Libraries of Dreams
A new volume compiles photographs of the world’s oldest and most groundbreaking book collections
The Id of Ali G
In an exclusive excerpt from his forthcoming book, Judd Apatow talks with Sacha Baron Cohen about the origins of Borat, Ali G, and his other creations
Staff Picks
Don’t miss a self-help guide from a former MTV V.J., a collection of interviews with women over 50, and a captivating book about our shrinking attention span
A Turn-of-the-Century Patricia Highsmith
The modernist writer Katherine Mansfield offended everyone from T. S. Eliot to E. M. Forster. Her fiction was so witty that the literary world forgave her
Trading Places
The little-known story of Otto Skorzeny, the Führer’s favorite commando leader turned Israeli spy
The Making of Caitlyn
A former Vanity Fair editor tells how one of the biggest magazine stories ever—on Bruce Jenner’s transition to Caitlyn—came to be
Donald Trump, Party Crasher
Dana Brown was plucked from his bartending post to work at Vanity Fair in its golden era. One of his jobs was manning the door at dinner parties—and keeping the uninvited out
Second Sight
A New York Times Opinion writer comes to terms with a partial loss of vision
Keeping Mum
Maria Montessori is best known for her pioneering educational theory. Here, a look at her little-known, long-secret role as a mother
The Year That Changed Everything
The turn of the century saw a “stop the steal” election followed by a devastating terrorist attack. America was never the same
W Is for “Women”
A new book of essays and photos traces the fashion, life, and inspirations of Yves Saint Laurent from A to Z. Amy Fine Collins zeroes in on his muses
