Coyote Ugly
Among the stars of animation’s golden age—Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig—Wile E. Coyote is the most relatable of the bunch
Subterranean Writer’s Block Blues
Having trouble putting pen to paper (or fingers to keys)? Believe it or not, taking the subway might offer salvation
There and Back Again
A never-before-published collection of essays by J. R. R. Tolkien will reveal new details about The Lord of the Rings
Hide and Seek
Will Maclean added a single extra word to each of the first 1,000 copies of his debut novel. Together, they tell a short story—one which readers are eagerly piecing together
A Day in the Life
Lady Anne Glenconner discusses her friendship with Princess Margaret, her abusive husband, and finally finding happiness
Birthplaces of Cool
A new book explores masterpieces of architecture by Gio Ponti, Luis Barragán, and Lina Bo Bardi, and the people who live in them
The Game Is Afoot
Netflix and the estate of Arthur Conan Doyle are butting heads over Sherlock Holmes’s true identity
Ex Dysmorphia
All bets are off when your ex-boyfriend has a new girlfriend
Gossip Girl Grows Up
Gossip Girl creator Cecily von Ziegesar sets her sights on the parents of Cobble Hill, Brooklyn
Back to the 70s
Bill Flanagan’s new novel is a music-inspired riff on time-travel classics. In an interview with the author, Tom Freston discusses going back in time—and the best age to do it
All That Glitters …
With the coronavirus decimating book sales, Shakespeare and Company is launching a membership scheme inspired by the one that got the Paris shop through the Great Depression
New This Week
Richard Preston reviews Numbers Don’t Lie, Vaclav Smil’s latest, which uses data to understand our world, and James McConnachie reviews Ed Caesar’s account of an unlikely ascent of Everest
Dwight Garner
The New York Times book critic is out with a collection of his favorite quotations. Here, three recommendations to whet our appetite
Daddy Day Care
If you have no concern for your personal safety and like the idea of your house looking like a shrink’s office, the author has the perfect roommate for you
Better by Design
Nearly 50 years after the publication of Louis Kahn’s monograph, a new edition presents the singular work of the architect in a fresh light
Life After Boris
Marina Wheeler on her new book, her broken marriage to Boris Johnson, and raising children who won’t speak to their father
New This Week
Melanie Reid reviews playboy photographer David Bailey’s rollicking memoir, and new light is shed on the French Resistance in Patrick Marnham’s War in the Shadows, reviewed by Roger Boyes
