Brad Gooch

Brad Gooch is a professor of english at William Paterson University in New Jersey. His latest book is Flannery: A Life of Flannery O'Connor

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Haunted Arabian Nights

The 'Arabian Nights' gets a fresh appreciation from fairy-tales scholar Marina Warner. By Brad Gooch.

Brad Gooch

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Out There

From Gore Vidal to Tony Kushner, a new book traces the history of American gay writers as they emerged from the literary closet. Brad Gooch on how gossip became history.

Brad Gooch

"Mad, Bad Modigliani"

His iconic paintings and outrageous behavior defined modern art, but Brad Gooch says that a new biography of Modigliani upends our view of him as mere drug-fueled myth.

Brad Gooch

The Last Hero

A new biography by Michael Korda captures T. E. Lawrence’s epic life and his role in forming the modern Middle East. Brad Gooch on his strange life and legacy.

Brad Gooch

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My Meetings With the Man Behind the Mosque

Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, the leader of the controversial Islamic center Park51, represents a liberal version of Islam, says biographer Brad Gooch, who shares his memories of a friendship with him going back a decade.

Brad Gooch

Brad Gooch

Haunted Arabian Nights

Out There

"Mad, Bad Modigliani"

The Last Hero

My Meetings With the Man Behind the Mosque

Maugham's Love Life

Carver Was the Rage

Brad Gooch's Favorite Reads

Flannery Feathers Her Nest

The Art of Gay Cool