Biographers International Organization

In this week’s episode, we interview journalist Eugene Meyer, author of Five for Freedom: The African American Solders in John Brown’s Army .  This interview was recorded in October 2019 in Washington, DC.

In this week’s episode, we interview Danny Fingeroth, author of A Marvelous Life: The Amazing Story of Stan Lee . This interview was recorded in Sherman Oaks, California, in November 2019.

In this week’s episode, we interview Pamela Newkirk, award-winning author of Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga  (2015). Her latest book, published this year,   is Diversity, Inc.: The Failed Promise of a Billion-Dollar Business .  This interview was recorded in November 2019 in Washington, DC.

In this week’s episode, we interview Andrew Marble, author of  Boy on the Bridge: The Story of John Shalikashvili’s American Success. This interview was recorded in Washington, DC, in October 2019.

In this week’s episode, we interview Holly Van Leuven, author of Ray Bolger:  More Than a Scarecrow.  This interview was recorded during BIO’s May 2019 annual conference in New York City.

In this week’s episode, fellow biographer and BIO member John “Jack” Farrell interviews Michael Kranish, author of  The World’s Fastest Man: The Extraordinary Life of  Cyclist Major Taylor; America’s First Black Sports Hero.  This interview was recorded in Washington, DC in September  2019.

In this week’s episode, we interview Julie Dobrow, author of After Emily: Two Remarkable Women and the Legacy of America’s Greatest Poet.  This interview was recorded during BIO’s May 2019 annual conference in New York City.

In this week’s episode, we interview Catherine Reef, author of Mary Shelley: The Strange True Tale of Frankenstein’s Creator. This interview was recorded during BIO’s May 2019 annual conference in New York City.

In this week’s episode, we interview Marcia Biederman,  author of Popovers and Candlelight: Patricia Murphy and the Rise and Fall of a Restaurant Empire. This interview was recorded during BIO’s May 2019 annual conference in New York City.  

In this week’s episode we interview Nigel Hamilton and Hans Renders, authors The ABC of Modern Biography . This interview was recorded during BIO’s May 2019 annual conference in New York City. Photo by Mannus van der Laan

In this week’s episode we interview BIO board member Anne Boyd Rioux, author of  Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy: The Story of Little Women and Why It Still Matters.  This interview was recorded during BIO’s May 2019 annual conference in New York City.

In this week’s episode we interview John Kaag, author of Walking with Nietzsche: On  Becoming Who You Are . This interview was recorded during BIO’s May 2019 annual conference in New York City.  

Honoring The Life Of an Acclaimed Biographer James Atlas March 22,1949-September 4, 2019 In this week’s episode, we interview James Atlas, author of The Shadow in the Garden: A Biographer’s Tale. This interview was recorded during BIO’s May 2018 annual conference in New York City.

This week’s episode features highlights of a panel from the 2019 BIO Conference, “Fact and Speculation,” with moderator James McGrath Morris and panelists Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina, Michael Hainey, and Stacy Schiff.  

This week’s episode features highlights of a panel from the 2019 BIO Conference, “Promoting Your Biography,” with moderator Ruth Franklin and panelists Dan Blank, Melinda Ponder, and Declan Taintor.  

This week’s episode features highlights from a panel from the 2019 BIO Conference, “Fire Up Your Narrative,” with moderator Linda Leavell and panelists John A. Farrell, Ruth Franklin, Caroline Fraser,  and Tom Reiss.

This week’s episode features highlights from a panel from the 2019 BIO Conference, “Telling Life Stories in These Chaotic Times,” with moderator John A. Farrell and panelist Sarah Burnes, Tim Duggan, and Katherine Flynn.

This week’s episode features David Remnick, Stacy Schiff, and Judith Thurman in conversation during the plenary session at BIO’s 10th annual conference in New York City on May 18, 2019. Photo by Brian Jay Jones

This week’s episode pays tribute to author and BIO co-founder James McGrath Morris. At BIO’s 10th annual conference in New York City, Morris accepted BIO’s Biographers Award with an inspiring address on May 18, 2019.  

In this week’s episode we interview Kavita Das, first-time biographer and author of Poignant Song: The Life and Music of Lakshmi Shankar.  This interview was recorded during BIO’s May 2019 annual conference in New York City.

In this week’s episode we interview Tonya Bolden, experienced young adult and children’s biographer, and author of Facing Frederick: The Life of Frederick Douglass, a Monumental American Man and No Small Potatoes: Junius G. Groves and His Kingdom in Kansas. This interview was recorded during BIO’s May 2019 annual conference in New York City.

This week enjoy a special episode that highlights the work of biographers from around the country and the world. Recorded on May 17, 2019, at BIO’s annual conference in New York City, each of the featured biographers read a three-minute excerpt from their latest book.

In this week’s episode, we interview Imani Perry, Princeton University professor and author of Looking for Lorraine: The Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry and May We Forever Stand: A History of the Black National Anthem . This interview was recorded during BIO’s May 2019 annual conference in New York City.  

In this week’s episode, we interview veteran biographer Brian Jay Jones, author of Becoming Dr. Seuss: Theodore Geisel and the Making of an American Imagination . This interview was recorded during BIO’s May 2019 annual conference in New York City.

In this week’s episode, we interview Monica Szurmuk, author of  Las Vocación Desmurada: Una Biografia de Alberto Gerchunoff .  This interview was recorded during BIO’s May 2019 annual conference in New York City.