Misunderstood artists. Legendary music icons. A forgotten Golden Age film star. These life stories deserve space in your reading pile.

In “After Lives,” Ms. Marshall succinctly defines biography as “the art we make of lives.” And art she has certainly made of it in her work. “The Peabody Sisters” is an intricately woven group ...

A veteran Portland journalist is out with a new biography book looking at the life of an author known as the "Queen of True Crime." ...

For most of her long life, Yoko Ono has been reviled by many rock critics and music fans as the dragon lady who glommed on to ...

For most of her long life, Yoko Ono has been reviled by many rock critics and music fans as the dragon lady who glommed on to ...

L.J. Smith, the acclaimed author best known for creating 'The Vampire Diaries' series, passed away at the age of 66 on March 8, 2025, after a prolonged illness. Her contributions to young adult ...

According to her author biography, Smith was happiest sitting by a crackling fire in a cabin at Point Reyes, California, or walking the beaches that surround the area.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

AUTHOR L. J. Smith whose novels inspired the hit TV show The Vampire Diaries has tragically died aged 66. Ms Smith died in hospital where she was being treated for a rare autoimmune disease, her ...

What if no one showed up to your book signing? When author Jonathan Stanley set up shop at Barnes & Noble to promote his book, “Purposeful Performance: The Secret Mix of Connecting, Leading ...

By Jeré Longman L.J. Smith, an author of young adult novels best known for “The Vampire Diaries” series, which became a hit television drama, and for repossessing her characters by writing ...

An Australian author has been charged with producing child sexual abuse material in her novel Daddy's Little Toy. The book explores the relationship between a young woman and her father's friend ...