Episode 238: Why Read Biographies

Update: 2024-08-20

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Welcome back to The Literary Life Podcast with Angelina Stanford, Thomas Banks, and Cindy Rollins. Thomas starts the conversation with some general thoughts on the biography as a branch of literature and as an art form. He also mentions some types of biography he does not care to read at all. Cindy brings up the tension between white-washing historical figures and dragging out every piece of their dirty laundry in biographical treatments. Angelina poses a question about the place of biographies in children's education.

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Episode 238: Why Read Biographies

Angelina Stanford Thomas Banks

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Episode 238: Why Read Biographies

Angelina Stanford Thomas Banks

Episode 238: Why Read Biographies