Candy Darling: Dreamer, Icon, Superstar
by Cynthia Carr
National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography · 2024 · Winner
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography | 2024 | Winner |
About This Book
Cynthia Carr's biography of Candy Darling — the transgender Warhol superstar who died at thirty — draws on Darling's own diaries and photographs to tell the story of a woman who made herself into a work of art in pre-Stonewall New York. Winner of the NBCC Award for Biography.
About the Author
Cynthia Carr is an American author, journalist, and cultural critic, who spent many years writing for The Village Voice. She is known for her deeply researched, intimate cultural biographies. Candy Darling: Dreamer, Icon, Superstar (2024) won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography. Read more →
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