‘King: A Life’: Separating the Man from the Myth
• June 14, 2023

They said one to another  Behold here cometh the Dreamer  Let us slay him  And we shall see what will become of his dreams.                                                                          – Genesis 37:19-20   These words […]

Kitty Kelley Gives $1 Million to Biographers International Organization 
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Renowned biographer Kitty Kelley (“Oprah,” “The Royals”), has donated $1 million to the Biographers International Organization (BIO), beginning this month. The gift will be given in increments of $200,000 over […]

Kitty Kelley Book Club: ‘The Lost Paratroopers of Normandy’   
• May 10, 2023

Honoring the heroes of a little-known episode from WWII. Reviewed by Kitty Kelley  “The Lost Paratroopers of Normandy” could be a magnificent film under the direction of Steven Spielberg with […]

Kitty Kelley Book Club: ‘Confessions: A Life of Failed Promises’ 
• April 12, 2023

A literary critic admits his shortcomings. The writing life is full of potholes — long days and solitary nights followed by rewrites, rejections, and, for most, scant rewards. Upon publication […]

An Evening with Kitty Kelley: Register for The 2023 BIO Award Virtual Event, March 28
• March 23, 2023

Announcement From 2023 BIO Awards: Kitty Kelley is the preeminent unauthorized biographer of our time and is the winner of the 2023 BIO Award. The BIO Award is presented annually […]

Of Inhuman Bondage: Colson Whitehead’s ‘The Nickel Boys’ Shines a Light on an Insidious Evil
• February 8, 2023

Colson Whitehead is to American literature what the Rolls-Royce is to automobiles: revered and unrivaled. Having published eight novels, two books of nonfiction, and numerous essays and short stories, the […]

Kitty Kelley Book Club: ‘Manifesto: On Never Giving Up’ 
• October 12, 2022

The Booker Prize-winning author owes it all to tenacity. And talent.  Reviewed by Kitty Kelley  If “perseverance is genius in disguise,” then Bernardine Evaristo is a 22-carat gold, diamond-encrusted genius. […]

‘Saving Freud: The Rescuers Who Brought Him to Freedom’ 
• September 14, 2022

A Riveting Saga That Belongs on the Silver Screen.  Lights! Camera! Action!  Andrew Nagorski’s “Saving Freud” ought to be coming to a theater near you. This nonfiction work crackles like […]

Kitty Kelley Book Club: ‘My Place in the Sun: Life in the Golden Age of Hollywood and Washington’ 
• August 17, 2022

Meet a fortunate son genuinely grateful for his luck.  Reviewed by Kitty Kelley  Sometimes, the sons of famous fathers are cursed. “They’re born on third base and think they’ve hit […]

‘Undelivered: The Never-Heard Speeches That Would Have Rewritten History’ 
• July 13, 2022

An edifying, bloated chronicle of what might’ve been.    “For all sad words of tongue and pen,  The saddest are these, ‘It might have been.’ ”  These woeful words from […]