New York Times Editors’ Pick
“…luminous new biography … [is] a lively portrait of a moment, a woman and the power of art.”
Behind the Mic with AudioFile Magazine | review of Chasing Beauty
Boston.com has chosen Chasing Beauty as its April Book Club Selection!
“In this new biography, Dykstra has painted a vivid portrait of the life and ambitions of one of the most famous Bostonians in history . . . Dykstra is just the writer and researcher to do justice to this story . . . Her thoroughly researched account of Gardner’s life is sure to be a hit whether you’re a history buff or just a lover of good storytelling. ‘Chasing Beauty’ reads not like a lecture, but as a page-turning narrative.” More information HERE
Podcast #170 – Natalie Dykstra
Biographers International Organization
The Gilded Age and Progressive Era Podcast:
Chasing Beauty: The Life of Isabella Stewart Gardner is on sale and available to listen to on Spotify Premium.
Past News:
Clover Adams featured on Washington Walks: five of our favorite D.C. history books that make great gifts
2018 Recipient of an NEH Public Scholar Award for her forthcoming biography of the art collector and museum founder, Isabella Stewart Gardner.
2018 Recipient of the Robert and Ina Caro Research/Travel Fellowship, awarded by Biographers International Organization for current project, a biography of Isabella Stewart Gardner.
At the door and on the courtyard stairs of the Palazzo Barbaro, where Gardner stayed while in Venice, starting in the 1880s. May 2017, photos by Kati Kelley.
Clover Adams featured in Books About Curious Minds, Recommended for the Curious Minded, in The New York Times