Franklin traces the roots of Jackson’s dark aesthetic, which mined the tensions of wifehood in postwar America and her own tumultuous marriage.
Daugherty’s brisk and fluid book contains a plethora of interesting topics for conversation.
Adam Hochschild turns his brilliant narrative eye to Rose Pastor Stokes, the labor activist and real-life “Cinderella of the Ghetto,” in Rebel Cinderella.
This new biography captures the captivating contradictions of Dorothy Day as she became the leader of the Catholic Worker peace and justice movement.
Saskia Maarleveld gives the darker moments of Carrie Fisher’s life the weight they deserve while ably delivering her jokes.
Alexis Coe moves past the well-worn tropes we’ve come to associate with George Washington and paints a cheeky portrait of a man we may think we already know.
Providing a deeply personal look at a dark chapter in history, Hurston’s book is revelatory.
The first substantial biography of Douglass in almost 25 years, Blight’s important book rightfully won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize in History.
Gillian Gill gives us a beguiling look at the many women who helped shape the temperament, talents and art of Virginia Woolf.
Film-history buffs and lovers of all things Disney will adore Nathalia Holt’s invaluable account of the studio’s overlooked female artists and writers.
In his book Mobituaries, Mo Rocca presents his research about celebrities, historical figures and forgotten figures who deserve re-remembering.
These candid and personal conversations with Ruth Bader Ginsburg provide insight into the life of a passionate advocate, discerning judge and loving wife.
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