Writer Todd S. Purdum’s new book, “Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television,” was published on June 3, 2025, and tells the story of the “I Love Lucy” stars life and career from the ...

The Man Who Invented Television, it wasn’t just a passion project—it was a gamble. Purdum, best known for his political reporting at The New York Times and The Atlantic, was looking for his next book ...

Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream' by Megan Greenwell. Several years ago, the four ordinary Americans ...

Todd S. Purdum shares the first full biography of the visionary, trailblazing Cuban American who revolutionized television. Desi Arnaz is best remembered as the thick-accented, conga-playing Ricky ...