It Takes One to Know One
The author of a biography of Dave Brubeck on the jazz pianist’s little-known friendship with bebop sensation Charlie Parker
Mark Morris
When one of the most influential choreographers alive today has a minute to himself, he reads
Bohemian Rhapsody
Photographs of Andy Warhol, Loulou de la Falaise, and Marisa Berenson capture the birth of 60s cool
Alexandra Fuller
The African-born writer recommends books that depict the complex brutality of colonialism
The Leaning Towers of Deutsche
The author of a new book exposes the widespread, historic corruption fueling the German bank’s downfall
Flipping the Hitchcock Script
The author of a new book on Joan Harrison re-writes the filmmaker’s prolific history to highlight the woman driving his success
Bob Balaban
“I pretend for a living. But in real life, I’m a reality junkie”: the actor recommends his favorite nonfiction books
Caroline de Maigret
De Beauvoir, Didion, Ernaux: the French style star on the essential women writers
You Can Take Galileo Out of Rome …
The author of a new history of the astronomical revolution explores the radical scientist’s conservative side
