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| Woodrow Wilson Smiles for the Camera |
It takes a certain kind of personality to write biographies
for a living, delving into the nitty-gritty of strangers' lives, unraveling
mysteries and angering relatives. A. Scott Berg has been quite successful in
that line of work, winning a National Book Award for his biography of literary
editor Max Perkins in 1978 and a Pulitzer Prize for his biography of aviator
Charles Lindbergh 20 years later. His subjects are all 20th-century American
cultural icons (Katharine Hepburn, Samuel Goldwyn Jr.) and his newest topic
fits that mold perfectly -- President Woodrow Wilson. Berg spent 13 years on
the 800-page-plus doorstopper. He'll be discussing the finer points of gaining
access to personal correspondence and how to dominate the New York Times best-seller list with author Mona Simpson.
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