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Article: Jonathan Eig on the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (REVIEW ESSAY) - The American Jewish journalist and biographer Jonathan Eig has produced the massively researched and admirably lucid new 680-page 2023 book King: A Life (Farrar, Straus and Giroux). It is about the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968; Ph.D. in theology, Boston University, 1955). It is instructive reading for activists today.

A new book skewers the publishing industrys race issues, the author of Eragon returns to science fiction, and two new nonfiction titles take an alternate view of history on this weeks bestseller list.

This new biography is a pleasure to read and is likely to remain the best starting point to learn about the civil rights leader for many years to come

The author of a monumental biography of Muhammad Ali uses new material to flesh out the story of the civil rights giant

A comprehensive MLK biography, along with a history of the Civil Rights Movement, provide heft to the 10 best books of May.

Books newsletter: a round-up of the latest literary news and a preview of Saturday’s books pages

Eig will discuss ‘King: A Life’ June 1 at Parnassus Books

Jim Brown may well be remembered as the best football player to put on a helmet, but his record of domestic abuse allegations stains his legacy of triumphs.

Plus, the book America needs right now: The definitive Martin Luther King Jr. biography.

Martin Luther King was no saint, but a deep faith in America drove his mission to redeem its soul.