Ted Morrissey, author of 'Aspiring Child A Biography of Mary W Shelley in Sonnets' comes to the NPR Illinois studios. He ...

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A politician is up for reelection, holding firm to their moral convictions — however politically unpopular — in the pursuit of preserving an endangered democracy. Sound familiar? A new biography by ...

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Mark Oppenheimer’s new biography reveals intimate details of Judy Blume’s life, including her marriages, abortions ...

In generous and flowing prose, Philip Jenkins of Baylor University offers an inviting, nontechnical reading of Psalm 91 that is best described as a biography of the psalm. Focused on its reception ...

After reading through hundreds of interviews with Dolly Parton, biographer Martha Ackmann came to one realization: Parton courts reporters more than they court her. “I read so many accounts when she ...

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