Biographies have always been controversial. On his deathbed, the novelist Henry James told his nephew that his “sole wish” was to “frustrate as utterly as possible the postmortem exploiter” by ...

History, inspiration, and a little scandal -- all things you can find in a good book! And in this week's Wednesday Reads, we're talking biographies and memoirs. Some of the best stories are the ones ...

The most startling revelation in Spare (Bantam, £28), this year’s bestselling memoir, is that the one piece of literature Prince Harry has enjoyed is Of Mice and Men. I recommend as his second book ...

Literary “It-girls” and their complicated legacies. Candid reflections on lives fractured by devastating injuries. Art world excess. And a deep dive into what it truly means to be a sociopath. This ...

I chose these books after reading thousands of picture books and understanding what children like because my background isn’t only in book reviews but in education. Plus, I’m a parent of two. I update ...

1. James Pope-Hennessy’s brief, as Queen Mary’s official biographer, was to write a formal account of the queen’s good works—a form of royal propaganda. Alan Lascelles, King George VI’s private ...

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