Seth Wickersham, author of "American Kings: A Biography of the Quarterback," helps us understand why quarterbacks are among ...

Journalist Julia Ioffe, former Obama aide Sarah Hurwitz and historian Pamela Nadell are also winners of a National Jewish Book Award.

A Force for Good: Gisela Warburg Wyzanski is available in hardcover, audio, and e-book formats. Published by Peter E. Randall Publisher in Portsmouth, NH, and distributed through bookstores and Amazon ...

When the critic Janet Malcolm set aside a biography of Sylvia Plath and began reading a memoir about the author instead, she felt as if she “had been freed from prison.” The writing in the biography, ...

This post was updated Sept. 24 at 9:39 p.m. Daniel Pollack-Pelzner’s biography of Lin-Manuel Miranda is an absolute win for “Hamilton” enthusiasts, artists and those curious about education. Miranda’s ...

In honor of the organization's 50th anniversary, the NBCC will announce six longlists across genres between Dec. 16 and Dec. 19 Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial assistant at PEOPLE, where she ...

Ron Chernow traces the life of a profound, unpredictable and irascibly witty writer. By Dwight Garner When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission ...

Buckley: The Life and the Revolution That Changed America. By Sam Tanenhaus. Random House; 1,040 pages; $40 and £33 A superb biography of William F. Buckley, the most influential American journalist ...

From gripping thrillers, witty satires and poignant epics to captivating histories and juicy memoirs, 2025 was full of great books. Read on for 30 of our favorites. The latest from the Pulitzer ...