Podcasts

Welcome! Each week, we post fascinating discussions with biographers from around the country and the world.

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Podcast Episode #116 – Frances Wilson and Nigel Hamilton

January 13th, 2023

This week we feature a special episode with BIO’s 2022 Plutarch Award-winner Frances Wilson. Her latest book, Burning Man: The Trials of D. H. Lawrence, published by Farrar, Straus and […]

Podcast Episode #31 – Nigel Hamilton and Hans Renders

September 27th, 2019

In this week’s episode we interview Nigel Hamilton and Hans Renders, authors The ABC of Modern Biography. This interview was recorded during BIO’s May 2019 annual conference in New York City.

Video Highlights from the 2019 BIO Conference

July 18th, 2019

Here are some highlights from the 2019 BIO Conference, held in New York City on May 17-19. You can see the morning plenary with David Remnick, Stacy Schiff, and Judith […]

Lee’s Biography of Penelope Fitzgerald Wins Plutarch Award

July 9th, 2015

Penelope Fitzgerald: A Life by Hermione Lee won the Plutarch Award for best biography of 2014, as selected by members of Biographers International Organization. The winning book was announced at the […]