2012 National Book Critics Circle Award – Biography Winner and Nominees

The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson

Robert A. Caro

Examines Lyndon Johnson’s volatile relationships with John and Robert Kennedy, describes JFK’s assassination from Johnson’s viewpoint, and recounts his accomplishments as president before they were overshadowed by the Vietnam War….

All We Know: Three Lives

Lisa Cohen

Portrait of a Novel: Henry James and the Making of an American Masterpiece

Michael Gorra

Robert Duncan, The Ambassador from Venus: A Biography

Lisa Jarnot

The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo

Tom Reiss