Mad at the World: A Life of John Steinbeck is a biographical book about John Steinbeck by William Souder which was published on 13 October 2020 by W. W. Norton.[1]
Scott Pugh of Steinbeck Review wrote, "to my eye, the background descriptions of history, geography, and politics in Mad at the World are barely informative at best",[2] Sam Sacks of The Wall Street Journal wrote, "Mad at the World is condensed, clear and readable."[3] and Mary Ann Gwinn of Star Tribune wrote, "In this vivid biography, Minnesota writer William Souder brings John Steinbeck to great, prickly, tormented life."[4]
The book has been also reviewed by Brenda Wineapple of The New York Times Book Review,[5] Gavin Jones, Humanities Professor at Stanford University,[6] Alexander C. Kafka of The Washington Post,[7] Wendy Smith of The Boston Globe[8] and Claire Lowdon of The Times.[9]