Ann Goldstein
Elena Ferrante has a new novel. Here, its translator recommends her favorite books about Italy
Jack Mulhern
At 26, the actor has acted in series for Netflix, Hulu, and HBO. This week sees the premiere of his first movie, a coming-of-age hockey story that hits close to home
Bach of Ages
An interview with Chinese pianist Lang Lang, who is releasing two new recordings of Bach’s formidable Goldberg Variations
Bleeding Love
The author of a new book on American poet E. E. Cummings reveals the wartime love affair that fueled some of his most moving work
Charlotte Philby
The granddaughter of Soviet spy Kim Philby is writing espionage novels from the woman’s point of view
The Naked City
With America’s newsrooms closed—some maybe for good—a veteran of the Daily News recalls the paper’s action-packed and alcohol-soaked heyday
Creature Comforts
James Herriot’s country vet returns to the small screen
On the Terrace
A collection of heat-resistant tracks to help you embrace the swelter, from Fleetwood Mac, Letta Mbulu, Shuggie Otis, Nino Nardini, and more
Flights of Fancy
For Foyle’s War creator Anthony Horowitz, the best writing—and reading—offers an escape
Marriage Story
Stanley Kubrick’s biographer uncovers the driving force behind The Shining and Eyes Wide Shut: a roller-coaster relationship with a beautiful, mercurial dancer
Next Gen
Ahead of a classical-music festival in Florence’s Boboli Gardens, an interview with its young founder, who aims to promote the genre to a new generation
The Right Stuff
Reimagining the life of Lucille Ball, a new book evokes the star’s groundbreaking influence and evergreen coolness
Kurt Andersen
Out with a new “recent history” of America, the writer suggests four books that helped influence his own work
Taking—and Making—Liberties
Three years after #MeToo allegations sank his Laurene Powell Jobs–funded magazine, Leon Wieseltier wants back in
