Think you know the full and complete story about George Washington, Steve Jobs, or Joan of Arc? Think again.

In the beautiful and moving biography Janis: Her Life and Music, Holly George-Warren paints a complex portrait of singer Janis Joplin. Drawing on archival materials as well as interviews with Joplin’s ...

A life story can be read for escapist pleasure. But at other times, reading a memoir or biography can be an expansive exercise, opening us up to broader truths about our world. Often, it’s an edifying ...

From Shakespeare to Shelley, Edith Wharton to VS Naipaul … literature’s greats have biographies to match The idea of writing about authors is, for me, irresistible, and I’ve just published my seventh.

Leaders are born, but they are also built. You may think you have the makings of a strong leader, but that doesn’t mean you can be one. We all need training, advice and development. You need to learn ...