Jonathan Eig's "King: A Life," a biography of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., was recognized as one of the best books of 2023. Biographies offer a chance to explore the decision-making and ...

One example I highly recommend focuses on the work, not the life, of its subject.

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When you make a purchase using links on our site, The Week may earn a commission. All reviews are written independently by our editorial team. Experiments in biography tend to blow up in the ...

The paperback tracks the singer's rise to fame, from her small-town beginnings in Pennsylvania to her travels around the globe. By Tim Chan If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service ...

I chose these books after reading thousands of picture books and understanding what children like because my background isn’t only in book reviews but in education. Plus, I’m a parent of two. I update ...

In a recent feature, editors and creators of STEM/STEAM-centric biographies revealed what goes into developing one of these books. Our list, which includes more than 75 titles, indicates the current ...

In a 1939 essay, the critic Philip Rahv argued that there have been two main types in American literature: the solemn and semi-clerical, which he associates with Henry James, and the exuberant, ...

We’re very familiar with words and music. But words about music can be just as exciting. There is never a shortage of books about music -- memoirs, biographies, large-scale histories, critical ...