Lin-Manuel Miranda: The Education of an Artist is a well curated and accessible biography by Daniel Pollack-Pelzner. Released 9th Sept 2025 by Simon & Schuster, it's 400 pages and is available in hardcover, audio, and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links.
The author has done a great job of weaving together interviews from the artist himself, his friends, family, acquaintances, colleagues, and collaborators, to form a picture of Mr. Miranda's prodigious creativity, talent, and admirable work ethic. The author writes accessibly and engagingly, and it was a pleasurable and immersive read.
Although not an academic treatise, it's meticulously annotated, and the chapter notes and links are probably worth the price of the book alone.
Four and a half stars, it would be an excellent choice for public library acquisition, home use, or gifting to fans of musical theatre.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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