* Recent Releases *

Notable recent releases are listed below.

2025 Releases:

Joan Crawford Joan Crawford: A Woman’s Face by Scott Eyman Nov 18
Francis Crick Crick: A Mind in Motion by Matthew Cobb Nov 11
Gertrude Stein Gertrude Stein: An Afterlife by Francesca Wade Oct 7
John Candy John Candy: A Life in Comedy by Paul Myers Oct 7
Robert McNamara McNamara at War: A New History by William & Philip Taubman Sept 23
Albert Pullman Gilded Age Entrepreneur: The Curious Life of American Financier Albert Benton Pullman by Simon Cordrey Sept 15
Goethe Goethe: A Life in Ideas by Matthew Bell Sept 9
John Williams John Williams: A Composer’s Life by Tim Greiving Sept 2
John Matthai Honest John: A Life of John Matthai by Bakhtiar Dadabhoy Aug 26
Neil MacCormick Neil MacCormick: A Life in Politics, Philosophy, and Law by Maksymilian Del Mar Aug 21
Maria Cosway Out of the Shadows: Rediscovering Maria Cosway by Diana Boucher Aug 15
Cicero Cicero: The Man and His Works by Andrew Dyck Aug 14
Pascal Blaise Pascal: The Man Who Made the Modern World by Graham Tomlin Jul 22
David Davis David Davis, Abraham Lincoln’s Favorite Judge by Raymond J. McKoski Jul 22
Alexander Pushkin Pushkin: A Writer’s Biography by Yuri Lotman Jul 15
Amelia Earhart The Aviator and the Showman: Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, and the Marriage that Made an American Icon by Laurie Gwen Shapiro Jul 15
Samuel H. Walker The Life of Samuel H. Walker by David Sullivan June 30
Brezhnev Brezhnev: The Making of a Statesman by Susanne Schattenberg June 26
Joseph Smith Joseph Smith: The Rise and Fall of an American Prophet by John G. Turner June 17
Richard Manuel Richard Manuel: His Life and Music by Stephen T. Lewis June 17
H. Rider Haggard The Buried Man: A Life of H. Rider Haggard by Stephen Coan June 15
Charles Evans Hughes Charles Evans Hughes and the Dawning of Modern America by Joanne Reitano June 10
John Hancock John Hancock: First to Sign, First to Invest in America’s Independence by Willard Sterne Randall June 10
Desi Arnaz Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television by Todd Purdum June 3
Mike Tyson Baddest Man: The Making of Mike Tyson by Mark Kriegel June 3
Walter Lippmann Walter Lippmann: An Intellectual Biography by Tom Arnold-Forster June 3
Wm F Buckley Buckley: The Life and the Revolution that Changed America by Sam Tanenhaus June 3
Charles Sumner Charles Sumner: Conscience of a Nation by Zaakir Tameez June 3
Ernest Hemingway Ernest Hemingway: Flawed Genius by Auberey Malone May 30
Barry Diller Who Knew by Barry Diller May 20
Steve Prefontaine The Front Runner: The Life of Steve Prefontaine by Brendan O’Meara May 20
Mark Twain Mark Twain by Ron Chernow May 13
Zbigniew Brzezinski Zbig: The Life of Zbigniew Brzezinski, America’s Great Power Prophet by Edward Luce May 13
Joachim Buddecke The Hunting Falcon: The Story of World War I German Ace Joachim Buddecke by Christopher Lawrence Apr 3
William Wyon William Wyon by Mark Jones Mar 31
James Alexander Hamilton James Alexander Hamilton: Son of the American Revolution by Samantha Wilcoxson Mar 30
Wm Edward Perry Arctic Genius: Sir William Edward Parry by Trevor Ware Mar 30
John of Lancaster Henry V’s Brother: John of Lancaster, Regent of France by Joanna Arman Mar 30
John Montague John Montague: A Poet’s Life by Adrian Frazier Mar 25
Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe: A Life by Richard Kopley Mar 18
James Burnham James Burnham: An Intellectual Biography by David Byrne Mar 15
Karl Lagerfeld Karl Lagerfeld: A Fashion History by Marie Ottavi Feb 25
Joseph Hamilton Science and Humanity: The Extraordinary Life of Joseph H. Hamilton by Mark Riley (ed) Feb 20
Don Drysdale Don Drysdale: Up and In: The Life of a Dodgers Legend by Mark Whicker Feb 18
W.A. Dwiggins W.A. Dwiggins: A Life in Design by Bruce Kennett Feb 11
Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci: An Untraceable Life by Stephen J. Campbell Feb 4
Woody Allen Woody Allen: A Travesty of a Mockery of a Sham by Patrick McGilligan Feb 4
Doc Watson Doc Watson: A Life in Music by Eddie Huffman Jan 28
Xi Jinping The Red Emporer: Xi Jinping and His New China by Michael Sheridan Jan 21
Gloria Swanson Gloria Swanson: Hollywood’s First Glamour Queen by Stephen Michael Shearer Jan 7
Henry Christophe The First and Last King of Haiti: The Rise and Fall of Henry Christophe by Marlene Daut Jan 7
TW Higginson A Man on Fire: The Worlds of Thomas Wentworth Higginson by Douglas Egerton Jan 7

2024 Releases:

Arminius Vambéry The Dervish Bowl: The Many Lives of Arminius Vambéry by Anabel Loyd Dec 9
YSL Yves Saint Laurent: Inside Out by Carlos Muñoz Yagüe Nov 12
Lady Jane Grey The Tragic Life of Lady Jane Grey by Beverley Adams Nov 11
George Hudson George Hudson: The Railway King by Matthew Wells Nov 7
Edward Bates Lincoln’s Conservative Advisor: Attorney General Edward Bates by Mark Neels Nov 6
Johnny Carson Carson the Magnificent by Bill Zehme Nov 5
Richard Coke Richard Coke: Texan by Rosser Newton Sr. Nov 4
Mitch McConnell The Price of Power: How Mitch McConnell Mastered the Senate, Changed America and Lost His Party by Michael Tackett Oct 29
Richard Morris Hunt The Gilded Life of Richard Morris Hunt by Sam Watters Oct 29
Oliver Cromwell Oliver Cromwell: Commander in Chief by Ronald Hutton Oct 29
Grimm Brothers The Brothers Grimm by Ann Schmiesing Oct 29
William Hobby Bill Hobby: A Life in Journalism and Public Service by Dan Carleton Oct 29
Charles Curtis From the Reservation to Washington: The Rise of Charles Curtis by Debra Goodrich Oct 15
John Lewis John Lewis: A Life by David Greenberg Oct 8
Henry V Henry V: The Astonishing Triumph of England’s Greatest Warrior King by Dan Jones Oct 1
Queen Catherine The Lost Queen: The Surprising Life of Catherine of Braganza by Sophie Shorland Oct 1
Monet Monet: The Restless Vision by Jackie Wullschläger Sept 24
Pete Browning The Original Louisville Slugger: The Life and Times of Pete Browning by Tim Newby Sept 17
Mary McCall Jr. Mary C. McCall Jr.: The Rise and Fall of Hollywood’s Most Powerful Screenwriter by J.E. Smyth Sept 3
Xi Jinping The Red Emperor: Xi Jinping and His New China by Michael Sheridan Aug 29
Will Rogers Citizen Cowboy: Will Rogers and the American People by Steven Watts Aug 29
Pancho Villa Pancho Villa: The Definitive Biography by Paco Ignacio Taibo II Aug 27
Alan Dershowitz Legal Gladiator: The Life of Alan Dershowitz by Solomon Schmidt Aug 20
Bill Gates Billionaire, Nerd, Savior, King: Bill Gates and His Quest to Shape Our World by Anupreeta Das Aug 13
Pat Nixon The Mysterious Mrs. Nixon: The Life and Times of Washington’s Most Private First Lady by Heath Hardage Lee Aug 6
Peter Rondino Watergate’s Unexpected Hero: The Life of Peter W. Rodino by Lawrence Spinelli Aug 6
Ebrahim Alkzai Ebrahim Alkzai: Holding Time Captive by Amal Allana July 30
Alexander the Great Alexander at the End: The Forgotten Final Years of Alexander the Great by Rachel Kousser July 16
F. Scott Fitzgerald F. Scott Fitzgerald: A Composite Biography by Niklas Salmose (ed) July 16
Judy Blume The Genius of Judy: How Judy Blume Rewrote Childhood for All of Us by Rachelle Bergstein July 16
JFK Jr. JFK Jr.: An Intimate Oral Biography by RoseMarie Terenzio July 16
Bernie Madoff Madoff: The Final Word by Richard Behar July 9
Catherine de Medici Catherine de Medici: The Life and Times of the Serpent Queen by Mary Hollingsworth July 2
Daniel Butterfield Union General Daniel Butterfield: A Civil War Biography by James S. Pula Jun 15
John Trumbull Glorious Lessons: John Trumbull, Painter of the American Revolution by Richard Brookhiser May 28
Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy by Elizabeth Beller May 21
Queen Elizabeth Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait by Gyles Brandreth May 14
Hank Aaron Home Run King: The Remarkable Record of Hank Aaron by Dan Schlossberg May 14
Abigail Adams The Unexpected Abigail Adams by John L. Smith Jr. May 10
Joaquín Rodrigo A Light in the Darkness: The Music and Life of Joaquín Rodrigo by Javier Suárez-Pajares May 7
Zhou Enlai Zhou Enlai: A Life by Jian Chen May 7
Gilbert Spencer Gilbert Spencer: The Life and Work of a Very English Artist by Paul Gough Apr 30
Chaim Weizmann Chaim Weizmann: A Biography by Jehuda Reinharz Apr 30
Dan Doctoroff The Urbanist: Dan Doctoroff and the Rise of New York by Sophia Hollander Apr 25
Barbara Walters The Rulebreaker: The Life and Times of Barbara Walters by Susan Page Apr 23
Charles Sumner The Great Abolitionist: Charles Sumner and the Fight for a More Perfect Union by Stephen Puleo Apr 23
Ian Fleming Ian Fleming: The Complete Man by Nicholas Shakespeare Apr 9
Marlon Brando Marlon Brando: Hollywood Rebel by Burt Kearns Apr 2
Pete Rose Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose by Keith O’Brien Mar 26
Isabella Stewart Gardner Chasing Beauty: The Life of Isabella Stewart Gardner by Natalie Dykstra Mar 26
Tiger Woods Drive: The Lasting Legacy of Tiger Woods by Bob Harig Mar 26
George C. Marshall The Making of a Leader: The Formative Years of George C. Marshall by Josiah Bunting III Mar 19
Edward VIII Once a King: The Lost Memoir of Edward VIII by Jane Marguerite Tippett Mar 19
Shirley Chisholm A Seat at the Table: The Life and Times of Shirley Chilsholm by Glenn Starks Mar 19
Terry Allen Truckload of Art: The Life and Work of Terry Allen by Brendan Greaves Mar 19
Candy Darling Candy Darling: Dreamer, Icon, Superstar by Cynthia Carr Mar 19
J.E.B. Stuart J.E.B. Stuart: The Soldier and the Man by Edward G. Longacre Mar 8
Simone Forti Simone Forti: Improvising a Life by Ann Cooper Albright Mar 5
Keith Haring Radiant: The Life and Line of Keith Haring by Brad Gooch Mar 5
Elizabeth I Young Elizabeth: Elizabeth I and Her Perilous Path to the Crown by Nicola Tallis Feb 29
Carson McCullers Carson McCullers: A Life by Mary Dearborn Feb 27
[First Ladies] American Woman: The Transformation of the Modern First Lady by Katie Rogers Feb 27
Fiorello LaGuardia I Never Did Like Politics: How Fiorello La Guardia Became America’s Mayor by Terry Golway Feb 20
James Oglethorpe James Oglethorpe: Father of Georgia by Michael Thurmond Feb 15
Hubert Humphrey True Believer: Hubert Humphrey’s Quest for a More Just America by James Traub Feb 13
Stanley Kubrick Kubrick: An Odyssey by Robert Kolker and Nathan Abrams Feb 6
Bob Dylan The Joker & the Thief: Bob Dylan by Peter Stone Brown Feb 6
Calvin Peete Calvin Peete: Golf’s Forgotten Star by Gordon Hobson Feb 6
Bee Gee family The Story of the Bee Gees: Children of the World by Bob Stanley Feb 6
Emilio Goggio Marginal Man: Life of Emilio Goggio by Paul Redvers Brown Feb 2
Fay Taylour Fay Taylour: The World’s ‘Wonder Girl’ by Stephen Cullen Feb 1
Martha Graham Errand into the Maze: The Life and Works of Martha Graham by Deborah Jowitt Jan 30
Winston Churchill Mirrors of Greatness: Churchill and the Leaders Who Shaped Him by David Reynolds Jan 23
King Charles III The Making of a King: King Charles III and the Modern Monarchy by Robert Hardman Jan 18
Henry Wallace The World That Wasn’t: Henry Wallace and the Fate of the American Century by Benn Steil Jan 9
Lawrence of Arabia My Journey in Search of T.E. Lawrence by Ranulph Fiennes Jan 2
Margaret Cavendish Pure Wit: The Revolutionary Life of Margaret Cavendish by Francesca Peacock Jan 2
Alton B. Parker Alton B. Parker: The Man Who Challenged Roosevelt by Bradley Nahrstadt Jan 1

2023 Releases:

Doug Scott Mountain Guru: The Life of Doug Scott by Catherine Moorehead Dec 21
Britney Spears Britney: Breaking Free: The Unauthorized Biography by Danny White Dec 19
Ayman al-Zawahiri Doctor, Teacher, Terrorist: The Life and Legacy of Al-Qaeda Leader Ayman al-Zawahiri by Sajjan Gohel Dec 12
Benedict Arnold God Save Benedict Arnold: The True Story of America’s Most Hated Man by Jack Kelly Dec 5
Ella Fitzgerald Becoming Ella Fitzgerald: The Jazz Singer Who Transformed American Song by Judith Tick Dec 5
Stanford Tuck Stanford Tuck: The Life of the Great Fighter Ace by Helen Doe Nov 30
Albert Sidney Johnston The Iron Dice of Battle: Albert Sidney Johnston and the Civil War in the West by Timothy B. Smith Nov 29
Francis Ford Coppola The Path to Paradise: A Francis Ford Coppola Story by Sam Wasson Nov 28
William Adams William Adams: His Life and Locomotives 1823-1904 by John Woodhams Nov 23
Genl Longstreet Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South by Elizabeth Varon Nov 21
Jack Ruby Jack Ruby: The Many Faces of Oswald’s Assassin by Danny Fingeroth Nov 21
Edgar Allan Poe Fallen Angel: The Life of Edgar Allan Poe by Robert Morgan Nov 15
Edmond Halley Edmond Halley: The Many Discoveries of the Most Curious Royal Astronomer by David K. Love Nov 15
Milton Friedman Milton Friedman: The Last Conservative by Jennifer Burns Nov 14
Barbra Streisand My Name is Barbra by Barbra Streisand Nov 7
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain On Great Fields: The Life and Unlikely Heroism of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain by Ronald C. White Oct 31
Mitt Romney Romney: A Reckoning by McKay Coppins Oct 24
Magic Johnson Magic: The Life of Earvin “Magic” Johnson by Roland Lazenby Oct 19
John Hancock King Hancock: The Radical Influence of a Moderate Founding Father by Brooke Barbier Oct 10
Andrew Lang Andrew Lang: Writer, Folklorist, Democrat Intellect by Dr. John Sloan Sept 29
John Albion Andrew In Pursuit of Justice: The Life of John Albion Andrew by Dr. Stephen Engle Sept 29
Daniel Donelson Daniel Smith Donelson: Soldier, Politician, Tennessean by Doug Spence Sept 26
Stephen Sondheim Sondheim: His Life, His Shows, His Legacy by Stephen Silverman Sept 19
Greta Garbo Ideal Beauty: The Life and Times of Greta Garbo by Dr. Lois Banner Sept 15
Elon Musk Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson Sept 12
F. Scott Fitzgerald Some Unfinished Chaos: The Lives of F. Scott Fitzgerald by Arthur Krystal Sept 12
Larry McMurtry Larry McMurtry: A Life by Tracy Daugherty Sept 12
Alexander Hamilton Hamilton: The Energetic Founder by R. B. Bernstein Aug 29
George Weidenfeld The Maverick: George Weidenfeld and the Golden Age of Publishing by Thomas Harding Aug 29
August Wilson August Wilson: A Life by Patti Hartigan Aug 15
Sylvia Plath Sylvia Plath Day by Day: 1932-1955 (Vol 1) by Carl Rollyson Aug 14
Schubert Schubert: A Musical Wayfarer by Lorraine Byrne Bodley Jul 25
Jackie Kennedy Jackie: Public, Private, Secret by J. Randy Tarabarrelli Jul 18
Elisabeth Elliot Elisabeth Elliot: A Life by Lucy S.R. Austen Jun 27
RFK Jr. The Real RFK Jr.: An In-Depth Look at the Man and His Mission by Dick Russell Jun 20
Mozart Mozart in Motion: His Work and His World in Pieces by Patrick Mackie June 6
Candido Rondon Into the Amazon: The Life of Candido Rondon by Larry Rohter May 30
Emmett J. Scott Emmett J. Scott: Power Broker of the Tuskegee Machine by Maceo Dailey Jr. May 30
Elie Wiesel Elie Wiesel: Confronting the Silence by Joseph Berger May 23
MLK King: A Life by Jonathan Eig May 16
Janet Reno Janet Reno: A Life by Judith Hicks Stiehm Apr 25
George Dewey A New Force at Sea: George Dewey and the Rise of the American Navy by David A. Smith Apr 15
Sam Shepard True West: Sam Shepard’s Life, Work, and Times by Robert Greenfield Apr 11
Nancy Cunard Magnificent Rebel: Nancy Cunard in Jazz Age Paris by Anne de Courcy Apr 11
Irving Robert Kaufman Judgment and Mercy: The Turbulent Life and Times of the Judge Who Condemned the Rosenbergs by Martin J. Siegel Mar 15
Edith Wilson Untold Power: The Fascinating Rise and Complex Legacy of First Lady Edith Wilson by Rebecca Boggs Roberts Mar 7
Antonin Scalia Scalia: Rise to Greatness, 1936 to 1986 (Vol 1) by James Rosen Mar 7
Karl Lagerfeld Paradise Now: The Extraordinary Life of Karl Lagerfeld by William Middleton Feb 28
Amy Clampitt Nothing Stays Put: The Life and Poetry of Amy Clampitt by Willard Spiegelman Feb 28
Sultan Süleyman Peerless Among Princes: The Life and Times of Sultan Süleyman by Kaya Sahin Feb 27
Jack Johnson Last on His Feet: Jack Johnson and the Battle of the Century by Youssef Daoudi Feb 21
Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali: A Humanitarian Life by Margueritte Shelton Feb 8
Althea Gibson Serving Herself: The Life and Times of Althea Gibson by Ashley Brown Feb 7
John Burgoyne From the Battlefield to the Stage: The Many Lives of General John Burgoyne by Norman Poser Jan 30
David Lloyd George David Lloyd George: The Politics of Religious Conviction by Jerry Gaw Jan 25
Jean Gabin Jean Gabin: The Actor Who Was France by Joseph Harriss Jan 24
George Kennan Kennan: A Life Between Worlds by Frank Costigliola Jan 17
Norman Mailer Tough Guy: The Life of Norman Mailer by Richard Bradford Jan 17
Alfred Milner Milner: Last of the Empire Builders by Richard Steyn Jan 17
Andre Siegfried France in the World: The Career of Andre Siegfried by Sean Kennedy Jan 15
Prince Harry Spare by Prince Harry the Duke of Sussex Jan 10
Shirley Chisholm Shirley Chisholm: Champion of Black Feminist Power Politics by Anastasia Curwood Jan 10
Richard Harris Richard Harris: Raising Hell, Reaching for Heaven by Joe Jackson Jan 10
George Shultz In the Nation’s Service: The Life and Times of George P. Shultz by Philip Taubman Jan 10
King Tutankhamun Pharaohs of the Sun: The Rise and Fall of Tutankhamun’s Dynasty by Guy de la Bedoyere Jan 3
Samuel Ryan Curtis Union General: Samuel Ryan Curtis by William L. Shea Jan 1

2022 Releases:

Paul McCartney The McCartney Legacy: Volume 1: 1969-73 by Allan Kozinn Dec 13
Andre Gorz Andre Gorz: A Life by Willy Gianinazzi Dec 7
Lawrence Tierney Lawrence Tierney: Hollywood’s Real-Life Tough Guy by Burt Kearns Dec 6
Joseph Roth Endless Flight: The Life of Joseph Roth by Keiron Pim Dec 6
Anton Chekhov Chekhov Becomes Chekhov: The Emergence of a Literary Genius by Bob Blaisdell Dec 6
Elizabeth Taylor Elizabeth Taylor: The Grit & Glamour of an Icon by Kate Andersen Brower Dec 6
Sonny Rollins Saxophone Colossus: The Life and Music of Sonny Rollins by Aidan Levy Dec 6
Bhagat Singh Bhagat Singh: A Life in Revolution by Satvinder Juss Dec 6
Friedrich Hayek Hayek: A Life, 1899-1950 by Bruce Caldwell Nov 25
J Edgar Hoover G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century by Beverly Gage Nov 22
Ted Kennedy Against the Wind: Edward Kennedy and the Rise of Conservatism (Vol 2) by Neal Gabler Nov 15
Lee Harvey Oswald The Oswalds: An Untold Account of Marina and Lee by Paul R. Gregory Nov 15
Queen Elizabeth II The Queen: Her Life by Andrew Morton Nov 15
Chuck Berry Chuck Berry: An American Life by R. J. Smith Nov 8
Brezhnev Brezhnev: The Making of a Statesman by Susanne Schattenberg Nov 4
John Constable John Constable: A Portrait by James Hamilton Nov 1
Ted Kennedy Ted Kennedy: A Life by John A. Farrell Oct 25
Sam Adams The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams by Stacy Schiff Oct 25
Daniel Webster Indivisible: Daniel Webster and the Birth of American Nationalism by Joel Richard Paul Oct 25
Charlton Heston Running the Race: The Public Face of Charlton Heston by Brian Steel Wills Oct 24
Joe McCarthy A Genius for Confusion: Joseph R. McCarthy and the Politics of Deceit by Richard Fried Oct 15
Stan Lee Stan Lee: A Life by Bob Batchelor Oct 15
Anthony Bourdain Down and Out in Paradise: The Life of Anthony Bourdain by Charles Leehrsen Oct 11
Lydia Maria Child Lydia Maria Child: A Radical American Life by Lydia Moland Oct 7
Elvis Presley The Faith of Elvis by Billy Stanley Oct 4
Marion Davies Captain of Her Soul: The Life of Marion Davies by Lara Gabrielle Sept 27
Piet Mondrian Piet Mondrian: A Life by Hans Janssen Sept 27
Orrin Hatch Titan of the Senate: Orrin Hatch by William Doyle Sept 20
Lewis Carroll Lewis Carroll: Formed by Faith by Charlie Lovett Sept 20
Charles Huber Charles Huber: France’s Greatest Arabian Explorer by William Facey Sept 15
Trotsky Trotsky, The Passionate Revolutionary by Allan Todd Sept 15
Rudy Giuliani Giuliani: The Rise and Tragic Fall of America’s Mayor by Andrew Kirtzman Sept 13
Henrietta Maria Henrietta Maria: The Warrior Queen Who Divided a Nation by Leanda de Lisle Sept 6
Kutuzov Kutuzov: A Life in War and Peace by Alexander Mikaberidze Sept 1
Wallace Carroll Century’s Witness: The Extraordinary Life of Journalist Wallace Carroll by Mary Llewellyn McNeil Sept 1
Alan Turing Alan Turning Decoded: The Man They Called Prof by Dermot Turing Sept 1
Jay Gould American Rascal: How Jay Gould Built Wall Street’s Biggest Fortune by Greg Steinmetz Aug 30
Tesla Tesla: Wizard at War: The Genius, the Particle Beam Weapon, and the Pursuit of Power by Marc Seifer Aug 30
Jim Thorpe Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe by David Maraniss Aug 9
Gregor Mendel Gregor Mendel: His Life and Legacy by Daniel Fairbanks Aug 1
Putin Putin by Philip Short July 26
Thomas Reed Thomas Brackett Reed: The Gilded Age Speaker Who Made the Rule for American Politics by Robert Klotz July 21
Claude McKay Claude McKay: The Making of a Black Bolshevik by Winston James July 12
Eleanor Roosevelt Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life in America by Keri Dearborn June 30
George Michael George Michael: A Life by James Gavin June 28
Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull The Earth is All That Lasts: Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull, and the Last Stand of the Great Sioux Nation by Mark Lee Gardner June 21
Jean Rhys I Used to Live Here Once: The Haunted Life of Jean Rhys by Miranda Seymour June 8
Rickey Henderson Rickey: The Life and Legend of an American Original by Howard Bryant June 7
Nora Ephron Nora Ephron: A Life by Kristin Marguerite Doidge June 7
James Longstreet James Longstreet and the American Civil War by Harold Knudsen June 2
Lou Henry Hoover A Woman of Adventure: The Life and Times of First Lady Lou Henry Hoover by Annette Dunlap June 1
Anna Wintour Anna: The Biography by Amy Odell May 3
Alexis de Tocqueville The Man Who Understood Democracy: The Life of Alexis de Tocqueville by Olivier Zunz May 3
James Dickey James Dickey: A Literary Life by Gordon Van Ness May 2
Margaret Hillis Margaret Hillis: Unsung Pioneer by Cheryl Frazes Hill May 1
George Marshall, Henry Stimson The Partnership: George Marshall, Henry Stimson, and the Extraordinary Collaboration That Won World War II by Edward Aldrich Apr 22
Trajan Trajan: Rome’s Last Conqueror by Nicholas Jackson Apr 13
Jackie Robinson True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson by Kostya Kennedy Apr 12
Maradona Maradona: The Boy. The Rebel. The God. by Guillem Balague Apr 12
Mark Twain The Life of Mark Twain: The Final Years (Vol 3) by Gary Scharnhorst Apr 11
Elizabeth Stuart Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Hearts by Nadine Akkerman Apr 9
John Venn John Venn: A Life in Logic by Lukas Verburgt Apr 8
Elizabeth II Queen of Our Times: The Life of Queen Elizabeth II by Robert Hardman Apr 5
Ruth Page Ruth Page: The Woman in the Work by Joellen Meglin Mar 29
Charles Cornwallis Cornwallis: Soldier and Statesman in a Revolutionary World by Richard Middleton Mar 22
George Soros George Soros: A Life in Full by Peter Osnos Mar 8
Claude Debussy Emma and Claude Debussy: The Biography of a Relationship by Gillian Opstad Mar 1
John Jay
 The First Chief Justice: John Jay and the Struggle of a New Nation by Mark Dillon Mar 1
Margaret Walker The House Where My Soul Lives: The Life of Margaret Walker by Maryemma Graham Mar 1
Julia Morgan Julia Morgan: An Intimate Biography of the Trailblazing Architect by Victoria Kastner Mar 1
Mary Hemingway Hemingway’s Widow: The Life of Mary Welsh Hemingway by Timothy Christian Mar 1
Robert Welch A Conspiritorial Life: Robert Welch by Edward H. Miller Feb 23
John von Neumann The Man from the Future: The Visionary Life of John von Neumann by Ananyo Bhattacharya Feb 22
Salmon Chase Salmon P. Chase: Lincoln’s Vital Rival by Walter Stahr Feb 22
Buster Keaton Buster Keaton: A Filmmaker’s Life by James Curtis Feb 15
Karl Lagerfeld Karl Lagerfeld: A Life in Fashion by Alfons Kaiser Feb 8
Florine Stettheimer Florine Stettheimer: A Biography by Barbara Bloemink Feb 8
Walter F. White White Lies: The Double Life of Walter F. White and America’s Darkest Secret by A.J. Baime Feb 8
Hunter S. Thompson Savage Journey: Hunter S. Thompson and the Weird Road to Gonzo by Peter Richardson Jan 25
Duke Ellington Duke Ellington: The Note the World Was Not Ready to Hear by Karen Barbera Jan 25
Maria Theresa Maria Theresa: The Hapsburg Empress in Her Time by Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger Jan 18
Merle Haggard The Hag: The Life, Times, and Music of Merle Haggard by Marc Eliot Jan 18
Avicii Tim – The Official Biography of Avicii by Mans Mosesson Jan 18
George V George V: Never a Dull Moment by Jane Ridley Jan 4
Dante Dante: A Life by Alessandro Barbero Jan 4
Ernest Shackleton Shackleton by Ranulph Fiennes Jan 4
Charles Lamb Dream-Child: A Life of Charles Lamb by Eric Wilson Jan 4

2021 Releases:

Don Revie Don Revie: The Definitive Biography by Christopher Evans Dec 21
John Milton Making Darkness Light: A Life of John Milton by Joe Moshenska Dec 7
Gretta Garbo Garbo by Robert Gottlieb Dec 7
René Magritte Magritte: A Life by Alexander Danchev Nov 30
Bette Davis Bette Davis: Black and White by Julia Stern Nov 26
Winston Churchill Churchill, Master and Commander: Winston Churchill at War 1895-1945 by Anthony Tucker-Jones Nov 23
George Platt Lynes George Platt Lynes: The Daring Eye by Allen Ellenzweig Nov 23
Picasso A Life of Picasso The Minotaur Years (Vol 4) by John Richardson Nov 16
Muhammad Muhammad, the World-Changer: An Intimate Portrait by Mohamad Jebara Nov 16
Elizabeth Hardwick A Splendid Intelligence: The Life of Elizabeth Hardwick by Cathy Curtis Nov 16
Sarah Churchill Wayward Daughter: Sarah Churchill and Her World by Miranda Brooke Nov 15
E. O. Wilson Scientist: E. O. Wilson: A Life in Nature by Richard Rhodes Nov 9
Catherine Dior Miss Dior: A Story of Courage and Couture by Justine Picardie Nov 9
King George III The Last King of America: The Misunderstood Reign of George III by Andrew Roberts Nov 9
Benedict XVI Benedict XVI: A Life (Vol 2) by Peter Seewald Nov 9
Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin: The Biography by Bob Spitz Nov 9
Leonid Brezhnev Brezhnev: The Making of a Statesman by Susanne Schattenberg Nov 4
Polly Adler Madam: The Biography of Polly Adler, Icon of the Jazz Age by Debby Applegate Nov 2
Cokie Roberts Cokie: A Life Well Lived by Steven Roberts Nov 2
H G Wells The Young H. G. Wells: Changing the World by Claire Tomalin Nov 2
Princess Mary Princess Mary: The First Modern Princess by Elisabeth Basford Nov 1
Stephen Crane Burning Boy: The Life and Work of Stephen Crane by Paul Auster Oct 26
Winston Churchill Churchill’s Shadow: The Life and Afterlife of Winston Churchill by Geoffrey Wheatcroft Oct 26
Robert Bellah A Joyfully Serious Man: The Life of Robert Bellah by Mattteo Bortolini Oct 19
Charles Addams Charles Addams: A Cartoonist’s Life by Linda Davis Oct 19
Willis A. Lee Jr. Battleship Commander: The Life of Vice Admiral Willis A. Lee Jr. by Paul Stillwell Oct 15
Tony Hillerman Tony Hillerman: A Life by James Morris Oct 14
Franklin Graham Franklin Porter Graham: Southern Liberal by William Link Oct 14
Adolf Hitler The Hitler Years: Disaster, 1940-1945 (Vol 2) by Frank McDonough Oct 12
Oscar Wilde Oscar Wilde: A Life by Matthew Sturgis Oct 12
Harold Rosenberg Harold Rosenberg: A Critic’s Life by Debra Bricker Balken Oct 6
B. B. King King of the Blues: The Rise and Reign of B. B. King by Daniel de Vise Oct 5
Harry Guggenheim The Business of Tomorrow: The Visionary Life of Harry Guggenheim by Dirk Smillie Oct 5
Hans Holbein The King’s Painter: The Life of Hans Holbein by Franny Moyle Oct 5
W. G. Sebald Speak, Silence: In Search of W. G. Sebald by Carole Angier Oct 5
Anthony Bourdain Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography by Laurie Woolever Sept 28
Robt E Lee Robert E. Lee: A Life by Allen Guelzo Sept 28
B.H. Roberts B.H. Roberts: A Life in the Public Arena by John Stillito Sept 27
Vanderbilt family Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty by Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe Sept 21
George Rickey George Rickey: A Life in Balance by Belinda Rathbone Sept 14
Howard Kazanjian Howard Kazanjian: A Producer’s Life by J. W. Rinzler Sept 14
Oliver Cromwell The Making of Oliver Cromwell by Ronald Hutton Sept 7
Fannie Lou Hamer Walk with Me: A Biography of Fannie Lou Hamer by Kate Clifford Larson Sept 1
Joseph P. Kennedy Tempting All the Gods: Joseph P. Kennedy by Jane Karoline Vieth Sept 1
Queen Eliz II The Queen by Matthew Dennison Sept 1
Lafayette Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution by Mike Duncan Aug 24
George Hearst George Hearst: Silver King of the Gilded Age by Matthew Bernstein Aug 19
D.H. Lawrence Burning Man: The Trials of D. H. Lawrence by Frances Wilson Aug 17
Elizabeth Barrett Browning Two-Way Mirror: The Life of Elizabeth Barrett Browning by Fiona Sampson Aug 17
Prince Philip Philip: The Final Portrait by Gyles Brandreth Aug 17
Nico You Are Beautiful and You Are Alone: The Biography of Nico by Jennifer Otter Bickerdike Aug 10
Joseph P. Kennedy The Ambassador:Joseph P. Kennedy at the Court of St. James by Susan Ronald Aug 3
Mark Catesby Illuminating Natural History: The Art and Science of Mark Catesby by Henrietta McBurney Aug 3
Genl John Rawlins General John A. Rawlins: No Ordinary Man by Allen Ottens Aug 3
Lowitja O’Donoghue Lowitja: The Authorised Biography by Stuart Rintoul Aug 1
Fernando Pessoa Pessoa: A Biography by Richard Zenith July 20
Edgar Hoover The Director: My Years Assisting J. Edgar Hoover by Paul Letersky July 13
Ivor Gurney Dweller in Shadows: A Life of Ivor Gurney by Kate Kennedy July 13
Barbara Hepworth Barbara Hepworth: Art & Life by Eleanor Clayton July 13
Lise Meitner The Amazing Story of Lise Meitner by Andrew Norman July 8
Clive Bell Clive Bell and the Making of Modernism: A Biography by Mark Hussey July 6
Al Hirschfeld Hirschfeld: The Biography by Ellen Stern July 6
Jayne Mansfield Jayne Mansfield: The Girl Couldn’t Help It by Eve Golden June 29
James Otis & Mercy Warren Minds and Hearts: The Story of James Otis Jr. and Mercy Otis Warren by Jeffrey Hacker June 25
Etta Place Etta Place: Riding Into History with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid by D.J. Herda June 23
John Craxton John Craxton: A Life of Gifts by Ian Collins June 22
Sydney Taylor From Sarah to Sydney: The Woman Behind All-of-a-Kind Family by June Cummins June 22
Elizabeth Fox-Genovese Elizabeth Fox-Genovese: Paternalism’s Daughter by Deborah Symonds June 15
Ian Fleming The World is Not Enough: A Biography of Ian Fleming by Oliver Buckton June 12
Robert Kennedy Justice Rising: Robert Kennedy’s America in Black and White by Patricia Sullivan June 8
Ethel Rosenberg Ethel Rosenberg: An American Tragedy by Anne Sebba June 8
John Marshall Harlan The Great Dissenter: The Story of John Marshall Harlan by Peter Canellos June 8
Paulo Freire Paulo Freire: A Philisophical Biography by Walter Omar Kohan June 3
C.S. Lewis The Making of C.S. Lewis: From Atheist to Apologist by Harry Lee Poe June 1
Horace Stoneham Forty Years a Giant: The Life of Horace Stoneham by Steven Treder June 1
Charlotte Delbo Charlotte Delbo: A Life Reclaimed by Ghislaine Dunant May 28
Mary Wortley Montagu The Pioneering Life of Mary Wortley Montagu by Jo Willett May 26
Joseph Ritson Discovering Robin Hood: The Life of Joseph Ritson by Stephen Basdeo May 26
Lucas Alaman A Life Together: Lucas Alaman and Mexico, 1792-1853 by Eric Van Young May 25
Vito Genovese The Deadly Don: Vito Genovese, Mafia Boss by Anthony DeStefano May 25
John Browning The Guns of John Moses Browning: The Remarkable Story of the Man Whose Firearms Changed the World by Nathan Gorenstein May 25
Thomas Sowell Maverick: A Biography of Thomas Sowell by Jason L. Riley May 25
Norman Jewison Norman Jewison: A Director’s Life by Ira Wells May 18
Joseph Smith Joseph Smith for President: The Prophet, the Assassins, and the Fight for American Religious Freedom by Spencer McBride May 11
Kurt Gödel Journey to the Edge of Reason: The Life of Kurt Gödel by Stephen Budiansky May 11
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings The Life She Wished to Live: A Biography of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings by Ann McCutchan May 11
Henrietta Szold To Repair a Broken World: The Life of Henrietta Szold by Dvora Hacohen May 11
Karl Barth Karl Barth: A Life in Conflict by Christiane Tietz May 4
George Berkeley George Berkeley: A Philosophical Life by Tom Jones May 4
Nikolay Myaskovsky Nikolay Myaskovsky: A Composer and his Times by Patrick Zuk May 3
John Omohundro Texas Jack: America’s First Cowboy Star by Matthew Kerns May 1
Genl David Gregg Unsung Hero of Gettysburg: The Story of Union General David McMurtrie Gregg by Edward Longacre May 1
Jim Bridger Trailblazer of the American West by Jerry Enzler Apr 29
Fred Reines Chasing the Ghost: Nobelist Fred Reines and the Neutrino by Leonard Cole Apr 22
Clarence Darrow Darrow’s Nightmare: The Forgotten Story of America’s Most Famous Trial Lawyer by Nelson Johnson Apr 20
Nancy Pelosi Madam Speaker: Nancy Pelosi and the Lessons of Power by Susan Page Apr 20
Georgina Weldon Georgina Weldon: The Fearless Life of a Victorian Celebrity by Joanna Martin Apr 6
Louis Lomax The Life and Times of Louis Lomax by Thomas Aiello Apr 2
Genl John Slough John P. Slough: The Forgotten Civil War General by Richard Miller Apr 1
Winston & Randolph Churchill Churchill & Son by Josh Ireland Mar 30
Philip Roth Philip Roth: A Counterlife by Ira Nadel Mar 29
James Hughes Callahan Texas Rangers, Ranchers, and Realtors: James Hughes Callahan by Thomas O. McDonald Mar 25
Nipsey Hussle The Marathon Don’t Stop: The Life and Times of Nipsey Hussle by Rob Kenner Mar 23
Edward Said Places of Mind: A Life of Edward Said by Timothy Brennan Mar 23
Eugene H. Peterson A Burning in My Bones: The Authorized Biography of Eugene H. Peterson by Winn Collier Mar 23
Francis Bacon Francis Bacon: Revelations by Mark Stevens Mar 23
Salvador Dali The Dali Legacy: How an Eccentric Genius Changed the Art World and Created a Lasting Legacy by Christopher Heath Brown Mar 23
Edward Said Places of Mind: A Life of Edward Said by Timothy Brennan Mar 23
Steve Marriott All or Nothing: The Story of Steve Marriott by Simon Spence Mar 18
Louis Duportail Washington’s Engineer: Louis Duportail and the Creation of an Army Corps by Norman Desmarais Mar 16
Lady Bird Johnson Lady Bird Johnson: Hiding in Plain Sight by Julia Sweig Mar 16
Sir Francis Drake In Search of a Kingdom: Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and Perilous Birth of the British Empire by Laurence Bergreen Mar 16
Herman Ehrenberg Inside the Texas Revolution: The Enigmatic Memoir of Herman Ehrenberg by James Crisp Mar 15
Katherine Parr Katherine Parr: Opportunist, Queen, Reformer by Don Matzat Mar 15
Fitz John Porter Radical Sacrifice: The Rise and Ruin of Fitz John Porter by William Marvel Mar 8
Thomas Sankara Thomas Sankara: A Revolutionary in Cold War Africa by Brian Peterson Mar 2
Thaddeus Stevens Thaddeus Stevens: Civil War Revolutionary, Fighter for Racial Justice by Bruce Levine Mar 2
Russell Lee
 Russell Lee: A Photographer’s Life and Legacy by Mary Jane Appel Mar 2
R.C. Sproul R.C. Sproul: A Life by Stephen Nichols Mar 2
John Marshall John Marshall: The Final Founder by Robert Strauss Mar 1
William Butterfield The Master Builder: William Butterfield and his Times by Nicholas Olsberg Feb 28
Jane Street The Girl Who Dared to Defy: Jane Street and the Rebel Maids of Denver by Jane Little Botkin Feb 25
Tom Stoppard Tom Stoppard: A Life by Hermione Lee Feb 23
Rabbi Yudel Rosenberg A Kabbalist in Montreal: The Life and Times of Rabbi Yudel Rosenberg by Ira Robinson Feb 23
Ivan Illich Ivan Illich: An Intellectual Journey by David Cayley Feb 18
John Calhoun Calhoun: American Heretic by Robert Elder Feb 16
Stan Lee True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee by Abraham Riesman Feb 16
William Parker Universal Tonality: The Life and Music of William Parker by Cisco Bradley Feb 12
Vera Rubin Vera Rubin: A Life by Jacqueline and Simon Mitton Feb 11
Bugsy Siegel Bugsy Siegel: The Dark Side of the American Dream by Michael Shnayerson Feb 9
Rosa Bonheur Art is a Tyrant: The Unconventional Life of Rosa Bonheur by Catherine Hewitt Feb 9
Robert Maxwell Fall: The Mysterious Life and Death of Robert Maxwell by John Preston Feb 9
Margaret Murray Washington Margaret Murray Washington: The Life and Times of a Career Clubwoman by Sheena Harris Feb 4
Mike Nichols Mike Nichols: A Life by Mark Harris Feb 2
Sybille Bedford Sybille Bedford: A Life by Selina Hastings Feb 2
Bob Gersony The Good American: The Epic Life of Bob Gersony by Robert Kaplan Jan 26
Ida Wells Ida B. the Queen: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells by Michelle Duster Jan 26
Herman Melville
 Herman Melville: A Half-Known Life by John Bryant Jan 19
Lucian Freud The Lives of Lucian Freud: Fame, 1968-2011 by William Feaver Jan 19
Isaac Newton The World of Isaac Newton by Toni Mount Jan 15
Graham Greene The Unquiet Englishman: A Life of Graham Greene by Richard Greene Jan 12
Rabbi Louis Jacobs Reason to Believe: The Controversial Life of Rabbi Louis Jacobs by Harry Freedman Jan 12
Ben Fletcher Ben Fletcher: The Life and Times of a Black Wobbly by Peter Cole Jan 12

Notable 2020 Releases:

Grace Holmes Carlson The Fierce Life of Grace Holmes Carlson by Donna Haverty-Stacke Dec 29
Frank J. Cannon Frank J. Cannon: Saint, Senator, Scoundrel by Val Holley Dec 23
Daili Lama His Holiness the Fourteenth Daili Lama by Tenzin Geyche Tethong Dec 23
Hubert Harrison Hubert Harrison: The Struggle for Equality by Jeffrey Perry Dec 22
Sylvia Pankhurst Sylvia Pankhurst: Natural Born Rebel by Rachel Holmes Dec 15
Pope Benedict Benedict XVI: The Biography: Volume One by Peter Seewald Dec 15
James A. Baker III Texas Titans: George H.W. Bush and James A. Baker III: A Friendship Forged in Power by Charles Denyer Dec 15
Eliza Pratt Greatorex Restless Enterprise: The Art and Life of Eliza Pratt Greatorex by Katherine Manthorne Dec 15
Mozart Mozart: The Reign of Love by Jan Swafford Dec 8
Robin Williams Robin William, American Master by Stephen Spignesi Dec 8
Charles de Gaulle Charles de Gaulle: A Thorn in the Side of Six American Presidents by William Keylor Dec 7
William & Oveta Hobby The Governor and the Colonel: A Dual Biography of William P. Hobby and Oveta Culp Hobby by Don Carleton Dec 2
René Magritte Magritte: A Life by Alexander Danchev Nov 30
Tom Seaver Tom Seaver: A Terrific Life by Bill Madden Nov 24
Henry Adams The Last American Aristocrat: The Brilliant Life and Improbable Education of Henry Adams by David S. Brown Nov 24
General Custer Ambitious Honor: George Armstrong Custer’s Life of Service and Lust for Fame by James Mueller Nov 19
Adrienne Rich The Power of Adrienne Rich: A Biography by Hilary Holladay Nov 17
John Glenn The Last American Hero: The Remarkable Life of John Glenn by Alice George Nov 10
Raphael Raphael: The Life of a Genius by Anna Cerboni Baiardi Nov 3
Ted Kennedy Catching the Wind: Edward Kennedy and the Liberal Hour by Neal Gabler Oct 27
Sylvia Plath Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath by Heather Clark Oct 27
Tecumseh Tecumseh and the Prophet: The Shawnee Brothers Who Defied a Nation by Peter Cozzens Oct 27
John Milton Poet of Revolution: The Making of John Milton by Nicholas McDowell Oct 27
Mario Cuomo Mario Cuomo: The Myth and the Man by George Marlin
 Oct 23
Queen of Versailles Queen of Versailles: Madame de Maintenon, First Lady of Louis XIV’s France by Mark Bryant Oct 22
Malcolm X The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X by Les & Tamara Payne Oct 20
Cary Grant Cary Grant: A Brilliant Disguise by Scott Eyman Oct 20
John Steinbeck Mad at the World: A Life of John Steinbeck by William Souder Oct 13
John McCain The Luckiest Man: Life with John McCain by Mark Salter
 Oct 13
Francis Bacon Francis Bacon: The Measure of Excess by Yves Peyre Oct 12
James Beard The Man Who Ate Too Much: The Life of James Beard by John Birdsall Oct 6
Stalin Stalin: Passage to Revolution by Ronald Suny Oct 6
Eleanor Roosevelt Eleanor: A Life by David Michaelis Oct 6
James Baker III The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III by Peter Baker Sept 29
Herman Bavnick Bavnick: A Critical Biography by James Eglinton Sept 29
Siegfried Kracauer Kracuer: A Biography by Jörg Später Sept 23
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. The Last Brahmin: Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. and the Making of the Cold War by Luke Nichter Sept 22
William Faulkner The Life of William Faulkner: This Alarming Paradox, 1935-1962 (Vol 2) by Carl Rollyson Sept 22
Malcolm McLaren The Life & Times of Malcolm McLaren by Paul Gorman Sept 22
Ernest Hemingway The Man Who Wasn’t There: A Life of Ernest Hemingway by Richard Bradford Sept 8
Beethoven Beethoven, A Life by John Caeyers (transl. by Brent Annable) Sept 8
Rembrandt Young Rembrandt: A Biography by Onno Blom (transl. by Beverley Jackson) Sept 8
Toussaint Louverture Black Spartacus: The Epic Life of Toussaint Louverture by Sudhir Hazareesingh Sept 1
Louis XIV King of the World: The Life of Louis XIV by Philip Mansel Sept 1
Hitler Hitler: Downfall: 1939-1945 (Vol 2) by Volker Ulrich Sept 1
Habsburg Family The Habsburgs: To Rule the World by Martyn Rady Aug 25
John Lewis His Truth is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope by Jon Meacham Aug 25
Henry Kissinger Henry Kissinger and American Power: A Political Biography by Thomas Schwartz Aug 25
Little Richard The Big Life of Little Richard by Mark Ribowsky Aug 25
Timothy Findley Tiff: A Life of Timothy Findley by Sherrill Grace Aug 25
Zygmunt Bauman Bauman: A Biography by Izabela Wagner Aug 17
Izzy Stone Izzy: A Biography of I.F. Stone by Robert Cottrell Aug 14
Nathalie Sarraute Nathalie Surraute: A Life Between by Ann Jefferson Aug 11
Charles Dickens The Mystery of Charles Dickens by A.N. Wilson Aug 14
Margaret Beaufort Uncrowned Queen: The Life of Margaret Beaufort, Mother of the Tudors by Nicola Tallis July 28
Butch Cassidy Butch Cassidy: The True Story by Charles Leehrsen July 14
Coco Chanel Chanel: Her Life by Justine Picardie July 14
Henry III Henry III: The Rise to Power and Personal Rule by David Carpenter July 14
Joe McCarthy Demagogue: The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy by Larry Tye July 7
Francis Poulenc Poulenc: A Biography by Roger Nichols June 9
Henry Longfellow Cross of Snow: A Life of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Nicholas Basbanes June 2
Wm Sherman The Scourge of War: The Life of William Tecumseh Sherman by Brian Holden Reid June 1
Eleanor of Aquitaine Eleanor of Aquitaine: Queen of France and England, Mother of Empires by Sara Cockerill June 1
Sam Colt Revolver: Sam Colt and the Six-Shooter that Changed America by Jim Rasenberger May 26
John Maynard Keynes The Price of Peace: Money, Democracy, and the Life of John Maynard Keynes by Zachary Carter May 19
William Wordsworth Radical Wordsworth: The Poet Who Changed the World by Jonathan Bate May 19
James Longstreet
 The Confederacy’s Most Modern General: James Longstreet and the American Civil War by Harold Knudsen May 15
Jerry Brown
 Man of Tomorrow: The Relentless Life of Jerry Brown by Jim Newton May 12
Pauli Murray Pauli Murray: A Personal and Political Life by Troy Saxby May 11
Nat King Cole
 Straighten Up and Fly Right: The Life and Music of Nat King Cole by Will Friewald May 1
John Roebling
 Engineering America: The Life and Times of John A. Roebling by Richard Haw May 1
Henry Kissinger The Inevitability of Tragedy: Henry Kissinger and His World by Barry Gewen Apr 28
Andy Warhol Warhol by Blake Gopnik Apr 28
Yogi Berra Yogi: A Life Behind the Mask by Jon Pessah Apr 14
Doris Duke The Silver Swan: In Search of Doris Duke by Sallie Bingham Apr 7
David I David I: King of Scots, 1124-1153 by Richard Oram Apr 6
Beethoven From Silence to Sound: Beethoven’s Beginnings by Jeremy Yudkin Mar 24
Gunzberg family
 The Gunzbergs: A Family Biography by Lorraine de Meaux Mar 24
William Faulkner The Life of William Faulkner: The Past is Never Dead, 1897-1934 by Carl Rollyson Mar 24
Robert Stone Child of Light: A Biography of Robert Stone by Madison Smartt Bell Mar 17
Henry VIII Henry VIII: The Decline and Fall of a Tyrant by Robert Hutchinson Mar 3
Joe Louis Joe Louis: The Rise and Fall of the Brown Bomber by Thomas Myler Mar 1
Piero di Lorenzo de Medici Piero di Lorenzo de’ Medici and the Crisis of Renaissance Italy by Alison Brown Feb 27
Dalai Lama The Dalai Lama: An Extraordinary Life by Alexander Norman Feb 25
Dave Brubeck Dave Brubeck: A Life in Time by Philip Clark Feb 18
Ben Franklin Franklin & Washington: The Founding Partnership by Edward Larson Feb 11
George Orwell Becoming George Orwell by John Rodden Feb 4
Calamity Jane Calamity: The Many Lives of Calamity Jane by Karen R. Jones Feb 4
Karl Lagerfeld Kaiser Karl: The Life of Karl Lagerfeld by Raphaella Bacque Feb 1
Josef Mengele Mengele: Unmasking the “Angel of Death” by David Marwell Jan 28
Dante Dante by John Took Jan 28
John Fremont Imperfect Union: How Jessie and John Fremont Mapped the West, Invented Celebrity, and Helped Cause the Civil War by Steve Inskeep Jan 14

Notable 2019 Releases:

Sidney Lumet Sidney Lumet: A Life by Maura Spiegel Dec 10
Virginia Woolf Virginia Woolf: And the Women Who Shaped Her World by Gillian Gill Dec 3
Mary Ball Washington Mary Ball Washington: The Untold Story of George Washington’s Mother by Craig Shirley Dec 3
Melania Trump Free, Melania: The Unauthorized Biography by Kate Bennett Dec 3
Cartier family The Cartiers: The Untold Story of the Family Behind the Jewelry Empire by Francesca Cartier Nov 26
Richard III Richard III: The Self-Made King by Michael Hicks Nov 26
Horace Greeley Horace Greeley: Print, Politics, and the Failure of American Nationhood by James Lundberg Nov 19
Walter Ralegh Walter Ralegh: Architect of Empire by Alan Gallay Nov 19
Carrie Fisher Carrie Fisher: A Life on the Edge by Sheila Weller Nov 12
Ralph Lauren Ralph Lauren: In His Own Fashion by Alan Flusser Nov 12
Prince Charles King Charles: The Man, the Monarch, and the Future of Britain by Robert Jobson Nov 12
Margaret Thatcher Margaret Thatcher: Herself Alone: The Authorized Biography (Vol 3) by Charles Moore Nov 12
Marie-Antoinette Marie-Antoinette: The Making of a French Queen by John Hardman Oct 29
Janis Joplin Janis: Her Life and Music by Holly George-Warren Oct 22
Houdini The Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini by Joe Posnanski Oct 22
Thomas Edison Edison by Edmund Morris Oct 22
Hitler Hitler by Peter Longerich Oct 3
Hitler Hitler: A Global Biography by Brenda Simms Oct 1
Earl Warren Earl Warren: A Life of Truth and Justice by D. J. Herda Sept 24
David Ben-Gurion A State at Any Cost: The Life of David Ben-Gurion by Tom Segev Sept 24
Charlemagne King and Emperor: A New Life of Charlemagne by Janet Nelson Sept 17
Susan Sontag Sontag: Her Life and Work by Benjamin Moser Sept 17
Thomas Paine Thomas Paine and the Clarion Call for Independence by Harlow Unger Sept 10
Conde Nast Conde Nast: The Man and His Empire – A Biography by Susan Ronald Sept 3
George Gershwin Summertime: George Gershwin’s Life in Music by Richard Crawford Sept 3
Prince Albert Prince Albert: The Man Who Saved the Monarchy by A.N. Wilson Sept 3
Alexander the Great Alexander the Great: His Life and His Mysterious Death by Anthony Everitt Aug 27
Simone de Beauvoir Becoming Beauvoir: A Life by Kate Kirkpatrick Aug 22
Johnny Cash Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon by Greg Laurie Aug 20
PT Barnum Barnum: An American Life by Robert Wilson Aug 6
Walter Bagehot Bagehot: The Life and Times of the Greatest Victorian by James Grant July 23
Stonewall Jackson Searching for Stonewall Jackson: A Quest for Legacy in a Divided America by Ben Cleary July 16
JFK Jr. America’s Reluctant Price: The Life of John F. Kennedy Jr. by Steven Gillon July 9
George Marshall George Marshall: Defender of the Republic by David Roll July 9
Beethoven Beethoven: The Relentless Revolutionary by John Clubbe July 9
Karl Marx Karl Marx and the Birth of Modern Society (Vol 1) by Michael Heinrich July 2
Tchaikovsky Tchaikovsky: The Man Revealed by John Suchet July 2
John Nicolay John George Nicolay: The Man in Lincoln’s Shadow by Allen Carden June 28
Charles V Emperor: A New Life of Charles V by Geoffrey Parker June 25
Mark Twain The Life of Mark Twain: The Middle Years (Vol 2) by Gary Scharnhorst June 21
Fidel Castro Young Castro: The Making of a Revolutionary by Jonathan Hansen June 18
Frederick the Second Frederick the Second: Wonder of the World, 1194-1250 by Ernst Kantorowicz June 13
Joe Frazier Smokin’ Joe: The Life of Joe Frazier by Mark Kram Jr. June 4
Richard III Richard III: Loyalty Binds Me by Matthew Lewis June 1
George Orwell George Orwell: A Life by Bernard Crick May 30
Oliver Wendell Holmes Oliver Wendell Holmes: A Life in War, Law and Ideas by Stephen Budiansky May 28
Mickey Mantle Mantle: The Best There Ever Was by Tony Castro May 22
Franz Kafka Franz Kafka: The Untold Story by George Fabian May 9
Henry VI The Shadow King: The Life and Death of Henry VI by Lauren Johnson May 7
Dr. Seuss Becoming Dr. Seuss: Theodore Giesel and the Making of an American Imagination by Brian Jay Jones May 7
Richard Holbrooke Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century by George Packer May 7
George Mason George Mason: The Founding Father Who Gave Us the Bill of Rights by William Hyland Jr. May 7
Ridley Scott Ridley Scott: A Biography by Vincent LoBrutto Apr 22
John McCain Sr Admiral John S. McCain and the Triumph of Naval Air Power by William Trimble Apr 15
Birch Bayh Birch Bayh: Making a Difference by Robert Blaemire Apr 12
Chaucer Chaucer: A European Life by Marion Turner Apr 9
Barbara Bush The Matriarch: Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty by Susan Page Apr 2 New Release Alert
Jimmy Page Jimmy Page: The Definitive Biography by Chris Salewicz Apr 2
Ernie Banks Let’s Play Two: The Legend of Mr. Cub, the Life of Ernie Banks by Ron Rapoport Mar 26
John Roberts The Chief: The Life and Turbulent Times of Chief Justice John Roberts by Joan Biskupic Mar 26
Buffalo Bill Buffalo Bill Cody, A Man of the West by Prentiss Ingraham Mar 21
Henrik Ibsen Henrik Ibsen: The Man and the Mask by Ivo de Figueiredo Mar 20
Sandra Day O’Connor First: Sandra Day O’Connor by Evan Thomas Mar 19 New Release Alert
YSL Yves Saint Laurent: A Biography by Laurence Benaim Mar 19
Mel Brooks Funny Man: Mel Brooks by Patrick McGilligan Mar 19
Bill Proxmire Proxmire: Bulldog of the Senate by Jonathan Kasparek Mar 18
Eric Clapton Eric Clapton: A Life in Music by Marc Roberty Mar 15
Amon Carter Amon Carter: A Lone Star Life by Brian Cervantez Mar 7
Louis XIV Louis XIV: The Power and Glory by Josephine Wilkinson Mar 5
Vivien Leigh Dark Star: A Biography of Vivien Leigh by Alan Strachan Feb 28
Ernie Banks Let’s Play Two: The Life and Times of Ernie Banks by Doug Wilson Feb 15
Sarah Polk Lady First: The World of First Lady Sarah Polk by Amy Greenberg Feb 5
Walter F. George A Giant From Georgia: The Life of U.S. Senator Walter F. George by Jamie Cockfield Feb 1
Jackie Robinson A Fine Team Man: Jackie Robinson and the Lives He Touched by Joe Cox Feb 1
George Michael Careless Whispers: The Life and Career of George Michael by Robert Steele Jan 31
Light-Horse Harry Lee The Rise and Fall of a Revolutionary Hero – The Tragic Life of Robert E. Lee’s Father by Ryan Cole Jan 15

Notable 2018 Releases:

Queen Eliz II Queen of the World by Robert Hardman Dec 25
Alexander the Great Soldier, Priest, and God: A Life of Alexander the Great by F. S. Naiden Dec 13
Daniel Morgan Daniel Morgan: A Revolutionary Life by Albert Zambone Dec 12
Rock Hudson All That Heaven Allows: A Biography of Rock Hudson by Mark Griffin Dec 4
Napoleon The Caesar of Paris: Napoleon Bonapart by Susan Jaques Dec 4
John Lennon Being John Lennon: A Restless Life by Ray Connolly Nov 27
Winston Churchill Churchill by Andrew Roberts Nov 27 Third party reviews
Che Guevara Che: A Revolutionary Life by Jon Lee Anderson Nov 13
Al Gore, Sr. Albert Gore, Sr.: A Political Life by Anthony Badger Nov 13
John Marshall John Marshall: The Man Who Made the Supreme Court by Richard Brookhiser Nov 13
Clay, Webster, Calhoun Heirs of the Founders: The Epic Rivalry of Henry Clay, John Calhoun and Daniel Webster by H.W. Brands Nov 13
William Penn William Penn: A Life by Andrew Murphy Nov 8
Saul Below The Life of Saul Bellow: Love and Strife by Zachary Leader Nov 6
Thomas Cromwell Thomas Cromwell: A Revolutionary Life by Diarmaid MacCulloch Oct 30
Eric Clapton Slowhand: The Life and Music of Eric Clapton by Philip Norman Oct 30
Nietzsche I Am Dynamite!: A Life of Nietzsche by Sue Prideax Oct 30
Johnny Cash Johnny Cash: The Life and Legacy of the Man in Black by Alan Light Oct 30
Debussy Debussy: A Painter in Sound by Stephen Walsh Oct 23
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life by Jane Sherron de Hart Oct 16
Chopin Fryderyk Chopin: A Life and Times by Dr. Alan Walker Oct 16
Babe Ruth The Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created by Jane Leavy Oct 16
Napoleon Napoleon: A Life by Adam Zamoyski Oct 16
Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom by David Blight Oct 16
Picasso Picasso: An Intimate Portrait by Olivier Widmaier Picasso Oct 16
Oscar Wilde Oscar: A Biography by Matthew Sturgis Oct 4
Thelonious Monk Monk!: Thelonious, Pannonica, and the Friendship Behind a Musical Revolution by Youssef Daoudi Sept 25
Eliza Hamilton Eliza Hamilton: The Extraordinary Life and Times of the Wife of Alexander Hamilton by Tilar J. Mazzeo Sept 18
Wendell Willkie The Improbable Wendell Willkie: The Businessman Who Saved the Republican Party and His Country by David Levering Lewis Sept 18
Benjamin Franklin Young Benjamin Franklin: The Birth of Ingenuity by Nick Bunker Sept 18
Schumann Schumann: The Faces and the Masks by Judith Chernalk Sept 18
Betty Ford Betty Ford: First Lady, Women’s Advocate, Survivor, Trailblazer by Lisa McCubbin Sept 11
Adam Smith Adam Smith: Father of Economics by Jesse Norman Sept 11
Benjamin Rsh Dr. Benjamin Rush: The Founding Father Who Healed a Wounded Nation by Harlow Unger Sept 11
Benjamin Rush Rush, Revolution, Madness and Benjamin Rush: The Visionary Doctor Who Became a Founding Father by Stephen Fried Sept 4
Fred Rogers The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers by Maxwell King Sept 4
Hubert Humphrey Hubert Humphrey: The Conscience of the Country by Arnold Offner Aug 21
Arthur Ashe Arthur Ashe: A Life by Raymond Arsenault Aug 21
Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe: The Private Life of a Public Icon by Charles Casillo Aug 14
Charles de Gaulle De Gaulle by Julian Jackson Aug 13
Albert Gallatin Jefferson’s Genius: How Albert Gallatin Saved the New Nation From Debt by Gregory May Aug 7
Julius Caesar Julius Caesar: A Life by Patrician Southern Aug 1
Henry Clay Henry Clay: The Man Who Would Be President by James Klotter Aug 1
Nikola Tesla Prodigal Genius: The Extraordinary Life of Nikola Tesla by John O’Neill July 26
J.R.R. Tolkien Tolkein: Maker of Middle Earth by Catherine McIlwaine July 15
Errol Flynn Errol Flynn: An Epic Life by Kevin McAleer July 9
George Custer Custer: The Making of a Young General by Edward Longacre July 3
Verdi Verdi: The Man Revealed by John Suchet July 3
Richard I Richard the Lionheart: The Crusader King of England by W B Bartlett July 1
Oscar Wilde Making Oscar Wilde by Michele Mendelssohn July 1
Mary Shelley In Search of Mary Shelley: The Girl Who Wrote Frankenstein by Fiona Sampson June 5
Bruce Lee Bruce Lee: A Life by Matthew Polly June 5
Queen Eliz I Princess: The Early Life of Queen Elizabeth II by Jane Dismore June 1
Napoleon III The Shadow Emperor: A Biography of Napoleon III by Alan Strauss-Schom May 28
William Allen White Crusader for Democracy: The Political Life of William Allen White by Charles Delgadillo May 25
Harvey Milk Harvey Milk: His Lives and Death by Lillian Faderman May 22
Warren Spahn Warren Spahn: A Biography of the Legendary Lefty by Lew Freedman May 22
Robin Williams Robin by Dave Itzkoff May 15
Paul Simon Paul Simon: The Life by Robert Hilburn May 8
Benedict Arnold The Tragedy of Benedict Arnold: An American Life by Joyce Lee Malcolm May 1
Karl Marx A World to Win: The Life and Works of Karl Marx by Sven-Eric Liedman May 1
Richard III Richard III: England’s Most Controversial King by Chris Skidmore Apr 24
Giuliano de Medici Giuliano de’ Medici: Machiavelli’s Prince in Life and Art by Josephine Jungic Apr 13
Francis I Francis I: The Maker of Modern France by Leonie Frieda Apr 10
John Wilkes Booth John Wilkes Booth and the Women Who Loved Him by E. Lawrence Abel Apr 9
Barry White White Music: The Barry White Story by Tom Rubython Apr 7
Napoleon Napoleon: The Spirit of the Age: 1805-1810 (Vol 2) by Michael Broers Apr 3
Eunice Kennedy Eunice: The Kennedy Who Changed the World by Eileen McNamara Apr 3
Jim Wright Speaker Jim Wright: Power, Scandal, and the Birth of Modern Politics by J. Brooks Flippen Apr 1
Anne Boleyn Anne Boleyn: Adultery, Heresy, Desire by Amy Licence Apr 1
Mark Twain The Life of Mark Twain: The Early Years (Vol 1) by Gary Scharnhorst Mar 30
Tiger Woods Tiger Woods by Jeff Benedict Mar 27
Zbigniew Brzezinski Zbigniew Brzezinski: America’s Grand Strategist by Justin Vaisse Mar 26
Meriwether Lewis Bitterroot: The Life and Death of Meriwether Lewis by Patricia Tyson Stroud Mar 23
Agatha Christie Agatha Christie: A Mysterious Life by Laura Thompson Mar 6
Apostle Paul Paul: A Biography by N. T. Wright Feb 27
Billy Graham A Prophet With Honor: The Billy Graham Story by William Martin Feb 20
John Marshall Without Precedent: Chief Justice John Marshall and His Times by Joel Richard Paul Feb 20 Third party reviews
Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass: America’s Prophet by D H Dilbeck Feb 14
Princess Margaret Princess Margaret: A Life of Contrasts by Christopher Warwick Feb 6
Kirk Kerkorian The Gambler: How Penniless Dropout Kirk Kerkorian Became the Greatest Dealmaker in Capitalist History by William Rempel Jan 23
Henry III Henry III: The Great King England Never Knew It Had by Darren Baker Jan 1

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  1. HBM's avatar HBM said:

    There is a new bio on John Marshall by Joel Richard Paul: Without Precedent: Chief Justice John Marshall and His Times. I am not sure if it will supplant Baker or Smith though.

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  2. Dan Urbach's avatar Dan Urbach said:

    I just finished Washington, A Life, based on your recommendation. Fantastic. I am really blown away. Thank you so much!
    A small token of my appreciation: earlier this year I read the bio of Kurt Gödel you have listed above, Journey to the Edge of Reason, by Budiansky. Excellent. Highly recommended. There’s a little math that I kind of skimmed over, but it’s not important really.

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  3. HBM's avatar HBM said:

    Willard Sterne Randall recently published a new biography on John Hancock:

    https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/713076/john-hancock-by-willard-sterne-randall/

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