If you've been in the store lately you've no doubt seen the Penguin Lives series of biographies. They feature some of the best contemporary writers telling the life stories of history's most compelling characters. Everybody from Rosa Parks to Ghandi to Andy Warhol have been covered and there's many more on the way.

One that we're most excited about it Bobbie Ann Mason's biography of Elvis Presley. From the first time she heard him, Mason felt a kind of kinship with Elvis. Like her, he was a southerner from simple beginnings. He continued to be a source of fascination and inspiration to her throughout his entire career.