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What's new: March 2023

 This update features five new essays, including journalist Cokie Roberts; third-party presidential candidate H. Ross Perot; actor, comedian, and filmmaker Carl Reiner; radio broadcaster and journalist Earl Godwin; and actor Paul Henreid.

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Cokie Roberts

Cokie Roberts (1943–2019) spent six decades as a political journalist. Roberts delivered news and analysis to millions of Americans through her regular, influential presence on NPR, PBS, and ABC, as well as in print. Roberts also advocated for women in the journalism industry and published bestselling books that placed women at the center of important moments in U. S. history. 

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MARCH 23, 2023

What's New: March 2023

This update features five new essays, including journalist Cokie Roberts; third-party presidential candidate H. Ross Perot; actor, comedian, and filmmaker Carl Reiner; radio broadcaster and journalist Earl Godwin; and actor Paul Henreid.

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

What's New: February 2023

The February update of the American National Biography features five new essays, including Robert Indiana, the artist behind the LOVE image; R&B singer Luther Vandross; art critic John Edwin Canaday; Al Swearingen, the violent brothel owner from Deadwood, South Dakota; and Gladys Heldman, tennis player, founder of World Tennis magazine, and organizer of the Virginia Slims Circuit women’s tennis tour.

JANUARY 26, 2023

What's New: January 2023

The January update of the American National Biography features five new essays, including actor, playwright, director, and civil rights activist Ossie Davis; New York magazine founder Clay Felker Schuette; and baseball players Bob Gibson, Joe Morgan, and Al Kaline.

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