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 ...

As these biographies show, Marcel Marceau, Pablo Casals and John Cage all used silence to great effect. By Matthew Burgess Matthew Burgess is the author of 15 picture books, including biographies of E ...

Think you know the full and complete story about George Washington, Steve Jobs, or Joan of Arc? Think again.

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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 ...

Packed with gossip and incident, this book is also a fascinating study in the gestation of genius ...

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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 ...

Two new biographies focus on legendary musical acts: the rock band The Cars and rapper Tupac Shakur. First, in the late 1970s, a Boston radio DJ played The Cars’ demo tape – and the band went on to ...

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 ...