Zachary Leader’s book on Richard Ellmann’s landmark work on James Joyce asks whether a biographer can be considered an artist. In 1927—just five years after the publication of Ulysses and five years ...

Yes, Philip Roth liked sex. A lot. But at the end of the day, nothing mattered more to the iconic author than books, a new biography says.

"Inspired by the critically acclaimed Netflix documentary What Happened, Miss Simone?, an intimate and vivid look at the legendary life of Nina Simone, the classically trained pianist who evolved into ...

Everyone loves a good story about a life well lived—or a trainwreck disastrously engineered. But what makes a biography truly ...

Gwyneth Paltrow is not impressed by Amy Odell’s work on Gwyneth: The Biography, which was published in July. In a new interview, Paltrow is finally speaking out about the biography published by Simon ...

If you think you know all about the life and music of Tom Petty, hold that thought. Veteran rock journalist Gillian G. Gaar is set to release a new biography on the music legend, who died in 2017 at ...