No Eyes on the Prize
Who is the Pulitzer Prize named after? James McGrath Morris peers into a fascinating life.
Iconography
A collection of 23 issues
Mr. Clutch
Jerry West’s Lakers won only one NBA championship, but he still ranks as a roundball immortal.
Bayonne Barney
The title of Stuart E. Weisberg’s biography of Barney Frank says it all.
Good Golly, Miss Molly!
Texas journalist Molly Ivins gets a well deserved biography that fills in some blanks.
The High Priestess of Soul
Biographer Nadine Cohodas gives an account of the compelling Nina Simone.
The World According to Self
Self and Steadman are a pair that beat a full house.
The High Life
“Playboy” magazine was a significant catalyst for cultural transformation in mid-century America.
When Newspapers Were Newspapers
Seventy-two years of the great Herblock’s cartoons.
A Mighty, Mighty Pen
David Levine has gone to his glory. The career-spanning monograph will be incredible.
Pop Goes the Warhol
New works devoted to Andy Warhol suggest some people get more than 15 minutes of fame.