Biography: Arts & Entertainment

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD LONGLISTNPR BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR SELECTIONNEW YORK TIMES EDITORS CHOICE A virtuosic debut from a gifted violinist searching f...

A major figure in American blues and folk music, Big Bill Broonzy (1903-58) left his Arkansas Delta home after World War I, headed north, and becam...

A Hugo Award Nominee!Featuring an introduction by Neil Gaiman! J. Michael Straczynski is, without question, one of the greatest science fiction min...

A long-awaited, new interpretation of Charlotte Salomons singular and complex modern artwork, Life? or Theatre?   Charlotte Salomon (19171943) is r...

The inspiration for the HBO® Original Documentary, Rock Hudson: All that Heaven Allowed, airing June 28!The definitive biography of the deeply comp...

The #1 New York Times BestsellerJessica reveals for the first time her inner monologue and most intimate struggles. Guided by the journals she's ke...

A new year for David Bowie means new clothes, new boots, new hair and a new name: Ziggy Stardust. To the gloomy blacked-out Britain of powercuts an...

One of Rolling Stone''s Best Music Books of 2015 From Geto Boys legend and renowned storyteller Scarface, comes a passionate memoir about how hip-...

Whether as a curiosity or a beloved idol, Gene Kelly (1912-1996) lives on in our cultural memory as a fantastic dancer in MGM musicals, especially ...