A new book about the children’s author is conscientious, respectful—and, like any good biography, dedicated to recovering vivid, occasionally unsettling particulars.

Throughout the year the readers of biography and autobiography had much the best of it. Whether writing about their own lives or the lives of others, these authors not only seemed to have more to say ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Judy Blume's biographer Mark Oppenheimer tells all on the author's childhood, her biggest controversies and more.

Each age has its own way of drawing the arc of a human life. Ours is concerned with its unpredictability. Credit...Photo illustration by Ricardo Tomas Supported by By Parul Sehgal Parul Sehgal is a ...

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 ...

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 ...