Bob Spitz

Bob Spitz is an American journalist and author best known for biographies of major cultural figures, including Reagan: An American Journey , ^[1] the New York Times bestsellers The Beatles: The Biography ^[2] and Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child , as well as books about Bob Dylan and the Woodstock festival.

Articles by Spitz appear regularly in The New York Times Magazine , GQ , Conde Nast Traveler , Men's Journal , In Style , Esquire and The Washington Post . ^[3]

In his early career he worked as a manager for Bruce Springsteen and Elton John, beginning at Wes Farrell's Pocket Full of Tunes, a music publishing and production company. When Mike Appel signed Bruce Springsteen, Spitz followed Appel. ^[4]

Spitz lives in New York. ^[3]

Nonfiction books

• Reagan: An American Journey (Penguin Press, 2018-10-02, ISBN   978-1-59420-531-6)
• Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child (end notes available on author's site) (Alfred A. Knopf, 2012-08-07, ISBN   9780307272225) ^{[5] [6]}
• The Saucier's Apprentice: One Long Strange Trip through the Great Cooking Schools of Europe (W. W. Norton and Company, 2008)
• The Beatles: The Biography (Little, Brown and Company, 2005)
• Barefoot in Babylon: The Creation of the Woodstock Music Festival, 1969 (W. W. Norton and Company, 1989)
• Dylan: A Biography (McGraw-Hill, 1988)
• The Making of Superstars: Artists and Executives of the Rock Music Business (Anchor Press, 1978)
• Led Zeppelin: The Biography (2021)

Juvenile nonfiction books

• Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!: The Beatles, Beatlemania, and the Music that Changed the World (Little, Brown and Company, 2007) ^[7]

References

1. "Reagan, the Man: What Was He Really Like? | Art of Manliness". 9 January 2019.
2. "The Legacy of the Beatles," CBS News, Sep 9, 2005
3. Simon & Schuster Author Profile
4. Statham, Craig (2013). Springsteen: Saint In The City: 1949–1974. Soundcheck Books. ISBN   978-0957144231.
5. Spitz, Bob (2012-08-07). Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child. Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN   9780307272225. Archived from the original on 2012-08-17.
6. Ien, Marci (2012-08-14). "Biography reveals insecurities plagued Julia Child (Marci Ien interviews Bob Spitz, 05:11)". Canada AM.
7. Little, Brown and Company Kids official website Archived July 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine