Elon Musk's biographer explains the book's complicated motivations

Bestselling biographer Walter Isaacson joined the L.A. Times Book Club Oct. 1 to discuss the two years he spent shadowing one of his most innovative, unpredictable subjects yet to write "Elon Musk."

In a wide-ranging conversation with Times columnist Anita Chabria, Isaacson talked about the influence of Musk's abusive father, the billionaire's pivotal tech role in the Ukraine war, why he bought Twitter and how Musk's estrangement from his trans daughter helps explain his current politics.

The former editor of Time magazine, Isaacson has profiled some of history’s greatest game changers, including Steve Jobs, Leonardo da Vinci, Benjamin Franklin, Albert Einstein and biochemist Jennifer Doudna.

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