Roy Cohn, Robert Mapplethorpe and a Trump-Era Dilemma Over Free Speech
When a respected biographer tried to use a Mapplethorpe photograph of Roy Cohn for a book cover, worries about the wrath of Mr. Cohn's protégé, President Trump…
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Appeals court temporarily blocks DOJ release of Biden tapes with biographer
An appeals court blocked the Justice Department from disclosing transcripts and recordings of former President Joe Biden's discussions with his biographer for…
Technology
Clive Davis' extraordinary musical ear led to "one success after another," biographer says
Record label executive and starmaker Clive Davis died at 94 on Monday. His influence spans genres and decades. Music critic and Davis biographer Anthony DeCurt…
Consumer
New Questions Emerge About Platner's Biography As Scrutiny Intensifies
Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner raised roughly $200,000 in the days following a New York Times report highlighting abuse allegations from three…
Lou Cannon, Post reporter and preeminent Reagan biographer, dies at 92
His books on Reagan "have never been transcended," said presidential historian Douglas Brinkley.
Technology
25 Best Tech Books to Gift (2025): Biographies, Startup Histories, Exposés
Give the techie in your life access to the inner workings of the companies and characters shaping Big Tech.
Biographer Douses Dem Epstein Fever Dream In Ice Bath: Trump Was 'Whistleblower'
Author Barry Levine claimed on Saturday that he believed the late convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein's ties to President Donald Trump were rooted in animosity…
Technology
Book excerpt: "Defying Gravity," a biography of "Wicked" composer Stephen Schwartz
Biographer Carol de Giere explores the creative career of the Grammy- and Oscar-winning composer of such treasured Broadway and movie hits as "Godspell," "Pipp…
Biographer urged Epstein to bash Trump for 'political cover' in newly released emails
New Epstein files show efforts to use anti-Trump messaging for reputation repair as House Oversight Committee dumps massive document trove publicly.
Consumer
Ring founder recommends young entrepreneurs read a Walt Disney biography - and go on 'Shark Tank'
Ring founder recommends young entrepreneurs read a Walt Disney biography - and go on 'Shark Tank'
Robert McNamara Chose Loyalty to the President
A new biography should be required reading for everyone currently working in silence in Washington.
Energy
The Man Who Made the U.N. Cool
A new biography of U Thant shows how his peacemaking abilities helped the United Nations grow and flourish - for a time.
Why Zbig Still Matters
Biographer Edward Luce on the life and legacy of former national security advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski.
Geopolitics
Xi Jinping's Family Fortunes
A new biography explores the tangled politics of a revolutionary father.
Consumer
1/12: The Takeout: Jonathan Alter
Jonathan Alter, author of a biography of former President Jimmy Carter, joins Major Garrett to talk about Carter's life and legacy, the principles that guided…
Industrials
Behind Mitch McConnell's Supreme Court engineering
McConnell's biographer: The former Senate leader's 2016 move to block Merrick Garland's nomination was a "total concoction to give the gloss of authority."
Industrials
Behind Mitch McConnell's Supreme Court engineering
McConnell's biographer: The former Senate leader's 2016 move to block Merrick Garland's nomination was a "total concoction to give the gloss of authority."
Commodities
Perle Mesta, the renowned social queen of Washington
The widow of a steel magnate, socialite Perle Mesta used her fortune to host inclusive dinner parties in Washington, D.C., in the 1940s and '50s, becoming know…
Consumer
Jimmy Carter biographer remembers former president
Presidential historian Doug Brinkley wrote about former President Jimmy Carter in "The Unfinished Presidency: Jimmy Carter's Journey Beyond the White House." B…
