A Better Billionaire
On writing The Many Lives of Michael Bloomberg
Malcolm Mackay
On the crime fiction that never gets old
Next in Line
In Season Two of HBO’s Succession, Sarah Snook proves she’s worthy of the Roy throne
Joy Rider
Rowland Emett’s A Quiet Afternoon in the Cloud Cuckoo Valley heads to auction at Bonhams London
Museum-Going Etiquette
Spoiler alert: you’re not the most fascinating thing in the place
The Literary Industrial Complex
Italy has more book festivals than it has books
Year of the Moon
Museums and stages across the world celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing
The Story of L
A noted French author reimagines Nabokov’s novel from Lolita’s point of view
Olivia Laing
On the books that cure her writer’s block
Laura Carlin
The London artist whose illustrations and ceramics appeal to children and grown-ups alike
Queen of Muses
The always extraordinary Patricia Clarkson on Sharp Objects, portraying difficult characters, and the correct way to make jambalaya
Late-Night
Beck, Ray Charles, the Beastie Boys, Vans Morrison and McCoy, and more