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Book Riot's 51 Must-Read Literary Biographies

Book Riot has compiled a list of 51 must-read literary biographies. Have you already read any of these books?
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The Peabody Sisters (Megan Marshall)
The Peabody Sisters (Megan Marshall)
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Margaret Fuller: A New American Life
Margaret Fuller: A New American Life
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The Silent Woman (Janet Malcolm)
The Silent Woman (Janet Malcolm)
4
Romantic Outlaws: The Extraordinary Lives of Mary Wollstonecraft and Her Daughter Mary Shelley (Charlotte Gordon)
Romantic Outlaws: The Extraordinary Lives of Mary Wollstonecraft and Her Daughter Mary Shelley (Charlotte Gordon)
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Neruda (Mark Eisner)
Neruda (Mark Eisner)
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Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom (David W. Blight)
Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom (David W. Blight)
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Eden's Outcasts: The Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Father (John Matteson)
Eden's Outcasts: The Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Father (John Matteson)
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Genet: A Biography of Janet Flanner (Brenda Wineapple)
Genet: A Biography of Janet Flanner (Brenda Wineapple)
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Warrior Poet: A Biography of Audre Lorde (Alexis De Veaux)
Warrior Poet: A Biography of Audre Lorde (Alexis De Veaux)
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Vera (Mrs. Vladimir Nabokov) (Stacy Schiff)
Vera (Mrs. Vladimir Nabokov) (Stacy Schiff)
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Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow: A History of Love and Violence Among the African American Elite (Eleanor Alexander)
Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow: A History of Love and Violence Among the African American Elite (Eleanor Alexander)
12
The Blue Hour (Lilian Pizzichini)
The Blue Hour (Lilian Pizzichini)
13
Chester B. Himes (Lawrence P. Jackson)
Chester B. Himes (Lawrence P. Jackson)
14
Mary Shelley (Miranda Seymour)
Mary Shelley (Miranda Seymour)
15
James Baldwin (David Leeming)
James Baldwin (David Leeming)
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Born to Be Posthumous (Mark Dery)
Born to Be Posthumous (Mark Dery)
17
Becoming Modern: The Life of Mina Loy (Carolyn Burke)
Becoming Modern: The Life of Mina Loy (Carolyn Burke)
18
Rebecca West (Victoria Glendinning)
Rebecca West (Victoria Glendinning)
19
The Bronte Myth (Lucasta Miller)
The Bronte Myth (Lucasta Miller)
20
Anais Nin: A Biography (Deirdre Bair)
Anais Nin: A Biography (Deirdre Bair)
21
Simone De Beauvoir: A Biography (Deirdre Bair)
Simone De Beauvoir: A Biography (Deirdre Bair)
22
Virginia Woolf (Hermione Lee)
Virginia Woolf (Hermione Lee)
23
Why This World: A Biography of Clarice Lispector (Benjamin Moser)
Why This World: A Biography of Clarice Lispector (Benjamin Moser)
24
Jane Crow: The Life of Pauli Murray (Rosalind Rosenberg)
Jane Crow: The Life of Pauli Murray (Rosalind Rosenberg)
25
Flannery: A Life of Flannery O'Connor (Brad Gooch)
Flannery: A Life of Flannery O'Connor (Brad Gooch)
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How to Live: Or a Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer (Sarah Bakewell)
How to Live: Or a Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer (Sarah Bakewell)
27
Ralp Ellison: A Biography (Arnold Rampersand)
Ralp Ellison: A Biography (Arnold Rampersand)
28
The Life of Langston Hughes (Arnold Rampersad)
The Life of Langston Hughes (Arnold Rampersad)
29
Edith Wharton: A Life (Hermione Lee)
Edith Wharton: A Life (Hermione Lee)
30
Wrapped in Rainbows (Valerie Boyd)
Wrapped in Rainbows (Valerie Boyd)
31
I Am Alive and You Are Dead: A Journey Into the Mind of Philip K. Dick (Emmanuel Carrere)
I Am Alive and You Are Dead: A Journey Into the Mind of Philip K. Dick (Emmanuel Carrere)
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Richard Wright: The Life and Times (Hazel Rowley)
Richard Wright: The Life and Times (Hazel Rowley)
33
The Life of Emily Dickinson (Richard B. Sewall)
The Life of Emily Dickinson (Richard B. Sewall)
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Penelope Fitzgerald: A Life
Penelope Fitzgerald: A Life
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Katherine Anne Porter: The Life of an Artist (Darlene Harbour Unrue)
Katherine Anne Porter: The Life of an Artist (Darlene Harbour Unrue)
36
Zelda (Nancy Milford)
Zelda (Nancy Milford)
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Iris Murdoch: A Life (Peter J.Conradi)
Iris Murdoch: A Life (Peter J.Conradi)
38
Poet of the Appetites (Joan Reardon)
Poet of the Appetites (Joan Reardon)
39
Alice Walker: A Life (Evelyn C. White)
Alice Walker: A Life (Evelyn C. White)
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Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life (Ruth Franklin)
Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life (Ruth Franklin)
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