Charles Dickens: The Greatest Literary Scandal?
In his latest book The Great Dickens Scandal, Yale University Press author Michael Slater peers into the tangled web…
Biography
Following in the Footsteps of the Puritans with Francis J. Bremer
Francis J. Bremer, the author of the recently published biography, Building a New Jerusalem: John Davenport, a Puritan in Three…
The Great Dickens Scandal: A story which almost destablised Dickens
Yale author Michael Slater introduces his latest book on Dickens, and begins to untangle the web of intrigue…
Sue Prideaux, whose biography of Strindberg has just been longlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize, reflects on a memorable year for art and biography
Strindberg: A Life has been chosen as one of the 14 titles on the Longlist for the 2012…
Frank, Revealing and Poignant: Yale to publish Richard Burton’s Diaries
This October, Yale will be publishing the surviving diaries of Richard Burton. Starting when he was 14 and…
Origins of a ‘pre-internet blog’: The story of Witold Gombrowicz’s seminal and controversial ‘Diary’
The controversial Diary of the eminent polish author Witold Gombrowicz, has now been published in English after years of being out of print….
History, Observed: Victoria Schofield on John Wheeler-Bennett – historian, royal biographer and ‘witness to history’
John Wheeler-Bennett is not a household name but, in the mid-twentieth century, he knew virtually everyone who was….
Behind the Scream: Essential background reading on Edvard Munch
Today the Tate Modern launches its fabulous new Edvard Munch exhibition The Modern Eye, which focuses on the…
Another Side: Extract from ‘Bob Dylan: Like a Complete Unknown’ by David Yaffe
In Bob Dylan: Like a Complete Unknown (out now in paperback) iterary scholar and music critic David Yaffe offers an…
Portrait of a Potter: New biography of the iconic Lucie Rie
Published this month Lucie Rie: Modernist Potter by Emmanuel Cooper investigates the life and legacy of the brilliant and…
Bringing Joan of Arc to Life: Larissa Taylor on ‘The Virgin Warrior’ and collaborating with Ken Follett
Larissa Taylor’s vivid biography of Joan of Arc The Virgin Warrior was published in 2009 to critical acclaim….
Writing the Biography of a Genius: Extract from ‘Joseph Brodsky, A Literary Life’ by Lev Loseff
Joseph Brodsky: A Literary Life (out now in paperback) is an intimate, penetrating study of the great Russian…
Yale University Press launches its Autumn / Winter 2012 seasonal catalogue
Yale’s Autumn / Winter seasonal catalogue is available now to order and download. Today we take a quick look at…
The Real Dr Dee: Author article by Glyn Parry
Historian Glyn Parry discusses the subject of his new biography The Arch Conjuror of England: John Dee, a book…
Arch Conjuror: New biography investigates the strange world of Dr John Dee
Earlier this year Yale published The Arch Conjuror of England, a biography of Dr John Dee, the great magus of…