PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography

Given by PEN America

103 Works 30,063 Books 1,120 Reviews 4.0
Stages:
Todos, Winner (16), Runner-Up (2), Shortlist (49), Longlist (90)
Years:
Todos, 2023 (10), 2022 (10), 2021 (10), 2020 (10), 2019 (10), 2018 (10), 2017 (10), 2016 (10), 2015 (10), 2014 (5), 2013 (2), 2012 (2), 2011 (1), 2010 (1), 2009 (1), 2008 (1)

Winner 16

ObraAno
Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm de Dan Charnas2023
All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days: The True Story of the American Woman at the Heart of the German Resistance to Hitler de Rebecca Donner2022
Stranger in the Shogun's City: A Japanese Woman and Her World de Amy Stanley2021
Sisters and Rebels: A Struggle for the Soul of the Modern South de Jacquelyn Dowd Hall2020
Looking for Lorraine: The Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry de Imani Perry2019
Richard Nixon: The Life de John A. Farrell2018
Black Elk: The Life of an American Visionary de Joe Jackson2017
Agnes Martin: Her Life and Art de Nancy Princenthal2016
Elizabeth's Bedfellows: An Intimate History of the Queen's Court de Anna Whitelock2015
Holding On Upside Down: The Life And Work of Marianne Moore de Linda Leavell2014
The Black Count: Napoleon's Rival and the Real Count of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas de Tom Reiss2013
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman de Robert K. Massie2012
Cleopatra: A Life de Stacy Schiff2011
Koestler: The Literary and Political Odyssey of a Twentieth-Century Skeptic de Michael Scammell2010
Everything Is Cinema: The Working Life of Jean-Luc Godard de Richard Brody2009
Two Lives: Gertrude and Alice de Janet Malcolm2008

Runner-Up 2

ObraAno
James Joyce: a new biography de Gordon Bowker2013
A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama's Mother de Janny Scott2012

Shortlist 49

ObraAno
Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm de Dan Charnas2023
Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality de Tomiko Brown-Nagin2023
G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century de Beverly Gage2023
Guru to the World: The Life and Legacy of Vivekananda de Ruth Harris2023
Mr. B: George Balanchine's 20th Century de Jennifer Homans2023
All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days: The True Story of the American Woman at the Heart of the German Resistance to Hitler de Rebecca Donner2022
The Invention of Miracles: Language, Power, and Alexander Graham Bell's Quest to End Deafness de Katie Booth2022
Albert and the Whale: Albrecht Dürer and How Art Imagines Our World de Philip Hoare2022
The Gambler Wife: A True Story of Love, Risk, and the Woman Who Saved Dostoyevsky de Andrew D. Kaufman2022
Orwell's Roses de Rebecca Solnit2022
Stranger in the Shogun's City: A Japanese Woman and Her World de Amy Stanley2021
Black Spartacus: The Epic Life of Toussaint Louverture de Sudhir Hazareesingh2021
MBS: The Rise to Power of Mohammed bin Salman de Ben Hubbard2021
The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. de Peniel E. Joseph2021
999: The Extraordinary Young Women of the First Official Jewish Transport to Auschwitz de Heather Dune Macadam2021
Sisters and Rebels: A Struggle for the Soul of the Modern South de Jacquelyn Dowd Hall2020
Oliver Wendell Holmes: A Life in War, Law, and Ideas de Stephen Budiansky2020
Ben Hecht: Fighting Words, Moving Pictures (Jewish Lives) de Adina Hoffman2020
Sontag: Her Life and Work de Benjamin Moser2020
Last Boat Out of Shanghai: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao's Revolution de Helen Zia2020
Looking for Lorraine: The Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry de Imani Perry2019
Visionary Women: How Rachel Carson, Jane Jacobs, Jane Goodall, and Alice Waters Changed Our World de Andrea Barnet2019
Neruda: The Poet's Calling de Mark Eisner2019
Patriot Number One: American Dreams in Chinatown de Lauren Hilgers2019
Chalk: The Art and Erasure of Cy Twombly de Joshua Rivkin2019
Richard Nixon: The Life de John A. Farrell2018
Grant de Ron Chernow2018
Chester B. Himes: A Biography de Lawrence P. Jackson2018
You Say to Brick: The Life of Louis Kahn de Wendy Lesser2018
Lenin the Dictator: An Intimate Portrait de Victor Sebestyen2018
Black Elk: The Life of an American Visionary de Joe Jackson2017
Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life de Ruth Franklin2017
A Revolution in Color: The World of John Singleton Copley de Jane Kamensky2017
Diane Arbus: Portrait of a Photographer de Arthur Lubow2017
Krazy: George Herriman, a Life in Black and White de Michael Tisserand2017
Agnes Martin: Her Life and Art de Nancy Princenthal2016
The Brontë Cabinet: Three Lives in Nine Objects de Deborah Lutz2016
John le Carré: The Biography de Adam Sisman2016
Michelle Obama: A Life de Peter Slevin2016
Stalin's Daughter: The Extraordinary and Tumultuous Life of Svetlana Alliluyeva de Rosemary Sullivan2016
Elizabeth's Bedfellows: An Intimate History of the Queen's Court de Anna Whitelock2015
Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson de S. C. Gwynne2015
The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League de Jeff Hobbs2015
Strange Glory: A Life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer de Charles Marsh2015
Piero's Light: In Search of Piero della Francesca: A Renaissance Painter and the Revolution in Art, Science, and Religion de Larry Witham2015
Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East de Scott Anderson2014
Margaret Fuller: A New American Life de Megan Marshall2014
American Mirror: The Life and Art of Norman Rockwell de Deborah Solomon2014
A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True 1907-1940 de Victoria Wilson2014

Longlist 90

ObraAno
Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm de Dan Charnas2023
Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality de Tomiko Brown-Nagin2023
G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century de Beverly Gage2023
Guru to the World: The Life and Legacy of Vivekananda de Ruth Harris2023
Mr. B: George Balanchine's 20th Century de Jennifer Homans2023
An American Martyr in Persia: The Epic Life and Tragic Death of Howard Baskerville de Reza Aslan2023
The Adventures of Herbie Cohen: World's Greatest Negotiator de Rich Cohen2023
The Hyacinth Girl: T.S. Eliot's Hidden Muse de Lyndall Gordon2023
The Pope at War: The Secret History of Pius XII, Mussolini, and Hitler de David I. Kertzer2023
Saxophone Colossus: The Life and Music of Sonny Rollins de Aidan Levy2023
All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days: The True Story of the American Woman at the Heart of the German Resistance to Hitler de Rebecca Donner2022
The Invention of Miracles: Language, Power, and Alexander Graham Bell's Quest to End Deafness de Katie Booth2022
Albert and the Whale: Albrecht Dürer and How Art Imagines Our World de Philip Hoare2022
The Gambler Wife: A True Story of Love, Risk, and the Woman Who Saved Dostoyevsky de Andrew D. Kaufman2022
Orwell's Roses de Rebecca Solnit2022
Facing the Mountain: A True Story of Japanese American Heroes in World War II de Daniel James Brown2022
King of the Blues: The Rise and Reign of B.B. King de Daniel De Visé2022
Two-Way Mirror: The Life of Elizabeth Barrett Browning de Fiona Sampson2022
Lady Bird Johnson: Hiding in Plain Sight de Julia Sweig2022
The Twelve Lives of Alfred Hitchcock: An Anatomy of the Master of Suspense de Edward White2022
Stranger in the Shogun's City: A Japanese Woman and Her World de Amy Stanley2021
Black Spartacus: The Epic Life of Toussaint Louverture de Sudhir Hazareesingh2021
MBS: The Rise to Power of Mohammed bin Salman de Ben Hubbard2021
The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. de Peniel E. Joseph2021
999: The Extraordinary Young Women of the First Official Jewish Transport to Auschwitz de Heather Dune Macadam2021
Warhol de Blake Gopnik2021
Rebel Cinderella: Rose Pastor Stokes: Sweatshop Immigrant, Aristocrat's Wife, Socialist Crusader de Adam Hochschild2021
The Power of Adrienne Rich: A Biography de Hilary Holladay2021
Chasing Chopin: A Musical Journey Across Three Centuries, Four Countries, and a Half-Dozen Revolutions de Annik LaFarge2021
Mozart: The Reign of Love de Jan Swafford2021
Sisters and Rebels: A Struggle for the Soul of the Modern South de Jacquelyn Dowd Hall2020
Oliver Wendell Holmes: A Life in War, Law, and Ideas de Stephen Budiansky2020
Ben Hecht: Fighting Words, Moving Pictures (Jewish Lives) de Adina Hoffman2020
Sontag: Her Life and Work de Benjamin Moser2020
Last Boat Out of Shanghai: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao's Revolution de Helen Zia2020
The Queen: The Forgotten Life Behind an American Myth de Josh Levin2020
The Lost Prince: A Search for Pat Conroy de Michael Mewshaw2020
FEAST OF ASHES; The Life and Art of David Ohannessian de Sato Moughalian2020
A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II de Sonia Purnell2020
Grinnell: America's Environmental Pioneer and His Restless Drive to Save the West de John Taliaferro2020
Looking for Lorraine: The Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry de Imani Perry2019
Visionary Women: How Rachel Carson, Jane Jacobs, Jane Goodall, and Alice Waters Changed Our World de Andrea Barnet2019
Neruda: The Poet's Calling de Mark Eisner2019
Patriot Number One: American Dreams in Chinatown de Lauren Hilgers2019
Chalk: The Art and Erasure of Cy Twombly de Joshua Rivkin2019
Berenice Abbott de Berenice Abbott2019
Invisible: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America's Most Powerful Mobster de Stephen L. Carter2019
After Emily: Two Remarkable Women and the Legacy of America's Greatest Poet de Julie Dobrow2019
"We met in Paris" : Grace Frick and her life with Marguerite Yourcenar de Joan E. Howard2019
Making Oscar Wilde de Michèle Mendelssohn2019
Richard Nixon: The Life de John A. Farrell2018
Grant de Ron Chernow2018
Chester B. Himes: A Biography de Lawrence P. Jackson2018
You Say to Brick: The Life of Louis Kahn de Wendy Lesser2018
Lenin the Dictator: An Intimate Portrait de Victor Sebestyen2018
The Trials of a Scold: The Incredible True Story of Writer Anne Royall de Jeff Biggers2018
The Kelloggs: The Battling Brothers of Battle Creek de Howard Markel2018
The Far Away Brothers: Two Young Migrants and the Making of an American Life de Lauren Markham2018
Housman Country: Into the Heart of England de Peter Parker2018
Martin Luther: renegade and prophet de Lyndal Roper2018
Black Elk: The Life of an American Visionary de Joe Jackson2017
Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life de Ruth Franklin2017
A Revolution in Color: The World of John Singleton Copley de Jane Kamensky2017
Diane Arbus: Portrait of a Photographer de Arthur Lubow2017
Krazy: George Herriman, a Life in Black and White de Michael Tisserand2017
Jean Cocteau: A Life de Claude Arnaud2017
A Loaded Gun: Emily Dickinson for the 21st Century de Jerome Charyn2017
Charlotte Bronte: A Life de Claire Harman2017
American Luthier: Carleen Hutchins: the Art & Science of the Violin de Quincy Whitney2017
Louise Nevelson: Light and Shadow de Laurie Wilson2017
Agnes Martin: Her Life and Art de Nancy Princenthal2016
The Brontë Cabinet: Three Lives in Nine Objects de Deborah Lutz2016
John le Carré: The Biography de Adam Sisman2016
Michelle Obama: A Life de Peter Slevin2016
Stalin's Daughter: The Extraordinary and Tumultuous Life of Svetlana Alliluyeva de Rosemary Sullivan2016
In Search of Sir Thomas Browne: The Life and Afterlife of the Seventeenth Century's Most Inquiring Mind de Hugh Aldersey-Williams2016
Joan of Arc: A History de Helen Castor2016
Sinatra: The Chairman de James Kaplan2016
Eye on the Struggle: Ethel Payne, the First Lady of the Black Press de James McGrath Morris2016
Eqbal Ahmad : critical outsider in a turbulent age de Stuart Schaar2016
Elizabeth's Bedfellows: An Intimate History of the Queen's Court de Anna Whitelock2015
Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson de S. C. Gwynne2015
The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League de Jeff Hobbs2015
Strange Glory: A Life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer de Charles Marsh2015
Piero's Light: In Search of Piero della Francesca: A Renaissance Painter and the Revolution in Art, Science, and Religion de Larry Witham2015
Updike de Adam Begley2015
Isabella: The Warrior Queen de Kirstin Downey2015
John Quincy Adams: American Visionary de Fred Kaplan2015
Becoming Richard Pryor de Scott Saul2015
Victoria: A Life de A. N. Wilson2015

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