"Theirs was an unlikely Victorian love story: He was a university-educated writer from a prominent family in Scotland; she was a high school graduate from the rustic Midwest. … She was ten years his senior and married, with children, when they met. How could a union between them work — or even happen?" - Literary Hub
In addition to editing Seattle alt-weekly The Rocket, Cross was one of American rock's most accomplished biographers. He wrote bestselling books on Kurt Cobain (Heavier Than Heaven), Jimi Hendrix (Room Full of Mirrors), and the band Heart (Kicking & Dreaming, written with Heart frontwomen Ann and Nancy Wilson). - Variety
Zainab Boldale is a journalist and TV presenter, who “has already hit several impressive career milestones in her 27 years, her first young adult novel will be published this month.” - Irish Times
Wings was the first known US comic artist to produce work by a lesbian about lesbians. “After publishing her three comics, Ms. Wings turned to novels: She wrote four books about a lesbian detective” and spoke at many art schools, inspiring young queer artists. - The New York Times
"Moon has spent decades reassessing the family dynamic. Dweezil no longer speaks to his siblings. Ahmet and Diva, meanwhile, seem dazed by the force of their siblings’ anger — siblings with whom they share not just a fraught business partnership but also a one-of-a-kind childhood." - The Washington Post
After Neill’s blood cancer went into remission - and his book about his experiences was published - the Jurassic Park, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, and The Piano actor started working harder than ever. - The Guardian (UK)
"Appiah, a professor of philosophy and law at New York University, is author of more than a dozen books and is known for scholarly contributions to philosophy relating to ethics, language, nationality and race." He is also familiar for his advice column "The Ethicist" in The New York Times Magazine. - The New York Times
"Luigi Brugnaro, who has maintained his innocence since the wide-ranging scandal involving public tenders and land sales broke in July, addressed the city council during a special meeting Friday, as hundreds of people gathered outside city hall calling for his resignation." - AFP (Barron's)
Arlen was “a Viennese musical prodigy who fled to the United States after Nazi Germany annexed Austria in 1938 and became a music critic and a late-in-life composer of Holocaust and Jewish-exile remembrances in song.” - The New York Times
He dares not venture out for fear of catching even a cold, and he can only walk a short distance before running out of breath. He says he would try to direct remotely if it came to it. But he tweeted to fans that he "will never retire." - The Guardian
After her still-inadequately-explained sacking in 2020, she went in 2022 to be the Adelaide Festival's artistic director through 2026. She completed this year's event in March but has just resigned to take a major position as Program Director, Arts, Culture and Creative Industries Policy for South Australia's state government. - ArtsHub (Australia)
“Beginning with Mr. Waugh’s great-grandfather Arthur, the family has produced nearly 200 books and thousands of pieces of journalism; all four of Auberon Waugh’s children, including Alexander, became writers.” - The New York Times
He's famous for “Avenue A Cut-Out Theater, a three-foot-tall cardboard model of his townhouse at 166 Avenue A. He filled it with hand-painted and photographed cutouts of police officers in riot gear, drug addicts, homeless people, sex workers, hawks, pigeons and dogs.” - The New York Times
Jaffe, “an NPR correspondent for roughly 40 years who was known for her unflinching approach to journalism and was the first editor of the network’s initial iteration of the weekly national news show, Weekend Edition Saturday.” - The New York Times
