BIO interview: Using the Art and Craft of Research
“I love writing, as painful as it is. I can write for 10 or more hours at a stretch. As any editor I’ve ever worked with will amply attest, I write long and the words come fast, and then I cut mercilessly. But in the aftermath and aftershock of the publication of Morgenthau, I can readily say that research motivates me first and foremost, because it is detective work in some ways. It is the organization of my madness. It’s not anarchic, but it is organic.”
Holly Van Leuven, "Andrew Meier: Using the Art and Craft of Research: Conducting and Organizing Research on Four Generations of Morgenthaus," BIO (Biographers International Organization) website, April 21, 2023.
BIO Conference Podcast: Andrew Meier with Kai Bird
BIO Podcast #130 – Andrew Meier
Biographers International Organization (BIO)
This special episode features excerpts from a conversation between award-winning journalist and author Andrew Meier and fellow biographer and BIO member Kai Bird. Meier’s latest book, Morgenthau: Power, Privilege, and the Rise of an American Dynasty, was published in October 2022 by Random House, and it’s a comprehensive examination of one of New York’s most influential families.
This live, in-person discussion was recorded on October 11, 2022, in Manhattan, and sponsored by the Leon Levy Center for Biography at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. We are pleased to present this discussion with the Levy Center’s permission.
Biographers International Organization aims to promote the art and craft of biography, cultivate a diverse community of biographers, encourage public interest in biography, and provide educational and fellowship opportunities that support the work of biographers worldwide.
NYPL: Morgenthau: Andrew Meier with Ginia Bellafante
Andrew Meier in conversation with Ginia Bellafante, New York Times reporter, critic and, since 2011, the newpaper's Big City columnist, on Tuesday, April 18, 2023.
Conversations from the Cullman Center
The New York Public Library
NYT Op Ed: Robert Morgenthau's Greatest Fear: Trump
“Each saw opportunity in the other: The D.A., ever expedient in his drive to fund his favored causes, needed the checks, and the real estate man, ever eager to antagonize a business foe, sought an ally in law enforcement.... The D.A. had a blind spot when it came to Mr. Trump, one he would recognize years later. ”
Andrew Meier, “Before His Death, I Asked the Manhattan D.A. What His Greatest Fear Was. He Answered: ‘Trump.’,” New York Times, March 20, 2023.
The New Yorker: Best Books of 2023
“There’s enough here for four separate biographies, but Meier ably synthesizes the various strands, finding family likenesses among his disparate subjects.”
“Morgenthau, by Andrew Meier (Random House),” Briefly Noted: The Best Books of 2023, The New Yorker, February 20, 2023 (February 27, 2023 print edition).
LEO BAECK Institute: Andrew Meier with journalist Kati Marton
Morgenthau: Andrew Meier in Conversatoin with Kati Marton – Highlights Leo Baeck Institute, Center for Jewish History, February 6, 2023.