The Newsboy Partners Or Who Was Dick Box? by Frank V. Webster

The longlist provide splendid evidence of how to write movingly and creatively about vastly different personalities representing many fields of accomplishment. They also offer examples of the skills that enhance the art and craft of biography: how to work around black holes in a subject’s life and how to present a fresh portrait of a well-known figure in addition to bringing forth relatively unknown subjects to vivid life. They showcase a diversity of subjects, intrepid scholarship, and an admirable illumination of both cultural and political achievement in an historical context. This year’s Plutarch Award Committee members are Deirdre David, Roy Foster, Charlotte Jacobs, Tamara Payne, and Will Swift.ĭeirdre David, chair of the committee, says, “The judges this year were impressed by the remarkable variety and stellar quality of the books on our longlist. Published under: Awards, Plutarch Award Tags: 2023 plutarch award, Plutarch AwardĪ distinguished panel of judges from the Biographers International Organization (BIO) has selected 10 nominees for the 10th annual Plutarch Award, the only international literary award for biography judged exclusively by biographers. Katherine Rundell, Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) Jane Ridley, George V: Never a Dull Moment (HarperCollins) Jon Meacham, And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle (Random House) B: George Balanchine’s 20th Century (Random House) Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century (Viking) This year’s five finalists, in alphabetical order by author’s name, are:īeverly Gage, G-Man: J.

These biographies showcase a diversity of subjects, intrepid scholarship, and an admirable illumination of both cultural and political achievement in an historical context.

New York, NY – A distinguished panel of judges from the Biographers International Organization (BIO) is proud to announce their five finalists for the 2023 Plutarch Award, the only international literary award for biography judged exclusively by biographers. May 20, 2023 during the 13th Annual BIO Conference BIO Announces Shortlist for The 2023 Plutarch AwardĪpril 17th, 2023 The best biography of 2022 to be announced on

The Newsboy Partners Or Who Was Dick Box? by Frank V. Webster