Dave Itzkoff - Robin

Itzkoff shows how Williams struggled mightily with addiction and depression — topics he discussed openly while performing and during interviews — and with a debilitating condition at the end of his life that affected him in ways his fans never knew.

Drawing on more than a hundred original interviews with family, friends, and colleagues, as well as extensive archival research, Robin is a fresh and original look at a man whose work touched so many lives.

Dave Itzkoff is the author of Mad as Hell, Cocaine’s Son, and Lads. He is a culture reporter at The New York Times, where he writes regularly about film, television, theater, music, and popular culture. He previously worked at Spin, Maxim, and Details, and his work has appeared in GQ, Vanity Fair, Wired, and other publications. He lives in New York City.