The modern science biography must hold back no punches in its mission to represent the subject’s life, equally celebrating their great works while including their personal shortcomings. Jürgen Neffe’s ...

Mack McCormick’s long-awaited book about the musician Robert Johnson has arrived, in modest and expurgated form. By Dwight Garner When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we ...

"The very secrets of life — our DNA — is something that we can not only read these days, but we can write. We can rewrite it if we want to," Isaacson says. "It made me think that all of us should ...

James McWilliams's biography details the life and work of poet Frank Stanford. Stanford, born in Mississippi and raised in Tennessee and Arkansas, died by suicide at age 29. His epic poem "The ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Mark Oppenheimer’s new biography reveals intimate details of Judy Blume’s life, including her marriages, abortions ...