Biography
As a non-fiction book set in Uganda, Queen of Katwe is a novel I would never normally have picked up. However, something in the story called to me and, having read the entire book in a matter of hours, I don’t regret that decision in the slightest. Queen of Katwe details the life and … Read more
Louisa: The Extraordinary Life of Mrs. Adamsby Louisa Thomas512 pagesPenguin BooksPublished: April 2016 “Louisa: The Extraordinary Life of Mrs. Adams“ is Louisa Thomas’s biography of the nation’s first foreign-born first lady. Thomas is a journalist and author whose previous book “Conscience: Two Soldiers, Two Pacifists, and Faith in World War I” explores the conflict her … Read more
Elon Muskby Walter Isaacson688 pagesSimon & SchusterPublished: Sept 2023 Despite my bias against biographies of people whose lives are still unfolding, Walter Isaacson’s review of Elon Musk proved irresistibly tempting. I was lured by the prospect of gaining insight into Musk’s entrepreneurial magic and the possibility of understanding what makes this volatile visionary tick. But … Read more
Rome’s death throes sputtered out not in the fifth century, as is widely believed, but in 1453 when Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Sultan, Mehmet II, “the Conqueror.” He then renamed the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire Istanbul. Yet the Ottoman Empire—eventually Rome’s rival in its vastness—did not reach its full extent until the … Read more
Karla Hylton Author Interview The Unvarnished Truth: Purpose in the Pain shares your story of surviving abuse and how you were able to finally find peace and healing. Why was it an important book for you to write? I wrote this book because I strongly believe that it is a story that many persons can … Read more
Title: False Heroes: Held Hostage by Heritage Author: Christine Brandon Genre: Personal Development / Biography False Heroes: Held Hostage by Heritage is a poignant biography about Diana, who is now looking back on her life with a critical eye. The book follows her story, from her childhood during World War II in a … Read more
Peter the Great: His Life and Worldby Robert K. Massie934 pagesRandom HousePublished: 1980 ‘Peter the Great: His Life and World‘ is Robert Massie’s Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of Russia’s Peter I. Massie was a journalist and historian who also wrote best-selling biographies of Nicholas and Alexandra Romanov and Catherine the Great. Massie died in 2019 at … Read more
Published earlier this year, Richard Norton Smith’s long-anticipated biography of Gerald Ford is a valuable addition to the small collection of serious biographies of the 38th president. Smith is a biographer and historian who has also served as director of the presidential libraries for presidents Hoover, Eisenhower, Reagan and Ford. With 710 pages of text … Read more
Someone famous probably urged us never to delve too deeply into the lives of our heroes since we’re so likely to become cruelly disappointed. And you may have held a vision of Lawrence as one of the few genuine heroes of the 20th Century—a vision nourished by David Lean’s 1962 film masterpiece. But you can’t … Read more
About Literary Titan The Literary Titan is an organization of professional editors, writers, and professors that have a passion for the written word. We review fiction and non-fiction books in many different genres, as well as conduct author interviews, and recognize talented authors with our Literary Book Award. We are privileged to work with so … Read more