James Baldwin in London in 1964. A new biography focuses on the author's relationships.

Nicholas Boggs describes himself as an “accidental biographer,” and his new book, “Baldwin: A Love Story,” as something he fell into. “I don’t know if I should say this,” said Boggs, 51, “but when I ...

In Nicholas Boggs’ lively and vigorously researched biography of James Baldwin, the great writer's search for the source of his art dovetails with his lifelong search for meaningful relationships.

The book, organized in sections centered around the writer's four great loves, details how Baldwin spent decades wrestling with his own sexuality, racism in the U.S. and abroad and the cost of fame.