A former reporter for Time, Alexander has published journalism in The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, New York, The Nation, The Village Voice, Salon, Worth, The New York Observer, George, Cosmopolitan, More, Interview, ARTnews, Mirabella, Premiere, Out, The Advocate, Travel & Leisure, The Los Angeles Times Book Review, Biography, Men’s Journal, Best Life, The New York Review of Books, The Daily Beast, and Rolling Stone.
Books in order of publication:
Ariel Ascending: Writings About Sylvia Plath – 1984
Rough Magic, a biography of Plath – 1991
Boulevard of Broken Dreams: The Life, Times, and Legend of James Dean – 1994
Death and Disaster: The Rise of the Warhol Empire and the Race For Andy’s Millions – 1994
Salinger: A Biography – 1999
Man of the People: The Life of John McCain – 2002
The Candidate – 2004
Machiavelli’s Shadow: The Rise and Fall of Karl Rove – 2008
Murdered – 2011
Homicidal – 2011
Accused – 2011
Being James Dean – 2015
Bitter Crop: The Heartache and Triumph of Billie Holiday’s Last Year – 2024
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