Zachary Leader’s book on Richard Ellmann’s landmark work on James Joyce asks whether a biographer can be considered an artist ...

THE art of biography, we say — but at once go on to ask, Is biography an art? The question is foolish perhaps, and ungenerous certainly, considering the keen pleasure that biographers have given us.

THE contemporary records of any actions and lives, partly through envy and ill-will, partly through favor and flattery, pervert and distort truth. - PLUTARCH THE Jazz Age — that fascinating, feverish, ...

What is wrong with biography? The short answer is nothing, yet every so often an article appears bemoaning the genre’s inadequacy. The latest example, “The Slippery Art of Biography” in Lit Hub, ...

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 ...

A highly anticipated biography of Elon Musk offers a rare glimpse into the mind of the world’s richest man, including juicy details on his complex family dynamics and how he runs his multiple ...

From alarming questions about Elon Musk’s role in Ukraine’s war effort, to new details about his complicated personal life, there has been no shortage of bombshells from Walter Isaacson’s recently ...

Aaron Rodgers isn’t an easy man to get to know. The star NFL quarterback, who joined the New York Jets last year after 18 seasons with the Green Bay Packers, is famously careful about what he shares ...

Elon Musk is one of the most famous people on the planet and one of the wealthiest. But Musk is also among the most controversial public figures because of his behavior, including the spread of ...

If you met Max Glauben, the first thing you saw was the spark in his blue eyes and the part-mischievous, part-blissful smile beaming across his nonagenarian face. You heard Max’s raspy laugh, often at ...

In the “Baddest Man: The Making of Mike Tyson,” New York Times best-selling author Mark Kriegel tells the story of one of the greatest boxers of all time. Kreigel, who previously authored books on Joe ...