu: The Ambiguous Dictator" (Perrin, 2023)
An interview with Traian Sandu
Sarah Horowitz, "The Red Widow: The Scandal That Shook Paris and the Woman Behind It All" (Sourcebooks, 2022)
An interview with Sarah Horowitz