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Marie Kondo

On the titles worth keeping on your magically tidied-up bookshelf

Flags Out

Africa’s World War

Wanderers in the Woods

Michael Kiwanuka

With his new album, he’s being compared to Stevie Wonder and Solomon Burke—and moving beyond the shadow of Big Little Lies

Beethoven at 250

France’s New Victor Hugo

The country’s Oscar entry takes on class and race in the streets of Paris

Murder, They Wrote

Ross MacDonald’s Sketchbook

Wagner Takes Brisbane

Mother Superior

Looming Large

Several new exhibitions celebrate the art of textiles, from tapestries to sculpture

A Midwinter Night’s Dream

EPISODE VI: “Weekender Loonies and Sicko 212s!”

A final missive from Lansy Everett, formerly of the New York Herald Tribune, Vanity Fair, Esquire, Vogue, Worth, and Harper’s Bazaar

Bonjour Tristesse

Once again, the French novelist Michel Houellebecq is a step ahead of current events. But his themes are timeless

Lee Child

On the unlikely books that offer a break from your routine reads

Canadian Kama Sutra

Happy New Year! Your long-awaited guide to romance north of the border is here

Wagner Takes Brisbane

Test of Faith

It’s Complicated

The Bob Project

My 25-year quest to sneak Dylan references into absolutely everything

Around the World in a Decade

Think globally, act … well, globally. The best of the new from the last 10 years, including Avicii, Rihanna, Kanye, Luis Fonsi, Drake, Lorde, Jay-Z, PSY, and more

Prince Among Men

The photographer behind My Name Is Prince, the largest-ever collection of images of the star, recalls the extraordinary experience of being in his orbit

Donald Robertson’s Sketchbook