Weekly book lists of exciting new releases, bestsellers, classics, and more. The lists are curated by the editors of Kirkus Reviews.

Catch up on 2024’s most illuminating life stories, encompassing tales of recovery, literary feuds and devastating betrayal, ...

A crop of new releases by names like Phaidon's span a host of creative focuses for art enthusiasts. Here's our top four picks ...

By Alexandra Alter and Elisabeth Egan Our critic on November’s best new books. By Sarah Weinman ... Atlantic in the early 20th century. A new biography explains what the fuss was about.

Formed by New Orleans expatriates in Los Angeles in the 1990s, the Drifters’ multiple singers and songwriters crafted four ...

While the 650 pages in between document the main events of her life, the book is not strictly a biography. Best described as ...

This is the last big week in the book world because next week is Black Friday. And most publishers want their big books of ...

This year’s very best biographies and memoirs certainly cover some varied terrain, emotionally and otherwise. Fans of literary biographies have been treated to books providing enlightening new ...

A while ago I found myself attempting to slog through a modern biography of Dwight D. Eisenhower. It was slow going.

Whether your favourite sport requires a ball, an engine or even a hoof, here is a compilation of the best sports books and autobiographies out there. One of the most well-known faces of the beautiful ...