B. J. Novak
So much more than a children’s book: on metafiction for kids
Sometimes, Bigger Is Better
Never-before-seen Avedon, a Trump-free Palm Beach, Helmut’s nudes: everyone loves a beautiful coffee-table book, and this year options abound
Donald Trump’s Completely Unverified London Diary*
The “stable genius” becomes a laughingstock
First Love
Little-known correspondence from Elizabeth Bishop offers a glimpse into the poet’s romantic life
Once More unto the Holidays
Reliably spirited tracks from David Bowie, Prince, Dire Straits, XTC, Talking Heads, Ice Cube, Buzzcocks, the Clash, and more
Wells of the World
The author of a new book on H. G. Wells’s writings on re-discovering his life and work
Deborah Levy
Recommends the books whose authors were as fascinating as their work
Melania Diaries,
Part II
An exclusive excerpt from Melania Trump’s (completely unverified) private journal
Bomb Cyclone
All systems go, weather and otherwise: tracks from Tom Petty, Beth Orton, James & Bobby Purify, Fiona Apple, the Staple Singers, ? & the Mysterians, et al.
It’s Murphy’s Law, Live!
Mischief Theatre, the comedy group that gave us The Play That Goes Wrong, gets a new series
EPISODE III: “Is It the Ganja Talking?”
More correspondence from Lansy Everett, formerly of the New York Herald Tribune, Vanity Fair, Esquire, Mademoiselle, Vogue, Worth, and Harper’s Bazaar
Behind the Scenes
A new book pulls back the curtain on London’s
most beautiful theaters
The Nature Hater’s Guide to Safari
Rickety old airplanes, disease-carrying flies, manic wildlife—how will a city slicker survive in Africa’s toniest camps?
A Tree Grows Onstage
With Nutcracker season in full swing, an exploration of the meaning of the ballet, and the story behind it, intensifies the mystery of the Christmas tree
