Misunderstood artists. Legendary music icons. A forgotten Golden Age film star. These life stories deserve space in your ...

Essays by a writer of literary lives meditate on the obsessions and obstacles endemic to her trade.

These books confront readers with the recent past and distant future, bring them to southeastern Africa and an alternative Japan, and bedeck their pages with subversive cartoons and lush landscapes.

Leslie Odom Jr., one of the original cast members of the mega-hit Broadway musical "Hamilton," is coming back for another ...

Kirk Franklin is best known for his contributions to gospel music over his three-decade-plus career, but did you know the ...

In our survey about the best books since 1996, a number of authors split the vote — among their own titles. Here are 10 ...