At one time or another, everyone has had the urge to read about someone famous. Whether it is an outstanding athlete, a heroic astronaut or a notorious criminal, there is an innate fascination with ...

When I think of books for holiday gift-giving, there’s nothing more fun and challenging than matching a new biography with its ideal recipient. Delving into a cradle-to-grave account of someone’s life ...

If I could pick any six people, living or dead, to have dinner with, I wouldn’t go with Robert Goulet, Debbie Rey­nolds, Shirley MacLaine, Rich Little, Phyllis McGuire, and my friend Patty—even though ...

There is a page in The Girl Who Was a Forest, a picture book biography on the life of EK Janaki Ammal, in which young Janaki’s father tells her she is a seed. Tears sting her eyes because she wants to ...