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 ...

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 ...

A life story can be read for escapist pleasure. But at other times, reading a memoir or biography can be an expansive exercise, opening us up to broader truths about our world. Often, it’s an edifying ...

2025 brought with it a slew of both expected and unexpected bestsellers; “ mostly stable ” print book sales; hundreds of new ...

The best biographies help us learn about and contemplate the world. By reading about pivotal figures in history, we better understand the cultural context that we live in today. In learning the life ...

NPR has rounded up more than 350 of our favorite books this year. Today, we're focusing on biographies and memoirs. It is year-end list season. And for your reading and gift-giving pleasure, NPR has ...

Literary “It-girls” and their complicated legacies. Candid reflections on lives fractured by devastating injuries. Art world excess. And a deep dive into what it truly means to be a sociopath. This ...

Books — often riddled with gross grammatical and factual errors — are appearing for sale online soon after the death of well-known people. By Elizabeth A. Harris After Joseph Lelyveld, a former ...

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 ...

It is year-end list season. And for your reading and gift-giving pleasure, NPR has rounded up more than 350 of our favorite books this year. If that sounds like a lot, do not worry because Andrew ...