In a recent interview, she said she assumed that it would fall into the "black hole" of disappearing books, as had her two previous biographies.

Culturebox has not yet seen the galleys of the new book, but can offer up a couple of the more florid lines gleaned from previous biographies.

The latest take on the British novelist holds that her life was more exciting, traumatic and adventurous than previous biographies have allowed.

Apparently, to judge from several previous biographies and memoirs about Jones, he was someone who wore extremely well in person.

But previous biographies, from the 50's and 60's, are historical documents at best.

Taubmann, who has written a previous biography of Strauss-Kahn, said he also studied phone records and surveillance tapes from the hotel.

An enjoyably pugnacious biography of the English novelist and poet that does not suffer previous biographies gladly.

As The Guardian put it, "Four previous biographies painted him in an entirely flattering light."

Hamilton's "Turner: A Life" follows and summarizes previous biographies.

His "examination . . . goes beyond previous biographies," George Robinson said here last year.