Bob Batchelor

Bob Batchelor is a cultural historian and biographer. He wrote Stan Lee: A Life; Stan Lee: The Man Behind Marvel, Young Adult Edition; Roadhouse Blues: Morrison, the Doors, and the Death Days of the Sixties; and others looking at contemporary history. His books have won three Independent Book Awards and been translated into a dozen languages. Batchelor's work has appeared in Time, New York Times, PopMatters, Cincinnati Enquirer, and Los Angeles Times. He is the creator and host of the podcasts "Tales of the Bourbon King: The Life and True Crimes of George Remus" and "John Updike: American Writer, American Life." He has appeared as an on-air commentator for The National Geographic Channel, PBS NewsHour, Wondery, and NPR. Bob received a doctorate at the University of South Florida. He has taught at universities in Florida, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, as well as Vienna, Austria. Bob lives in North Carolina with his wife Suzette, an antique and vintage expert, and their teenage daughters.