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 ...

J.K. Rowling's story goes far beyond Harry Potter. This is a full breakdown of her career, the books, the backlash, and the ...

The complex life of Mark Twain, a writer dubbed “the Father of American Literature”, is told expertly in Pulitzer winner Ron Chernow’s comprehensive 1,100-word biography Mark Twain (Allen Lane). In ...

These two books arrive from opposite ends of the literary map -- one a medieval biography structured around a contemporary walk through England, the other a late entry in a long-running urban fantasy ...

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 ...

In Nicholas Boggs’ lively and vigorously researched biography of James Baldwin, the great writer’s search for the source of his art dovetails with his lifelong search for meaningful relationships.

“The unexamined life is not worth living,” Socrates insisted, according to his disciple Plato. Biographers extend this idea by examining the lives of extraordinary men and women. Among the finest ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Good morning and welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter. I’m novelist and punk historian Jim Ruland, and this week we’re celebrating America’s pastime. We’re currently midway through the MLB ...

“James,” by Percival Everett won the fiction prize, and Jason Roberts received the biography prize for “Every Living Thing.” By Alexandra Alter Joumana Khatib and Gregory Cowles Nineteen books were ...

Elvis Presley often topped the pop music charts, but he also is no stranger to the best-seller lists. Whether promising scandalous revelations (Albert Goldman's "Elvis"), intimate secrets (Priscilla ...

Woe betide the poor soul looking for a snappy unifying theme in this week's notable new reads. These books confront readers with the recent past and distant future, bring them to southeastern Africa ...