biographies

Biographer Teases How Elon Musk Met Grimes and Other Untold Stories

The SpaceX CEO and the musician first met while he was still with former girlfriend Amber Heard, according to a new biography.

By Sissi Cao

How J Dilla Turned The Sound of Error Into a Brand New Beat

The biography 'Dilla Time' by Dan Charnas illuminates the hip-hop legend's seismic rhythmic innovations with deep and vivid reporting

By Robert Christgau

Hilary Holladay’s Adrienne Rich Biography Illustrates Her Influence

Long into old age, Adrienne Rich was a steady vocal presence, speaking out against the Clinton administration while also championing young poets. A new biography examines her undervalued influence.

By Lauren LeBlanc

Bye George: Biographers Struggle to Let Go of Their Subjects

By Richard Brookhiser

We noticed you're using an ad blocker.

We get it: you like to have control of your own internet experience.
But advertising revenue helps support our journalism.

To read our full stories, please turn off your ad blocker.
We'd really appreciate it.

How Do I Whitelist Observer?

Below are steps you can take in order to whitelist Observer.com on your browser:

For Adblock:

Click the AdBlock button on your browser and select Don't run on pages on this domain.

For Adblock Plus on Google Chrome:

Click the AdBlock Plus button on your browser and select Enabled on this site.

For Adblock Plus on Firefox:

Click the AdBlock Plus button on your browser and select Disable on Observer.com.

Then Reload the Page