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A rousing portrait of a charismatic actor who redefined global stardom. Full review >
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Richly detailed and thoroughly entertaining. Full review >
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Debut biographer Dickinson digs up buried treasure in this essential and inspiring account. Full review >
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A nimbly told story that should serve as a caution—but oddly, too, as inspiration—to would-be escapists. Full review >
SEPT. 9, 2025
A scintillating biography of Christopher Marlowe by one of America’s leading humanities scholars. Full review >
FEB. 18, 2025
A superb biography that neatly weaves in nuanced and insightful readings of many poems. Full review >
NOV. 25, 2025
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