Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.

At the center of all the televised festivities for the 50th anniversary of Saturday Night Live is Lorne Michaels, the ...

Piyush Pandey discusses writing Manoj Bajpayee's biography, Bollywood nepotism, and the Malayalam film industry at MBIFL 2025 ...

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome’s biography tells the story of how a young Nigerian man became one of the world’s most influential religious leaders.

Live” turns 50 this year, and a monumental biography of the man who created it attests to his enduring role as America’s ...

Jim Londos was the biggest star in pro wrestling, and arguably in all of American sports, in the 1920s and 1930s.

The Life and Art of Tim O’Brien” is the first literary biography of the novelist best known for “The Things They Carried.” ...

Kitsune Bio co-founder and COO Alec Santiago shares his story with other trauma survivors in books available for free.

A Punahou English teacher and a veteran literary scholar didn't live to see the publication of their ambitious historical ...

Kurt Kaiser was a Christian composer, arranger and pianist who played a pivotal role in what would become Christian ...

Feeling a little stir-crazy during the pandemic, author Andrew Lawler took a trip to visit his mom back in his hometown of ...

Kirkus Reviews named Douglas Miller's biography of guitarist Jesse Ed Davis one of the best nonfiction books in 2024. "He's so underappreciated," Miller said on Davis' legacy.