April 24th, 2026
Nothing Random: Bennett Cerf and the Publishing House He Built is the latest book by veteran journalist and author Gayle Feldman.
Published by Random House in January 2026, this biography explores the life of a driven young man who vowed to become a great publisher – and did. Feldman has served as a senior staff editor for
Publishers Weekly and a U.S. correspondent for
The Bookseller. Her features, reviews, and essays have appeared in…
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December 3rd, 2021
This week we offer the first in a mini-series of special episodes featuring highlights from panel discussions conducted during BIO’s first virtual annual conference, held May 14-16, 2021. The session,
Swipe Right for your Subject: How Do You Know It’s the Right One?, featured biographer Mary V. Dearborn (
Ernest Hemingway: A Biography), long time book editor Gerald Howard and biographer Eric K. Washington (
Boss of the Grips: The Life of James …
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Tags: biographers, biography, choosing subject, Eric K. Washington, gayle feldman, gerald howard, mary v. dearborn, podcast, swipe right, writers
