Biography

6 Books About the Lives of Psychologists Who Shaped the Way We Understand Ourselves

Some psychologists spend their lives writing polite articles about human behavior. Others walk straight into the storm and pull truths out of the chaos. The books below follow the second group, the thinkers who argued, obsessed, unravelled and rebuilt everything we thought we knew about the mind. Their lives were…

Monique SnymanNovember 18, 2025

Listicles Nonfiction

3 Rock N’ Roll Legends Explore Their Lore

Every so often, fortune arrives in the shape of a long-awaited memoir from an artist whose work has already shaped the contours of our inner world. It’s one thing to encounter their art, but entirely another to glimpse the hidden rooms from which that art first emerged. To learn the…

BookTribNovember 26, 2025

Nonfiction

Basquiat, Unvarnished: Phoebe Hoban’s Clear-Eyed Portrait of an Artist and a System

Phoebe Hoban’s Basquiat: A Quick Killing in Art distinguishes itself by refusing to polish its subject into legend. Jean-Michel Basquiat appears not as a figure suspended above the world but as a young artist drawn into the machinery of fame. The book traces his path from Brooklyn to global notoriety,…

BookTribNovember 25, 2025

Listicles Miscellany

Prince, John Grisham, Anna Faris, Oliver Sacks and Nikki Giovanni Reign!: New Books, Old Favs

If there was ever a list of new releases that displayed the kind of diversity and breadth that we love about books, it would be this list. We have one of the most intimate books of the personal life of Prince (you never forget your first time hearing a Prince…

BookTribOctober 24, 2017

Fiction

Review: “Song of a Captive Bird” is a Stunning Account of Famed Iranian Poet Forugh Farrokhzad’s Life

Not quite historical fiction and not quite biography, there's a genre that exists halfway in between and Jasmin Darznik's Song of a Captive Bird: A Novel fits perfectly. While the book is fiction, it documents the real life and times of Forugh Farrokhzad, the Iranian poet. Forugh led a fairly controversial life…

BookTribFebruary 12, 2018

Miscellany

‘Unbelievable’ New Releases You Can’t Wait to Read!

Two weeks into September and it’s finally starting to feel like fall, and with the new season, comes new books! From riveting autobiographies and intense dramas, to provoking sci-fi and secret love, here are eight new books just released this week. The wide variety of genres ensures that there's something…

BookTribSeptember 15, 2017

Miscellany

From Kennedys to (Rat) Kings: 7 New Releases with a Twist

This week's list of new releases is one of the most diverse book suggestions we've given so far--- full of bold writing and interesting topics. Some of these are new to print and others are re-issues, re-tellings and new translations. MSNBC Hardball host Chris Matthews returns with a new book…

BookTribOctober 31, 2017

The Queen of Bohemia Returns to the Page

Zoe Anderson Norris hid in plain sight for well over a century but now she is back on the scene! A prolific writer and social activist, Zoe (rhymes with “no”) moved to New York City in 1898. Alternately chagrined and captivated by urban life, she remained haunted by her dark…

Claudia KeenanNovember 13, 2025

She Spied on the Nazis and Saved a Civilization’s Soul

The Art Spy subtitled The Extraordinary Untold Tale of WWII Resistance Hero Rose Valland is the result of four years of dedicated, immersive research by award-winning journalist, author, photographer, Columbia University Adjunct Professor of Architecture and frequent contributor to televised documentaries Michelle Young. There is nothing superficial about this extraordinary…

Linda HitchcockJuly 25, 2025

Nonfiction

Yoko Ono: The Woman, The Myth, The Legacy Unveiled

YOKO: A Biography, written by author David Sheff, is unquestionably the definitive overview thus far of one of the most enigmatic, controversial and influential women in rock and roll history. Over the years, there have been countless unsubstantiated tabloid press articles and books written by numerous authors without firsthand knowledge…

Linda HitchcockApril 28, 2025

Nonfiction

A Shocking Truth Behind the Legacy of a President

History is most clearly observed through the rearview mirror. Leaders can more accurately be judged by the impact of their speeches, actions or inaction, beliefs and accomplishments not by eulogies but after an adequate amount of time has passed for a more objective assessment. Yesterday’s lauded heroes may have legitimately…

Linda HitchcockDecember 10, 2024

Nonfiction

Heartbeat of Rock and Roll Lives on in Rolling Stones Drummer’s Bio

Rolling Stones fans rejoice! The Life, the Times, and the Rolling Stones: The Authorized Biography of Charlie Watts … Charlie’s Good Tonight written by trusted family and band members’ friend Paul Sexton is now available in paperback and translated into several languages. Charlie Watts was the jazz drummer in the…

Linda HitchcockOctober 29, 2024

Nonfiction Recommended

Empowerment Through Education: One Woman’s Path to Purpose and Impact

In the modern day, when misinformation seems to spread across the globe like wildfire, education and literacy have never been so important. This point is proven in Arch/Dr. Winnie Nnakwe’s gripping memoir, Never Alone: Inspiring Through Literacy and Education. Never Alone follows the true story of Glory (the fictitious name…

Katie BloomerSeptember 11, 2024

Better Self - Featured Nonfiction

Learn to Turn Adversity into Opportunity from the Man Who Gave Us Chicken Soup for the Soul

Those are nice words to live by, especially if it works and your destiny turns out to be fulfilling and rewarding. People probably view Mark Victor Hansen’s destiny as a successful one, having sold more than half a billion books as co-author of Chicken Soup for the Soul. It’s unlikely,…

Jim AlkonSeptember 7, 2022

Nonfiction Recommended

Intimate Portrait of a French Musician’s Legacy Told Through Four Decades of Letters

“To measure the potency of Boulanger’s influence is impossible. As a tree is rooted firmly to the earth, she was rooted in the history and grammar of Western music.” — Don Campbell, music critic and former Boulanger student She might not be known in the common household, but Nadia Boulanger…

Katie BloomerOctober 16, 2023

Nonfiction

Lyrics and Life Stories from Musical Great Lucinda Williams

Run, don’t walk, to your nearest bookstore or place an order online for Don’t Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You (Crown), a fearlessly frank and fascinating memoir by the mega-talented and tenacious singer/songwriter Lucinda Williams. The title comes from an admonition made to a former boyfriend after an all-night…

Linda HitchcockApril 12, 2023

6 Books About the Lives of Psychologists Who Shaped the Way We Understand Ourselves

3 Rock N’ Roll Legends Explore Their Lore

Prince, John Grisham, Anna Faris, Oliver Sacks and Nikki Giovanni Reign!: New Books, Old Favs

Review: “Song of a Captive Bird” is a Stunning Account of Famed Iranian Poet Forugh Farrokhzad’s Life

‘Unbelievable’ New Releases You Can’t Wait to Read!

From Kennedys to (Rat) Kings: 7 New Releases with a Twist

Empowerment Through Education: One Woman’s Path to Purpose and Impact

Learn to Turn Adversity into Opportunity from the Man Who Gave Us Chicken Soup for the Soul

Intimate Portrait of a French Musician’s Legacy Told Through Four Decades of Letters

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