The best memoirs and biographies blend fascinating anecdotes with deeper meditations that make us reflect on our own lives.

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 ...

Books — often riddled with gross grammatical and factual errors — are appearing for sale online soon after the death of well-known people. By Elizabeth A. Harris After Joseph Lelyveld, a former ...