Biographers International Organization

Biographers International Organization
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Biographers International Organization

Sharing a passion for biography!

  1. 18H AGO

    Podcast #210 – Linda Leavell & Natalie Dykstra

    These pivotal BIO members share their experience as co-chairs of BIO’s June 5-6, 2025 annual conference at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. Linda Leavell served as BIO’s president […]

    26 min

  2. MAR 21

    Podcast #209 – James McGrath Morris

    In this special episode, BIO’s former president and one of the organization’s founders, talks about the history of BIO and its influence. In 2019 McGrath Morris received the BIO Award, […]

    22 min

  3. MAR 14

    Podcast #208 – Ray Anthony Shepard

    This award-winning author of biographers for young readers talks about his writing career and his long-term service as a founding BIO board member. His most recent book, A Long Time […]

    20 min
  4. Podcast #207 – Jared Stearns

    MAR 7

    Podcast #207 – Jared Stearns

    This first-time biographer’s, Pure: The Sexual Revolutions of Marilyn Chambers, explores the untold story of the world’s most famous X-rated star. Chambers rose to fame as the face of Ivory […]

    30 min
  5. Podcast #206 – Alexis Pauline Gumbs

    FEB 28

    Podcast #206 – Alexis Pauline Gumbs

    This scholar and author’s latest book, Survival Is a Promise: The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde, was published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux in August 2024. As a queer Black feminist love evangelist, […]

    30 min

  6. FEB 21

    Podcast #205 – Mary Frances Phillips

    This historian and author’s Black Panther Woman: The Political and Spiritual Life of Ericka Huggins, was published in January 2025 by New York University Press. It examines the life and legacy […]

    28 min

  7. FEB 14

    Podcast #204 – Cheryl Janifer LaRoche

    This award-winning archaeologist, author and scholar talks about her latest book, Apostle of Liberation: AME Bishop Paul Quinn and the Underground Railroad. Published by Rowman and Littlefield this month, this biography […]

    30 min

  8. FEB 7

    Podcast #203 – Samantha Ege

    This award-winning musicologist, internationally recognized concert pianist, and London-based popular public speaker talks about her first book, South Side Impresarios: How Race Women Transformed Chicago’s Classical Music Scene, published by […]

    29 min
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      Biographers International Organization
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      2019 - 2025
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