A Higher Power
A new biography offers a look into the diary of Israel’s founder
Jacqueline Woodson
Selects three of this year’s best novels
Wondering Eye
François Halard’s photography gets inside the homes and studios—and aesthetic experiences—of artists
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
There are worthwhile podcasts for both Brexiteers and Remainiacs. One is recorded in a pub
Fashionable Tracks
Danceable ones, too, from (among others) Beyoncé, Rihanna, Destiny’s Child, and, yes, Freezy
Blonde Venus
The Swedish bombshell who blew up Italian movies
The Literary Industrial Complex
Italy has more book festivals than it has books
All Work and No Playlist? Hardly!
Here are Donna Summer, Howlin’ Wolf, Queen, Betty Everett, and more
Top Shop
The author, whose new book is out this fall, selects his favorite Scottish bookshop
Candice Bergen, Star Reporter
A “very lucky” actor and the photojournalism career that got away
A Better Billionaire
On writing The Many Lives of Michael Bloomberg