Skip to main content
  • Home
  • About
  • Faculty Experts
  • For The Media
  • ’Cuse Conversations Podcast
  • Topics
    • Alumni
    • Events
    • Faculty
    • Library
    • Research
    • Students
    • All Topics
  • Contact
  • Submit
  • All News
  • Arts & Culture
  • Business & Economy
  • Campus & Community
  • Health & Society
  • Media, Law & Policy
  • STEM
  • Veterans
  • |
  • Alumni
  • The Peel
  • Athletics
Sections
  • All News
  • Arts & Culture
  • Business & Economy
  • Campus & Community
  • Health & Society
  • Media, Law & Policy
  • STEM
  • Veterans
  • |
  • Alumni
  • The Peel
  • Athletics
  • Home
  • About
  • Faculty Experts
  • For The Media
  • ’Cuse Conversations Podcast
  • Topics
    • Alumni
    • Events
    • Faculty
    • Library
    • Research
    • Students
    • All Topics
  • Contact
  • Submit

All Posts in #Biography

Dallas News

How David Yaffe Earned Joni Mitchell’s Trust

Thursday, January 18, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

David Yaffe, assistant professor at the College of Arts and Sciences, recently released a biography on Joni Mitchell, which featured unparalleled access to her private life.  In a feature for the Dallas Morning News, Yaffe talked about how he was able to…

The Nation

The Nation Reviews Yaffe’s Reckless Child Biography

Friday, October 27, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

Yet another review is in on Humanities Professor David Yaffe’s new Joni Mitchell biography, Reckless Child. This time The Nation takes a look at the work, adding to an extensive list of publications that have reviewed the book. “He is…

Canada.com

Writer and Biographer David Yaffe Details Road to New Joni Mitchell Bio

Sunday, October 15, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

It wasn’t easy, but Arts and Sciences Professor David Yaffe has recently published his biography on Joni Mitchell, entitled Reckless Daughter. The process was long, and working with Mitchell sometimes tough, as Yaffe explained in an interview for Canada.com. “”I’ve…

The Atlantic

A Review of David Yaffe’s Newest Biography, Reckless Daughter

Friday, October 13, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

Following the release of Humanities Assistant Professor David Yaffe’s biography Reckless Daughter on Joni Mitchell, The Atlantic favorably reviewing the book. “In the best full-length treatment of Mitchell yet published, Yaffe follows her from her childhood in postwar Saskatchewan all the…

Washington Post

Washington Post Reviews David Yaffe’s ‘Reckless Child’

Tuesday, October 10, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

College of Arts and Sciences Assistant Professor David Yaffe’s new biography about Joni Mitchell, Reckless Daughter, has earned another positive review, this time from The Washington Post. “And so, her music! Here Yaffe does not hold back. Beginning with early examples before…

New Yorker

New Yorker Reviews David Yaffe’s New Joni Mitchell Biography

Monday, October 9, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

Following its recent publication, many outlets have reviewed Reckless Daughter, a biography about Joni Mitchell, written by Arts and Sciences Assistant Professor David Yaffe. One recent review came from the New Yorker, who favored the work. “Yaffe’s book is partly…

BBC 4 Radio

Yaffe Interviewed About Joni Mitchel Biography

Monday, September 18, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

A name that revolutionized the musical world forever is Joni Mitchell. Her songs transcend generations, and were the focal point of a new biography written by Syracuse Humanities Professor David Yaffe. His biography on the song writer is entitled Reckless…

  • Recent
  • Award-Winning Comics Theorist Scott McCloud ’82 to Present Lecture Feb. 9
    Friday, February 3, 2023, By Erica Blust
  • University Monitoring Wind Chill Warning for Friday, Feb. 3
    Thursday, February 2, 2023, By News Staff
  • NASA Honoring Those Who Were Aboard Space Shuttle Columbia And Other Late Astronauts
    Thursday, February 2, 2023, By Julia Mazzer
  • NFL, Eagles and Chiefs All Set To Win The Economics Game In Super Bowl LVII
    Thursday, February 2, 2023, By Julia Mazzer
  • Super Bowl-Winning Head Coach Tom Coughlin ’68, G’69 on Overcoming Adversity, Being Forever Orange on the ‘’Cuse Conversations’ Podcast
    Thursday, February 2, 2023, By John Boccacino

Subscribe to SU Today

If you need help with your subscription, contact sunews@syr.edu.

Connect With Us

  • Facebook
  • @SyracuseUNews
  • Youtube
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Youtube
  • LinkedIn
  • @SyracuseU
  • @SyracuseUNews
  • @SUCampus
  • Social Media Directory
  • Accessibility
  • Privacy
  • Campus Status
  • Syracuse.edu
© 2023 Syracuse University News. All Rights Reserved.