Headshot of Aidan Levy
Book Cover: "Saxophone Colossus: The Life and Music of Sonny Rollins " by Aidan Levy

Saxophone Collossus: The Life and Music of Sonny Rollins (Hachette Books, 2022)

Aidan Levy – 2016-2017 Fellow

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Book Cover: "Mr. B: George Balachine’s 20th Century" by Jennifer Homans

Mr. B: George Balachine’s 20th Century (Random House, 2022)

Jennifer Homans – 2018-2019 Fellow

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Book Cover: "Morgenthau: Power, Privilege, and the Rise of an American Dynasty" by Andrew Meier

Morgenthau: Power, Privilege, and the Rise of an American Dynasty (Random House, 2022)

Andrew Meier – 2013-2014 Fellow

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Book cover: "Finale: Late Conversations with Stephen Sondheim"

Finale: Late Conversations with Stephen Sondheim (Harper Collins, 2022)

D.T. Max – 2011-2012 Fellow

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Book Cover: "Clairvoyant of the Small: The Life of Robert Walser" by Susan Bernofsky

Clairvoyant of the Small: The Life of Robert Walser  (Yale University Press, 2021)

Susan Bernofsky – 2012-2013 Fellow
Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in Biography

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Book Cover: "All The Frequent Troubles of Our Days: The True Story of the American Woman at the Heart of the German Resistance to Hitler" by Rebecca Donner

All The Frequent Troubles of Our Days: The True Story of the American Woman at the Heart of the German Resistance to Hitler (Little Brown, 2021)

Rebecca Donner – 2018-2019 Fellow
Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award in Biography

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Book Cover: "Revolution or Death: The Life of Eldridge Cleaver" by Justin Gifford

Revolution or Death: The Life of Eldridge Cleaver (Lawrence Books, 2020)

Justin Gifford – 2017-2018 Fellow

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Book Cover: "Red Comet: The Shore Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath" by Heather Clark

Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath (Knopf, 2020)

Heather Clark – 2016-2017 Fellow

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Book Cover: "A Dominant Character: The Radical Science and Restless Politics of J. B. S. Haldane" by Samanth Subramanian

A Dominant Character: The Radical Science and Restless Politics of J. B. S. Haldane (Norton, 2020)

Samanth Subramanian – 2018-2019 Fellow

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Book Cover: "Andy Warhol" by Blake Gopnik

Andy Warhol (Ecco, 2020)

Blake Gopnik – 2015-2016 Fellow

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Book Cover: "The Planter of Modern Life: Louis Bromfield and the Seeds of a Food Revolution" by Stephen Heyman

The Planter of Modern Life: Louis Bromfield and the Seeds of a Food Revolution (Norton, 2020)

Stephen Heyman – 2018-2019 Fellow

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Book Cover: "The Boss of the Grips: the Life of James H. Williams and the Red Caps of Grand Central Terminal" by Eric Washington

The Boss of the Grips: the Life of James H. Williams and the Red Caps of Grand Central Terminal (Liveright, 2019)

Eric Washington – 2015-2016 Fellow

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Book Cover: "The Many Lives of Michael Bloomberg" by Eleanor Randolph

The Many Lives of Michael Bloomberg (Simon & Schuster, 2019)

Eleanor Randolph – 2017-2018 Fellow

Headshot of Colin Asher
Book Cover: "Never a Lovely So Real: the Life and Work of Nelson Algren" by Colin Asher

Never a Lovely So Real: the Life and Work of Nelson Algren (Norton, 2019)

Colin Asher – 2015-2016 Fellow

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Book Cover: "H.G. Adler: a Life in Many Worlds" by Peter Filkins

H.G. Adler: a Life in Many Worlds (Oxford University Press, 2019)

Peter Filkins – 2014-2015 Fellow

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Book Cover: "Fatal Discord: Erasmus, Luther, and the Fight for the Western Mind" by Michael Massing

Fatal Discord: Erasmus, Luther, and the Fight for the Western Mind (Harper, 2018)

Michael Massing – 2010-2011 Fellow

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Book Cover: "The Inkblots: Hermann Rorschach, His Iconic Test, and the Power of Seeing" by Damion Searls

The Inkblots: Hermann Rorschach, His Iconic Test, and the Power of Seeing (Broadway Books, 2018)

Damion Searls – 2012-2013 Fellow

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Book Cover: "The Man Who Made the Movies: The Meteoric Rise and Tragic Fall of William Fox" by Vanda Krefft

The Man Who Made the Movies: The Meteoric Rise and Tragic Fall of William Fox (Harper, 2017)

Vanda Krefft – 2009-2010 Fellow

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Book Cover: "Calder: The Conquest of Time: The Early Years: 1898-1940" by Jed Perl

Calder: The Conquest of Time: The Early Years: 1898-1940 (knopf, 2017)

Jed Perl – 2010-2011 Fellow

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Book Cover: "Shirley Jackson: a Rather Haunted Life" by Ruth Franklin

Shirley Jackson: a Rather Haunted Life (Liveright, 2017)

Ruth Franklin – 2014-2015 Fellow

Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award in Biography
Winner of the Edgar Award in Critical/Biographical
Winner of the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Nonfiction

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Book Cover: "Spectacle" by Pamela Newkirk

Spectacle: the Astonishing Life of Ota Benga (HarperCollins, 2016)

Pamela Newkirk – 2013-2014 Fellow

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Book Cover: "Assassin of Youth: the Kaleidoscopic History of Harry J. Anslinger's War on Drugs" by Alexandra Chasin

Assassin of Youth: the Kaleidoscopic History of Harry J. Anslinger’s War on Drugs (University of Chicago Press, 2016)

Alexandra Chasin – 2013-2014 Fellow

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Book Cover: "Genius at Play: The Curious Mind of John Horton Conway" by Siobhan Roberts

Genius at Play: the Curious Mind of John Horton Conway (Bloomsbury, 2015)

Siobhan Roberts – 2012-2013 Fellow

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Book Cover: "James Merrill: Life and Art" by Langdon Hammer

James Merrill: Life and Art (Knopf, 2015)

Langdon Hammer – 2012-2013 Fellow

Headshot of James Davis
Book Cover: "Eric Walrond: A Life in the Harlem Renaissance and the Transatlantic Caribbean" by James Davis

Eric Walrond: A Life in the Harlem Renaissance and the Transatlantic Caribbean (Columbia University Press, 2015)

James Davis – 2008-2009 Fellow

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Book Cover: "Updike" by Adam Begley

Updike (Harper, 2014)

Adam Begley – 2011-2012 Fellow

Headshot of Elizabeth Kendall
Book Cover: "Balanchine and the Lost Muse" by Elizabeth Kendall

Balanchine & the Lost Muse: Revolution & the Making of a Choreographer (Oxford University Press, 2013)

Elizabeth Kendall – 2011-2012 Fellow

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Book cover: "Every Love Story Is a Ghost Story: A Life of David Foster Wallace"

Every Love Story is a Ghost Story: A Life of David Foster Wallace (Viking, 2012)

D.T. Max – 2011-2012 Fellow

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Book Cover: "Music For Silenced Voices" by Wendy Lesser

Music for Silenced Voices: Viktor Shostakovich (Yale University Press, 2011)

Wendy Lesser – 2009-2010 Fellow

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Book Cover: "The Lives of Margaret Fuller" by John Matteson

The Lives of Margaret Fuller (Norton, 2010)

John Matteson – 2009-2010 Fellow

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Book Cover: "The Paper Garden" by Molly Peacock

The Paper Garden: an Artist Begins her Work at 72 [biography of Mary Granville Delany (1700 – 1788)] (Bloomsbury, 2010)

Molly Peacock – 2008-2009 Fellow