The Last Contract: William T. Vollmann's Battle to Publish an Epic (2025) (opens in new tab)

I read his Europe Central last year. It was a challenging read, but I came out of it knowing more about Shostakovich’s (alleged) sex life. And other neat WWII stuff, too.

Sounds incredible. Like a lot of his stuff. Also sounds incredibly intimidating.

I didn't know most of this, but eagerly await my pre-order!