In Cold Blood: A Why-Dunnit
A closer reading reveals a theory about Truman Capote’s attraction to the story—and the killers
Roth Unbound
“He could love and hate and rage with the best of them”: a close friend of Philip Roth’s remembers the enigmatic writer
On the Dodge
Retracing the life of Butch Cassidy, the American West’s answer to Robin Hood
Jennifer Weiner
The author of In Her Shoes recommends the best books for the exercise-curious
Back to the Future
Alvin and Heidi Toffler’s book Future Shock, published a half-century ago, got a lot right about our current times
In Search of Lost Pianos
A journey to Siberia reveals the life of a 19th-century Russian princess who, in extreme isolation, found solace in music