The Kingmaker
Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis sealed Colonel Tom Parker’s reputation as greedy and conniving. In truth, Presley’s manager was the opposite—someone who would do anything for his client and friend
Striking It Rich
Sports agent to the stars Rich Paul attributes his success—his friendship with LeBron James, his relationship with Adele—to luck. Turns out it’s anything but
The Comeback King
How a housewife from Edinburgh solved one of the great mysteries of English history—and cleared King Richard III’s name
Hollywood Beginning
Sarah Blakley-Cartwright’s new novel captures the actor’s mindset so incisively that Chloë Sevigny and Busy Philipps are early fans
Emperor of the New Order
How a promising young director gave up a comfortable life in Hollywood—and gained true creative freedom for a new generation of filmmakers. An exclusive excerpt from The Path to Paradise: A Francis Ford Coppola Story
Wave to the Camera
A new book of photos by the big kahuna of surfing photography, Jimmy Metyko, captures early-80s Southern California in all its Point Break glory
Finding Albert Ballin
How a German-Jewish businessman helped make possible the emigration of 1.5 million Jews from Eastern Europe—then largely disappeared from history
Murder, They Wrote
Long-cold cases get hot again in the season’s best mystery books—and oldie-but-goodie TV dramas
Man’s Best Friends
For his entire career, Michael Frayn avoided writing about people he knew. His new book, written at 89, is about 13 of his closest friends
A Head for Business, a Body for Sin
From Virginia Woolf to Carolee Schneemann, a new book explores the role of the female body in art
Making Up for Lost Time
After a decade-long wait, a follow-up to the best-selling debut thriller I Am Pilgrim is here
Across the Jillyverse
Publishing her 18th novel at 86 years old, novelist Jilly Cooper is as prolific—and ready to talk about sex—as ever
Far from the Madding Hive Mind
Inside the UnHerd Club, London’s liveliest—and most controversial—new literary salon
Joining “the Firm”
An aspiring journalist from New Delhi gets a private tour of Kensington Palace—his new girlfriend’s childhood home
Nobels “R” Us
By identifying a gap in the U.K. book market, Jacques Testard turned his kitchen-table publisher into a prizewinning literary powerhouse
