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Taylor Branch is the bestselling author of Parting the Waters: America in the King Years, 1954-63 (which won the Pulitzer Prize), Pillar of Fire: America in the King Years, 1963-65, and At Canaan's Edge: America in the King Years, 1965-1968. The author of two other nonfiction books and a novel, Branch is a former staff member of The Washington Monthly, Harper's, and Esquire. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.

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St. Petersburg Times, October 23, 2009
...Updike than Balloon Boy and Jon Gosselin. Others authors giving free lectures include former Sen. Bob Graham, historian Taylor Branch, funnyman Andy Borowitz, historian Ray Arsenault, the team from our Pulitzer Prize-winning Web site PolitiFact and Times...
Seattle Post Intelligencer, October 21, 2009
...the two candidates? I took a trip back to those days of delusion Monday night when Pulitzer-winning author Taylor Branch came to town to promote his thick new book, "The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History With the President." At a private reception...
New York Post, October 13, 2009
...'Au bruit de la guerre' Backstage with Riedel: Michael Lang Museum Dedicated to the Hippie Era Backstage with Riedel: Jeff Daniels Backstage with Riedel: Geoffrey Rush Exclusive: Backstage With Kevin Spacey Sneak Peek With Kevin Spacey Backstage with...
DCExaminer.com, October 6, 2009
...David Sedaris: The humorist offers his sardonic social critiques. [8 p.m. Lisner Auditorium, 730 21st St. NW] Taylor Branch: The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian talks about the Clinton tapes and his interviews with Bill Clinton. [7 p.m. National...
Boston Globe, October 4, 2009
...m., Harvard Book Store. THURSDAY: Tracy Kidder discusses Strength in What Remains, 7 p.m., Porter Square Books . . . Taylor Branch discusses The Clinton Tapes, 7 p.m., First Parish Church; tickets ($5) available at harvard.com or by calling 617-661-1515...
New York Times, October 2, 2009
...Masterpiece." This week: Lorrie Moore on her new novel, "A Gate at the Stairs"; Joe Klein on Taylor Branch's "Clinton Tapes"; Motoko Rich with notes from the field; and Jennifer Schuessler with best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus, the editor of the book...
Individual.com, September 29, 2009
...two copies of each extensive interview between President Clinton and his old pal from the George McGovern Campaign, Taylor Branch. Taylor made two copies of each interview conducted over a period between 1993 and 2001. In order to insure that the...
Deccan Herald, September 29, 2009
...Pulitzer Prize-Winning author and historian Taylor Branch claimed in his book that at the peak of Kargil warfare, Clinton told him that Pakistan sneaked its soldiers across the Line of Control as part of its strategy...
KSBY - TV, September 29, 2009
...bookstores Tuesday. Soon after he was elected president, Clinton says he began taping conversations with his old friend, Taylor Branch, the Pulitzer prize winning author. 'The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History with the President' is 707 pages long and...
Individual.com, September 29, 2009
...military base, according to a new book, "The Clinton Tapes." The book, by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Taylor Branch, is a collection of private conversations he taped with Clinton during the White House years and agreed not to publish until years...
Christian Science Monitor, September 23, 2009
...the story surrounding a book is as interesting as the book itself. That is almost the case with Taylor Branch's "The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History with the President," scheduled for release next week. Note that I said almost...
InMyCommunity, September 22, 2009
...700-page expose, parsed from hours of secret recordings made by the former US president and Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Taylor Branch, excerpts of which were published today in USA Today. Mr Clinton 'relayed how Boris Yeltsin's late-night drinking...
Metro.co.uk, September 22, 2009
...memoirs. The 707-page book is the result of 70 taped interviews with Mr Clinton by Pulitzer prize-winning author Taylor Branch. Clinton, who is no stranger to scandal, does not expand on his 'improper sexual relationship' with former White House intern...
Brisbane Courier-Mail, September 22, 2009
...new oral history of Bill Clintons presidency, based on 79 taped interviews between Mr Clinton and the historian Taylor Branch during late-night visits to the White House. The taped conversations took place between 1993 and 2001 the year Mr Clinton left...
Brisbane Courier-Mail, September 21, 2009
...new oral history of Bill Clintons presidency, based on 79 taped interviews between Mr Clinton and the historian Taylor Branch during late-night visits to the White House. The taped conversations took place between 1993 and 2001 the year Mr Clinton left...
Times Online, September 21, 2009
...Taylor Branch's magnificent series of books on Martin Luther King is among my favorite works of modern biography. I have read the first two and have the third and final...
Yakima Herald Republic, September 13, 2009
...likely be featured in another major release: former Obama campaign manager David Plouffe's 'The Audacity to Win.' Taylor Branch's 'The Clinton Tapes' draws upon conversations between Branch and then-President Bill Clinton, although Nissley wonders...
Patriot Ledger, September 11, 2009
...likely be featured in another major release: former Obama campaign manager David Plouffe?s ?The Audacity to Win.? Taylor Branch?s ?The Clinton Tapes? draws upon conversations between Branch and then-President Bill Clinton, although Nissley...
Burlington Press, September 6, 2009
...likely be featured in another major release: former Obama campaign manager David Plouffe's 'The Audacity to Win.' Taylor Branch's 'The Clinton Tapes' draws upon conversations between Branch and then-President Bill Clinton, although Nissley wonders...
KVUE News Online, September 4, 2009
...list unveiled Thursday: Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin, who will be discussing his memoir, Magnificent Desolation, and Pulitzer winner Taylor Branch, who will be releasing The Clinton Tapes . The festival takes place Oct. 31 through Nov. 1 at the State...
Individual.com, September 3, 2009
...Headlining authors include Buzz Aldrin, Margaret Atwood, Jimmy Santiago Baca, Bryan Burrough, Jeanette Walls, Jonathan Safran Foer, and Taylor Branch...
Poughkeepsie Journal, August 31, 2009
...likely be featured in another major release: former Obama campaign manager David Plouffe's 'The Audacity to Win.' Taylor Branch's 'The Clinton Tapes' draws upon conversations between Branch and then-President Bill Clinton, although Nissley wonders...
Wichita Eagle, August 30, 2009
...will likely be featured another major release: former Obama campaign manager David Plouffe's 'The Audacity to W.' Taylor Branch's 'The Clton Tapes' draws upon conversations between Branch and then-President Bill Clton, although Nissley wonders whether,...
Daily Gleaner, August 29, 2009
...likely be featured in another major release: former Obama campaign manager David Plouffe's The Audacity to Win. Taylor Branch's The Clinton Tapes draws upon conversations between Branch and then-President Bill Clinton. Capt. Chesley Sullenberger reflects...
Columbus Dispatch, August 29, 2009
...15: Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman, Jon Krakauer ⢠Sept. 29: The Clinton Tapes, Taylor Branch ⢠Oct. 13: Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters, Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger with Jeffrey Zaslow ⢠Nov. 3: The...
Daily News Journal, August 28, 2009
...likely be featured in another major release: former Obama campaign manager David Plouffe's 'The Audacity to Win.' Taylor Branch's 'The Clinton Tapes' draws upon conversations between Branch and then-President Bill Clinton, although Nissley wonders...
Edmonton Sun, August 26, 2009
...likely be featured in another major release: former Obama campaign manager David Plouffe?s ?The Audacity to Win.? Taylor Branch?s ?The Clinton Tapes? draws upon conversations between Branch and then-President Bill Clinton, although Nissley...
570News, August 26, 2009
...likely be featured in another major release: former Obama campaign manager David Plouffe's 'The Audacity to Win.' Taylor Branch's 'The Clinton Tapes' draws upon conversations between Branch and then-President Bill Clinton, although Nissley wonders...
Am1220.ca, August 26, 2009
...likely be featured in another major release: former Obama campaign manager David Plouffe's 'The Audacity to Win.' Taylor Branch's 'The Clinton Tapes' draws upon conversations between Branch and then-President Bill Clinton, although Nissley wonders...
Boston Globe, August 24, 2009
...likely be featured in another major release: former Obama campaign manager David Plouffe's 'The Audacity to Win.' Taylor Branch's 'The Clinton Tapes' draws upon conversations between Branch and then-President Bill Clinton, although Nissley wonders...
Oxford Press, July 9, 2009
...great books that are written specifically about wars and how to avoid and resolve them. So, for example, Taylor Branch won the lifetime award for a trilogy on Martin Luther King Jr. Im one of many first readers, that is, local people who each screen a...
New York Times, July 2, 2009
...the time being she intends to keep a toehold in screenwriting, she added she is working with Taylor Branch on a three-part mini-series based on his biography of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. but novel writing seems more congenial. This has...
America.gov, February 27, 2009
...Bus Boycott of 1955. He later gave me Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954-63 by Taylor Branch. As an early adolescent I really liked crime stories. I read several Walter Mosley books, including Devil in a Blue Dress, A Little Yellow Dog,...
NewKerala.com, January 19, 2009
...Then as a community organiser in Chicago, he was inspired by 'Parting the Waters', the first instalment of Taylor Branch's multi-volume biography of the Martin Luther King Jr. Among those whose works Obama read as he came to terms with his identity are...
Indian Express, January 19, 2009
...As a fledgling community organiser in Chicago, he found inspiration in Parting the Waters, the first installment of Taylor Branch?s multivolume biography of the Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr. More recently, books have supplied Obama with concrete ideas...
International Herald Tribune, January 19, 2009
...as a fledgling community organizer in Chicago, he found inspiration in 'Parting the Waters,' the first installment of Taylor Branch's multivolume biography of the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. Obama tends to take a magpie approach to reading -...
Livemint.com, January 19, 2009
...as a fledgling community organizer in Chicago, he found inspiration in Parting the Waters, the first instalment of Taylor Branch?s multivolume biography of the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. Also See A reading list that shaped a president (Graphic)...
International Herald Tribune, January 19, 2009
...as a fledgling community organizer in Chicago, he found inspiration in 'Parting the Waters,' the first installment of Taylor Branch's multivolume biography of the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. Obama tends to take a magpie approach to reading -...
International Herald Tribune, January 19, 2009
...as a fledgling community organizer in Chicago, he found inspiration in 'Parting the Waters,' the first installment of Taylor Branch's multivolume biography of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. More recently, books have supplied Obama with some concrete...
TriCities.com, January 17, 2009
...A trilogy written by Pulitzer Prize winning author Taylor Branch offers an in-depth look at the life of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. The Continuous News Desk Text size: small | medium | large George Washington...
Washington Times, January 7, 2009
...A list of his 21 favorite books, compiled for his presidential library, included authors Maya Angelou, Ralph Ellison, Taylor Branch, Reinhold Niebuhr, and, naturally, Hillary Clinton - all well to the left on the political spectrum. Mr. Bush's book list...
Appeal-Democrat.com, January 5, 2009
...A list of his 21 favorite books, compiled for his presidential library, included authors Maya Angelou, Ralph Ellison, Taylor Branch, Reinhold Niebuhr, and, naturally, Hillary Clinton all well to the left on the political spectrum. Bush's book list isn't...
Daily Local News, January 3, 2009
...A list of his 21 favorite books, compiled for his presidential library, included authors Maya Angelou, Ralph Ellison, Taylor Branch, Reinhold Niebuhr, and, naturally, Hillary Clinton ? all well to the left on the political spectrum. Bush's book list...
New York Post, January 3, 2009
...A list of his 21 favorite books, compiled for his presidential library, included authors Maya Angelou, Ralph Ellison, Taylor Branch, Reinhold Niebuhr and, naturally, Hillary Clinton - all well to the left on the political spectrum. Bush's book list isn't...
CourierPostOnline.com, January 3, 2009
...A list of his 21 favorite books, compiled for his presidential library, included authors Maya Angelou, Ralph Ellison, Taylor Branch, Reinhold Niebuhr, and, naturally, Hillary Clinton -- all well to the left on the political spectrum. Ignoring job Bush's...
Town Hall, January 2, 2009
...A list of his 21 favorite books, compiled for his presidential library, included authors Maya Angelou, Ralph Ellison, Taylor Branch, Reinhold Niebuhr, and, naturally, Hillary Clinton -- all well to the left on the political spectrum. Bush's book list...
Observer, November 24, 2008
...of her experience - from A to B. The Bible Parting the Waters: America in the King Years Taylor Branch Self-Reliance Ralph Emerson Collected Writings Abraham Lincoln Moby-Dick Herman Melville Song of Solomon Toni Morrison Gilead Marilynne Robinson...
The Scotsman, November 14, 2008
...s favourite books are Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison, Moby-Dick, Shakespeare's Tragedies, Parting the Waters by Taylor Branch, the Pulitzer Prize-winning book about Martin Luther King, Abraham Lincoln's Collected Writings, Self-Reliance by Ralph Waldo...
Los Angeles Times, November 11, 2008
...Author Taylor Branch, whose trilogy 'America in the King Years' has earned him the Pulitzer Prize, the Dayton Prize and other accolades, has joined up with his college band mates to record...
a ridiculous raw youth, October 21, 2009
...Guy Delisle Zeitoun by Dave Eggers Dykes to Watch Out For by Alison Bechdel The Clinton Years by Taylor Branch The Humbling by Philip Roth Provenance by Laney Salisbury and Aly Sujo 7:05 PM / ...
The Cranky Professor, September 29, 2009
...« Yaz - Only You | Main September 29, 2009 How long do people who specialize in RIGHT NOW need to read a book? I find it odd that the only two mentions on Cliopatria , the History News Network blog, of the Taylor Branch/Bill Clinton interview book are...
Legal History Blog, September 28, 2009
...appeared in the Washington Post. Also reviewed this weekend, THE CLINTON TAPES: Wrestling History With the President by Taylor Branch in the NY Times, and Theodore Roosevelt and theCrusade for America by Douglas Brinkley in the LA Times...
Paper Cuts, September 25, 2009
...This week: Lorrie Moore on her new novel, “A Gate at the Stairs”; Joe Klein on Taylor Branch’s “Clinton Tapes”; Motoko Rich with notes from the field; and Jennifer Schuessler with best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus, the editor of the book review,...
respublica, September 22, 2009
...President -  A book on Bill Clinton's White House years written from audio tapes made between historian/author Taylor Branch and Clinton during his presidency.  Secret tapes, not known by Clinton's staff.  Again, the Kindle price is no bargain...
SportsJustice, September 21, 2009
...happen when Texans don't roll over like dogs | Main September 21, 2009 Once upon a time, Taylor Branch and I went to a ball game Taylor Branch and Bill Clinton have known each other for almost 40 years, since they worked on the McGovern campaign in Austin...
Books, September 21, 2009
...the story surrounding a book is as interesting as the book itself. That is almost the case with Taylor Branch ’s “The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History with the President,” scheduled for release next week. Note that I said almost . (more…...
Comment Central - Times Online - WBLG, September 21, 2009
...Taylor Branch's magnificent series of books on Martin Luther King is among my favorite works of modern biography. I have read the first two and have the third and final...
Steve Goddard's History Wire, September 8, 2009
...The Civil Rights Reader -- American Literature from Jim Crow to Reconciliation , Edited by Julie Buckner Armstrong, Associate Editor, Amy Schmidt. UGeorgia Press '09, $24.95, 363 pages, ISBN #0820332259. Index of authors and titles, credits, selected...
Read Street, May 20, 2009
...of years, I can only think of one book that I left undone -- Parting the Waters by Taylor Branch. And it's certainly not because the book was bad, or even half-bad. I just got distracted in the middle and never regained the momentum. It still sits on...
Birmingham Public Library's Latest News, Reviews &, April 23, 2009
...and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference by David Garrow Parting the Waters: America in the King Years by Taylor Branch Carry Me Home: Birmingham, Alabama, the Climatic Battle of the Civil Rights Revolution by Diane McWhorter The Race Beat: The...
Books, April 7, 2009
...some of President Barack Obama’s favored reading materials: ·       The Bible ·       “Parting the Waters,” Taylor Branch ·       “Self-Reliance,” Ralph Waldo Emerson ·       Gandhi’s autobiography ·...
Texas Liberal, March 10, 2009
...also listed that are also listed on my Martin Luther King Reading & Reference List , are the second of Taylor Branch’s three volumes of Martin Luther King, called Pillar of Fire , and  Martin & Malcolm & America — A Dream or a Nightmare by James...
viviana, February 6, 2009
...will endure as a masterpiece of storytelling on American race, violence, and democracy. Pulitzer Prize-winner and bestselling author Taylor Branch makes clear in this magisterial account of the civil rights movement that Martin Luther King, Jr., earned a...
PalmTree Pundit, January 24, 2009
...Case Histories, Kate Atkinson (2004) 31. The Things They Carried, Tim O’Brien (1990) 32. Parting the Waters, Taylor Branch (1988) 33. The Year of Magical Thinking, Joan Didion (2005) 34. The Lovely Bones, Alice Sebold (2002) 35. The Line of Beauty,...
No Compromise When it Comes to Being Right!, January 18, 2009
...that King often “told lewd jokes,” “shared women with friends,” and was “sexually reckless.” According to King biographer Taylor Branch, during a long party on the night of January 6 and 7, 1964, an FBI bugging device recorded King’s...
The Tin Man, December 31, 2008
...the Court Decided the 2000 Presidential Election , Howard Gillman Parting the Waters: America in the King Years, 1954-1963 , Taylor Branch An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963 , Robert Dallek Pictures at a Revolution: Five Movies and the Birth...
savana, December 6, 2008
...will endure as a masterpiece of storytelling on American race, violence, and democracy. Pulitzer Prize-winner and bestselling author Taylor Branch makes clear in this magisterial account of the civil rights movement that Martin Luther King, Jr., earned a...